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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 949
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2013
Mr. Rahall (for
himself, Mr. DeFazio,
Ms. Norton,
Mr. Nadler,
Ms. Brown of Florida,
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
Mr. Cummings,
Mr. Larsen of Washington,
Mr. Capuano,
Mr. Bishop of New York,
Mr. Michaud,
Mrs. Napolitano,
Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Walz, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Sires, Ms. Edwards,
Mr. Garamendi,
Mr. Carson of Indiana,
Mr. Nolan,
Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York,
Ms. Esty, Mrs. Bustos, Mr.
Loebsack, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Higgins,
Mr. Peters of Michigan,
Mr. Visclosky, and
Mr. Cicilline) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on
Financial Services, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
A BILL
To ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects
carried out using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel,
iron, and manufactured goods that are produced in the United States, and for
other purposes.
1.
Short title; table of
contents
(a)
Short
title
This Act may be cited
as the Invest in American Jobs Act of
2013.
(b)
Table of
contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Department of Transportation
Sec. 101. Federal-aid highway Buy America
provisions.
Sec. 102. Public transportation Buy America
provisions.
Sec. 103. Rail grant Buy America provisions.
Sec. 104. Rail loan and loan guarantee Buy America
provisions.
Sec. 105. Amtrak Buy America provisions.
Sec. 106. Aviation Buy America provisions.
Sec. 107. Department of Transportation Buy America annual
report.
Title II—Other infrastructure investment
Sec. 201. Wastewater treatment Buy America
provisions.
Sec. 202. Economic development Buy America
provisions.
Sec. 203. FEMA mitigation grant Buy America
provisions.
Sec. 204. Bridges over navigable waters Buy America
provisions.
Sec. 205. Registry endorsement requirement in the Exclusive
Economic Zone.
I
Department of
Transportation
101.
Federal-aid
highway Buy America provisions
(a)
In
general
Section 313 of title
23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
313.
Buy
America
(a)
Domestic source
requirement for steel, iron, and manufactured goods
(1)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available to carry out this title may not be obligated for a project unless the
steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are produced in the
United States.
(2)
Scope
The
requirements of this section apply to all contracts for a project carried out
within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract
for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out this
title.
(b)
Exceptions
(1)
Issuance of
waivers
The Secretary may waive the requirements of subsection
(a) only if the Secretary finds that—
(A) applying
subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in
accordance with the regulations required under paragraph (2);
(B) the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for a project are not produced in the United
States—
(i) in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities; or
(ii) to a satisfactory
quality; or
(C) the use of steel,
iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for a project will
increase the total cost of the project by more than 25 percent.
(2)
Regulations
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Invest in American Jobs
Act of 2013, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing the criteria
that the Secretary shall use to determine whether the application of subsection
(a) is inconsistent with the public interest for purposes of paragraph
(1)(A).
(3)
Labor
costs
For purposes of this subsection, labor costs involved in
final assembly shall not be included in calculating the cost of
components.
(4)
Requests for
waivers
A recipient of assistance under this title seeking a
waiver under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a request for the
waiver in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
(c)
Waiver
requirements
(1)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on request for a waiver
(A)
In
general
If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide notice of and an opportunity for
public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a finding based on
the request.
(B)
Notice
requirements
A notice provided under subparagraph (A)
shall—
(i) include the
information available to the Secretary concerning the request, including
whether the request is being made under subsection (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), or
(b)(1)(C); and
(ii) be provided by
electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the
Department of Transportation.
(2)
Detailed
justification in Federal Register
If the Secretary issues a waiver under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed
justification for the waiver that—
(A) addresses the
public comments received under paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) is published
before the waiver takes effect.
(d)
State
requirements
The Secretary may not impose a limitation or
condition on assistance provided under this title that restricts—
(1) a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
section with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for projects carried out
with such assistance; or
(2) any recipient of
such assistance from complying with such State requirements.
(e)
Intentional
violations
Pursuant to procedures established under subpart 9.4
of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, a person shall be
ineligible to receive a contract or subcontract funded with amounts made
available to carry out this title if the Secretary, the head of any department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or a court determines that
such person intentionally—
(1) affixed a label
bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States; or
(2) represented that
any steel, iron, or manufactured goods were produced in the United States
that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States.
(f)
Consistency with
international agreements
(1)
In
general
This section shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.
(2)
Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements
The
Secretary shall prohibit the use of steel, iron, and manufactured goods
produced in a foreign country in a project funded with amounts made available
to carry out this title, including any project for which the Secretary has
issued a waiver under subsection (b), if the Secretary, in consultation with
the United States Trade Representative, determines that the foreign country is
in violation of the terms of an agreement with the United States by
discriminating against steel, iron, or manufactured goods that are produced in
the United States and covered by the
agreement.
.
(b)
Review of
nationwide waivers
(1)
In
general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, and at least every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation
shall review each standing nationwide waiver issued under section 313 of title
23, United States Code, to determine whether continuing such waiver is
necessary.
(2)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on review of standing nationwide
waivers
In conducting a
review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide notice of and an
opportunity for public comment on the review at least 30 days before completing
the review.
(3)
Notice
requirement
A notice provided
under paragraph (2) shall be provided by electronic means, including on the
official public Internet Web site of the Department of Transportation.
(4)
Detailed
justification in Federal Register
If the Secretary finds it is necessary to
continue a standing nationwide waiver after a review under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed justification for
such waiver that addresses the public comments received under paragraph
(2).
(c)
Repeals
(1)
Waiver
notification and annual reports
Section 117 of the SAFETEA–LU Technical
Corrections Act of 2008 (23 U.S.C. 313 note) is repealed.
(2)
Notice and
public comments
Section 123
of title I of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (23
U.S.C. 313 note) is repealed.
102.
Public
transportation Buy America provisions
(a)
In
general
Section 5323(j) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(j)
Buy
America
(1)
Domestic source
requirement for steel, iron, and manufactured goods
(A)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as
provided in subparagraph (B), funds made available to carry out this chapter
may not be obligated for a project unless the steel, iron, and manufactured
goods used for the project are produced in the United States.
(B)
Special rules
for rolling stock
Funds made available to carry out this chapter
may not be obligated for the procurement of rolling stock (including train
control, communication, traction power equipment, and rolling stock prototypes)
unless—
(i) the cost of
components and subcomponents produced in the United States—
(I) for fiscal year
2013 is more than 60 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling
stock;
(II) for fiscal year
2014 is more than 70 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling
stock;
(III) for fiscal year
2015 is more than 80 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling
stock;
(IV) for fiscal year
2016 is more than 90 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling
stock; and
(V) for fiscal year
2017, and each fiscal year thereafter, is 100 percent of the cost of all
components of the rolling stock; and
(ii) final assembly of
the rolling stock, including rolling stock prototypes, occurs in the United
States.
(C)
Scope
The
requirements of this subsection apply to all contracts for a public
transportation project carried out within the scope of the applicable finding,
determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the funding source of such contracts,
if at least one contract for the public transportation project is funded with
amounts made available to carry out this chapter.
(2)
Exceptions
(A)
Issuance of
waivers
The Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraph (1)
only if the Secretary finds that—
(i) applying paragraph
(1) would be inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in accordance
with the regulations required under subparagraph (B);
(ii) the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for a project are not produced in the United
States—
(I) in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities; or
(II) to a satisfactory
quality; or
(iii) the use of
steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for a project
will increase the total cost of the project by more than 25 percent.
(B)
Regulations
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Invest in American Jobs
Act of 2013, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing the criteria
that the Secretary shall use to determine whether the application of paragraph
(1) is inconsistent with the public interest for purposes of subparagraph
(A)(i).
(C)
Components of
rolling stock
If the
Secretary finds that a component of rolling stock is not produced in the United
States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or to a satisfactory
quality, the Secretary may issue a waiver under subparagraph (A) with respect
to such component.
(D)
Labor
costs
For purposes of this
subsection, labor costs involved in final assembly shall not be included in
calculating the cost of components.
(E)
Requests for
waivers
A recipient of assistance under this chapter seeking a
waiver under subparagraph (A) shall submit to the Secretary a request for the
waiver in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
(3)
Waiver
requirements
(A)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on request for a waiver
(i)
In
general
If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide notice of and an opportunity for
public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a finding based on
the request.
(ii)
Notice
requirements
A notice provided under clause (i) shall—
(I) include the
information available to the Secretary concerning the request, including
whether the request is being made under paragraph (2)(A)(i), (2)(A)(ii), or
(2)(A)(iii); and
(II) be provided by
electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the
Department of Transportation.
(B)
Detailed
justification in Federal Register
If the Secretary issues a waiver under
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed
justification for the waiver that—
(i) addresses the
public comments received under subparagraph (A)(i); and
(ii) is published
before the waiver takes effect.
(4)
State
requirements
The Secretary may not impose a limitation or
condition on assistance provided under this chapter that restricts—
(A) a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
subsection with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for projects carried out
with such assistance; or
(B) any recipient of
such assistance from complying with such State requirements.
(5)
Intentional
violations
Pursuant to procedures established under subpart 9.4
of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, a person shall be
ineligible to receive a contract or subcontract funded with amounts made
available to carry out this chapter or any other law providing Federal public
transportation assistance if the Secretary, the head of any department, agency,
or instrumentality of the United States, or a court determines that such person
intentionally—
(A) affixed a label
bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods that—
(i) were used in a
project to which this subsection applies; and
(ii) were not produced
in the United States; or
(B) represented that
any steel, iron, or manufactured goods were produced in the United States
that—
(i) were used in a
project to which this subsection applies; and
(ii) were not produced
in the United States.
(6)
Consistency with
international agreements
(A)
In
general
This subsection shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.
(B)
Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements
The
Secretary shall prohibit the use of steel, iron, and manufactured goods
produced in a foreign country in a project funded with amounts made available
to carry out this chapter or any other law providing Federal public
transportation assistance, including any project for which the Secretary has
issued a waiver under paragraph (2), if the Secretary, in consultation with the
United States Trade Representative, determines that the foreign country is in
violation of the terms of an agreement with the United States by discriminating
against steel, iron, or manufactured goods that are produced in the United
States and covered by the agreement.
(7)
Opportunity to
correct inadvertent error
The Secretary may allow a manufacturer
or supplier of steel, iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening
an incomplete Buy America certificate or an incorrect certificate of
noncompliance (but not a failure to sign a certificate, a submission of both a
certificate of compliance and a certificate of noncompliance, or a failure to
submit any certificate) under this subsection if such manufacturer or supplier
attests under penalty of perjury that such manufacturer or supplier submitted
an incomplete or incorrect certificate as a result of an inadvertent or
clerical error. The burden of establishing inadvertent or clerical error is on
the manufacturer or
supplier.
.
(b)
Review of
general public interest waivers
Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and at least every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of
Transportation shall review the general public interest waivers described in
subsection (b) of Appendix A of section 661.7 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, to determine whether continuing such waivers is in the public
interest.
103.
Rail grant Buy
America provisions
(a)
In
general
Section 24405(a) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a)
Buy
America
(1)
Domestic source
requirement for steel, iron, and manufactured goods
(A)
In
general
Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, funds made available to carry out this chapter, chapter
223, chapter 261, or section 20154 or 24105 may not be obligated for a project
unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are
produced in the United States.
(B)
Scope
The
requirements of this subsection apply to all contracts for a project carried
out within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract
for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out a provision
specified in subparagraph (A).
(2)
Exceptions
(A)
Issuance of
waivers
The Secretary of Transportation may waive the
requirements of paragraph (1) only if the Secretary finds that—
(i) applying paragraph
(1) would be inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in accordance
with the regulations required under subparagraph (B);
(ii) the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for a project are not produced in the United
States—
(I) in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities; or
(II) to a satisfactory
quality; or
(iii) the use of
steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for a project
will increase the total cost of the project by more than 25 percent.
(B)
Regulations
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Invest in American Jobs
Act of 2013, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing the criteria
that the Secretary shall use to determine whether the application of paragraph
(1) is inconsistent with the public interest for purposes of subparagraph
(A)(i).
(C)
Labor
costs
For purposes of this paragraph, labor costs involved in
final assembly shall not be included in calculating the cost of
components.
(D)
Requests for
waivers
A recipient of
assistance under this chapter, chapter 223, chapter 261, or section 20154 or
24105 seeking a waiver under subparagraph (A) shall submit to the Secretary a
request for the waiver in such form and containing such information as the
Secretary may require.
(3)
Waiver
requirements
(A)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on request for a waiver
(i)
In
general
If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide notice of and an opportunity for
public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a finding based on
the request.
(ii)
Notice
requirements
A notice provided under clause (i) shall—
(I) include the
information available to the Secretary concerning the request, including
whether the request is being made under paragraph (2)(A)(i), (2)(A)(ii), or
(2)(A)(iii); and
(II) be provided by
electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the
Department of Transportation.
(B)
Detailed
justification in Federal Register
If the Secretary issues a waiver under
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed
justification for the waiver that—
(i) addresses the
public comments received under subparagraph (A)(i); and
(ii) is published
before the waiver takes effect.
(4)
State
requirements
The Secretary may not impose a limitation or
condition on assistance provided under this chapter, chapter 223, chapter 261,
or section 20154 or 24105 that restricts—
(A) a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
subsection with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for projects carried out
with such assistance; or
(B) any recipient of
such assistance from complying with such State requirements.
(5)
Intentional
violations
Pursuant to procedures established under subpart 9.4
of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, a person shall be
ineligible to receive a contract or subcontract funded with amounts made
available to carry out this chapter, chapter 223, chapter 261, or section 20154
or 24105 if the Secretary, the head of any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States, or a court determines that such person
intentionally—
(A) affixed a label
bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods that—
(i) were used in a
project to which this subsection applies; and
(ii) were not produced
in the United States; or
(B) represented that
any steel, iron, or manufactured goods were produced in the United States
that—
(i) were used in a
project to which this subsection applies; and
(ii) were not produced
in the United States.
(6)
Consistency with
international agreements
(A)
In
general
This subsection shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.
(B)
Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements
The
Secretary shall prohibit the use of steel, iron, and manufactured goods
produced in a foreign country in a project funded with amounts made available
to carry out this chapter, chapter 223, chapter 261, or section 20154 or 24105,
including any project for which the Secretary has issued a waiver under
paragraph (2), if the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade
Representative, determines that the foreign country is in violation of the
terms of an agreement with the United States by discriminating against steel,
iron, or manufactured goods that are produced in the United States and covered
by the agreement.
(7)
Opportunity to
correct inadvertent error
The
Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, iron, or manufactured
goods to correct after bid opening an incomplete Buy America certificate or an
incorrect certificate of noncompliance (but not a failure to sign a
certificate, a submission of both a certificate of compliance and a certificate
of noncompliance, or a failure to submit any certificate) under this subsection
if such manufacturer or supplier attests under penalty of perjury that such
manufacturer or supplier submitted an incomplete or incorrect certificate as a
result of an inadvertent or clerical error. The burden of establishing
inadvertent or clerical error is on the manufacturer or
supplier.
.
(b)
Review of
nationwide waivers
Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least every 5 years
thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall review each standing
nationwide waiver issued under section 24405(a) of title 49, United States
Code, to determine whether continuing such waiver is necessary.
104.
Rail loan and
loan guarantee Buy America provisions
Section 502(h)(3) of the Railroad
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(h)(3)) is
amended—
(1) by striking
and at the end of subparagraph (A);
(2) by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; and;
and
(3) by adding at the
end the following:
(C) the requirements of section 24405(a) of
title 49, United States
Code.
.
105.
Amtrak Buy
America provisions
(a)
In
general
Section 24305(f) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(f)
Buy
America
(1)
Domestic source
requirement for steel, iron, and manufactured goods
(A)
In
general
Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, funds made available to Amtrak under section 101(c) of
the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4908) may
not be used for a capital project (as defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
section 24401(2)) to bring the Northeast Corridor to a state-of-good-repair or
for any other capital expense of Amtrak unless the steel, iron, and
manufactured goods used for the project or other capital expense are produced
in the United States.
(B)
Scope
The requirements of this subsection apply
to all contracts for a project or other capital expense carried out within the
scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the
funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract with respect to the
project or other capital expense is funded with amounts made available under
section 101(c) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
(122 Stat. 4908).
(C)
United States
defined
In this subsection, the term United States
means the States, territories, and possessions of the United States and the
District of Columbia.
(2)
Exceptions
(A)
Issuance of
waivers
The Secretary of Transportation may waive the
requirements of paragraph (1) only if the Secretary finds that—
(i) applying paragraph
(1) would be inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in accordance
with the regulations required under subparagraph (B);
(ii) the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for a project or other capital expense are not
produced in the United States—
(I) in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities; or
(II) to a satisfactory
quality; or
(iii) the use of
steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for a project
or other capital expense will increase the total cost of the project or expense
by more than 25 percent.
(B)
Regulations
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Invest in American Jobs
Act of 2013, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing the criteria
that the Secretary shall use to determine whether the application of paragraph
(1) is inconsistent with the public interest for purposes of subparagraph
(A)(i).
(C)
Labor
costs
For purposes of this paragraph, labor costs involved in
final assembly shall not be included in calculating the cost of
components.
(D)
Requests for
waivers
If Amtrak seeks a waiver under subparagraph (A), Amtrak
shall submit to the Secretary a request for the waiver in such form and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(3)
Waiver
requirements
(A)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on request for a waiver
(i)
In
general
If the Secretary
receives a request for a waiver from Amtrak under paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall provide notice of and an opportunity for public comment on the request at
least 30 days before making a finding based on the request.
(ii)
Notice
requirements
A notice provided under clause (i) shall—
(I) include the
information available to the Secretary concerning the request, including
whether the request is being made under paragraph (2)(A)(i), (2)(A)(ii), or
(2)(A)(iii); and
(II) be provided by
electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the
Department of Transportation.
(B)
Detailed
justification in Federal Register
If the Secretary issues a waiver under
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed
justification for the waiver that—
(i) addresses the
public comments received under subparagraph (A)(i); and
(ii) is published
before the waiver takes effect.
(4)
State
requirements
The Secretary may not impose a limitation or
condition on assistance provided with funds described in paragraph (1)(A) that
restricts—
(A) a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
subsection with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for capital projects or
other capital expenses carried out with such assistance; or
(B) any recipient of
such assistance from complying with such State requirements.
(5)
Intentional
violations
Pursuant to
procedures established under subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of
Federal Regulations, a person shall be ineligible to receive a contract or
subcontract funded with funds described in paragraph (1)(A) if the Secretary,
the head of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or
a court determines that such person intentionally—
(A) affixed a label
bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods that—
(i) were used in a
capital project or other capital expense to which this subsection applies;
and
(ii) were not produced
in the United States; or
(B) represented that
any steel, iron, or manufactured goods were produced in the United States
that—
(i) were used in a
capital project or other capital expense to which this subsection applies;
and
(ii) were not produced
in the United States.
(6)
Consistency with
international agreements
(A)
In
general
This subsection shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.
(B)
Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements
The Secretary shall prohibit the use of
steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in a foreign country in a capital
project or other capital expense funded with funds described in paragraph
(1)(A), including any project or capital expense for which the Secretary has
issued a waiver under paragraph (2), if the Secretary, in consultation with the
United States Trade Representative, determines that the foreign country is in
violation of the terms of an agreement with the United States by discriminating
against steel, iron, or manufactured goods that are produced in the United
States and covered by the
agreement.
.
(b)
Review of
nationwide waivers
Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least every 5 years
thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall review each standing
nationwide waiver issued under section 24305(f) of title 49, United States
Code, to determine whether continuing such waiver is necessary.
106.
Aviation Buy
America provisions
(a)
Buy-American
preferences
Chapter 501 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the chapter heading and
inserting Buy
America.
(b)
Enhancements To
buy America requirements
Section 50101 of such title is amended
to read as follows:
50101.
Buy
America
(a)
Domestic source
requirement for steel, iron, and manufactured goods
(1)
In
general
Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, and except as provided in paragraph (2), funds made
available to carry out section 106(k), 44502(a)(2), or 44509, subchapter I of
chapter 471 (except section 47127), or chapter 481 (except sections 48102(e),
48106, 48107, and 48110) of this title may not be obligated for a project
unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are
produced in the United States.
(2)
Special rules
for certain facilities and equipment
With respect to a project
for the procurement of a facility or equipment, funds made available to carry
out the provisions specified in paragraph (1) may not be obligated for the
project unless—
(A) the cost of
components and subcomponents produced in the United States—
(i) for fiscal year
2013 is more than 60 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or
equipment;
(ii) for fiscal year
2014 is more than 70 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or
equipment;
(iii) for fiscal year
2015 is more than 80 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or
equipment;
(iv) for fiscal year
2016 is more than 90 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or
equipment; and
(v) for fiscal year
2017, and each fiscal year thereafter, is 100 percent of the cost of all
components of the facility or equipment; and
(B) final assembly of
the facility or equipment occurs in the United States.
(3)
Scope
The requirements of this section apply to
all contracts for a project carried out within the scope of the applicable
finding, determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of the funding source of such
contracts, if at least one contract for the project is funded with amounts made
available to carry out a provision specified in paragraph (1).
(b)
Exceptions
(1)
Issuance of
waivers
The Secretary of
Transportation may waive the requirements of subsection (a) only if the
Secretary finds that—
(A) applying subsection (a) would be
inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in accordance with the
regulations required under paragraph (2);
(B) the steel, iron, or manufactured goods
required for a project are not produced in the United States—
(i) in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities; or
(ii) to a satisfactory
quality; or
(C) the use of steel, iron, and manufactured
goods produced in the United States for a project will increase the total cost
of the project by more than 25 percent.
(2)
Regulations
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Invest in American Jobs
Act of 2013, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing the criteria
that the Secretary shall use to determine whether the application of subsection
(a) is inconsistent with the public interest for purposes of paragraph
(1)(A).
(3)
Labor
costs
For purposes of this
section, labor costs involved in final assembly are not included in calculating
the cost of components.
(4)
Requests for
waivers
An entity seeking a
waiver under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a request for the
waiver in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
(5)
Preference for
American-assembled facilities and equipment
In the procurement of a facility or
equipment subject to a waiver issued under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
give preference to a facility or equipment for which final assembly occurred in
the United States.
(6)
Limitation on
waiver authority
In the
procurement of a facility or equipment, if the Secretary finds that a component
of the facility or equipment is not produced in the United States in sufficient
and reasonably available quantities or to a satisfactory quality, the Secretary
may issue a waiver under paragraph (1) with respect to such component.
(c)
Waiver
requirements
(1)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on request for a waiver
(A)
In
general
If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide notice of and an opportunity for
public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a finding based on
the request.
(B)
Notice
requirements
A notice provided under subparagraph (A)
shall—
(i) include the
information available to the Secretary concerning the request, including
whether the request is being made under subsection (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), or
(b)(1)(C); and
(ii) be provided by
electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the
Department of Transportation.
(2)
Detailed
justification in Federal Register
If the Secretary issues a waiver under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed
justification for the waiver that—
(A) addresses the
public comments received under paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) is published
before the waiver takes effect.
(d)
State
requirements
The Secretary may not impose a limitation or
condition on assistance provided with funds made available to carry out a
provision specified in subsection (a)(1) that restricts—
(1) a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
section with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for projects carried out
with such assistance; or
(2) any recipient of
such assistance from complying with such State requirements.
(e)
Consistency with
international agreements
(1)
In
general
This section shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.
(2)
Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements
The
Secretary shall prohibit the use of steel, iron, and manufactured goods
produced in a foreign country in a project funded with funds made available to
carry out a provision specified in subsection (a)(1), including any project for
which the Secretary has issued a waiver under subsection (b), if the Secretary,
in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that
the foreign country is in violation of the terms of an agreement with the
United States by discriminating against steel, iron, or manufactured goods that
are produced in the United States and covered by the
agreement.
.
(c)
Clerical
amendments
(1)
Subtitle
analysis
The analysis for
subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item
relating to chapter 501 and inserting the following:
501.Buy
America50101
.
(2)
Chapter
analysis
The analysis for chapter 501 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 50101 and inserting
the following:
50101. Buy
America.
.
(d)
Prohibition on
contracting upon falsification of label
Section 50105 of such title is amended by
inserting steel, iron, or manufactured before
goods.
(e)
Review of
nationwide waivers
Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least every 5 years
thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation shall review each standing
nationwide waiver issued under section 50101 of title 49, United States Code,
to determine whether continuing such waiver is necessary.
107.
Department of
Transportation Buy America annual report
Section 308 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
(f)
Buy
America
Not later than February 1 of each year beginning after
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report that—
(1) specifies each
project with respect to which the Secretary issued a waiver from a Buy America
requirement during the preceding calendar year;
(2) identifies the country of origin and
product specifications for steel, iron, or manufactured goods acquired pursuant
to each waiver from a Buy America requirement issued by the Secretary during
the preceding calendar year;
(3) summarizes the
monetary value of contracts awarded pursuant to each such waiver;
(4) provides the justification for each such
waiver, including the specific law, treaty, or international agreement under
which the waiver was granted;
(5) summarizes the
funds expended on—
(A) steel, iron, and manufactured goods
produced in the United States for projects with respect to which a Buy America
requirement, under which the Secretary has waiver authority, applied during the
preceding calendar year; and
(B) steel, iron, and manufactured goods
produced outside the United States for projects with respect to which the
Secretary issued a waiver from a Buy America requirement during the preceding
calendar year; and
(6) provides an employment impact analysis of
the cumulative effect of all waivers from a Buy America requirement issued by
the Secretary during the preceding calendar year on manufacturing employment in
the United
States.
.
II
Other
infrastructure investment
201.
Wastewater
treatment Buy America provisions
(a)
In
general
Title VI of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
608.
Buy
America
(a)
Domestic source
requirement for steel, iron, and manufactured goods
(1)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available from a State water pollution control revolving fund established under
this title may not be used, in whole or in part, for a project for the
construction of treatment works unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods
used for the project are produced in the United States.
(2)
Scope
The requirements of this section apply to
all contracts for the construction of treatment works carried out within the
scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under section
511(c)(1), regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one
contract for the construction is funded with amounts made available to carry
out this title.
(b)
Exceptions
(1)
Issuance of
waivers
The Administrator may
waive the requirements of subsection (a) only if the Administrator finds
that—
(A) applying subsection (a) would be
inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in accordance with the
regulations required under paragraph (2);
(B) the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for a project are not produced in the United
States—
(i) in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities; or
(ii) to a satisfactory
quality; or
(C) the use of steel,
iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for a project will
increase the total cost of the project by more than 25 percent.
(2)
Regulations
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the
Administrator shall issue regulations establishing the criteria that the
Administrator shall use to determine whether the application of subsection (a)
is inconsistent with the public interest for purposes of paragraph
(1)(A).
(3)
Requests for
waivers
A recipient of
assistance under this title seeking a waiver under paragraph (1) shall submit
to the Administrator a request for the waiver in such form and containing such
information as the Administrator may require.
(c)
Waiver
requirements
(1)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on request for a waiver
(A)
In
general
If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver
under subsection (b), the Administrator shall provide notice of and an
opportunity for public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a
finding based on the request.
(B)
Notice
requirements
A notice provided under subparagraph (A)
shall—
(i) include the
information available to the Administrator concerning the request, including
whether the request is being made under subsection (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), or
(b)(1)(C); and
(ii) be provided by electronic means, including
on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(2)
Detailed
justification in Federal Register
If the Administrator issues a waiver under
subsection (b), the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register a
detailed justification for the waiver that—
(A) addresses the
public comments received under paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) is published
before the waiver takes effect.
(3)
Annual
report
Not later than
February 1 of each year beginning after the date of enactment of this section,
the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate a report that—
(A) specifies each
project with respect to which the Administrator issued a waiver under
subsection (b) during the preceding calendar year;
(B) identifies the country of origin and
product specifications for steel, iron, or manufactured goods acquired pursuant
to each waiver under subsection (b) issued by the Administrator during the
preceding calendar year;
(C) summarizes the
monetary value of contracts awarded pursuant to each such waiver;
(D) provides the justification for each such
waiver, including the specific law, treaty, or international agreement under
which the waiver was granted;
(E) summarizes the
funds expended on—
(i) steel, iron, and
manufactured goods produced in the United States for projects with respect to
which the Buy America requirement under this section applied during the
preceding calendar year; and
(ii) steel, iron, and
manufactured goods produced outside the United States for projects with respect
to which the Administrator issued a waiver under subsection (b) during the
preceding calendar year; and
(F) provides an employment impact analysis of
the cumulative effect of all waivers under subsection (b) issued by the
Administrator during the preceding calendar year on manufacturing employment in
the United States.
(d)
State
requirements
The Administrator may not impose a limitation or
condition on assistance provided under this title that restricts—
(1) a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
section with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for projects carried out
with such assistance; or
(2) any recipient of
such assistance from complying with such State requirements.
(e)
Intentional
violations
Pursuant to procedures established under subpart 9.4
of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, a person shall be
ineligible to receive a contract or subcontract funded with amounts made
available from a State water pollution control revolving fund established under
this title if the Administrator, the head of any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States, or a court determines that such person
intentionally—
(1) affixed a label
bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States; or
(2) represented that
any steel, iron, or manufactured goods were produced in the United States
that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States.
(f)
Consistency with
international agreements
(1)
In
general
This section shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.
(2)
Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements
The Administrator shall prohibit the use of
steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in a foreign country in a project
funded with amounts made available from a State water pollution control
revolving fund established under this title, including any project for which
the Administrator has issued a waiver under subsection (b), if the
Administrator, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative,
determines that the foreign country is in violation of the terms of an
agreement with the United States by discriminating against steel, iron, or
manufactured goods that are produced in the United States and covered by the
agreement.
.
(b)
Review of
nationwide waivers
Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least every 5 years
thereafter, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
review each standing nationwide waiver issued under section 608 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (as added by this section) to determine whether
continuing such waiver is necessary.
202.
Economic
development Buy America provisions
(a)
In
general
Title VI of the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3211 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
613.
Buy
America
(a)
Domestic source
requirement for steel, iron, and manufactured goods
(1)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available to carry out section 201 or 209 may not be obligated for a project
unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are
produced in the United States.
(2)
Scope
The
requirements of this section apply to all contracts for a project carried out
within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract
for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out section 201
or 209.
(b)
Exceptions
(1)
Issuance of
waivers
The Secretary may waive the requirements of subsection
(a) only if the Secretary finds that—
(A) applying
subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in
accordance with the regulations required under paragraph (2);
(B) the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for a project are not produced in the United
States—
(i) in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities; or
(ii) to a satisfactory
quality; or
(C) the use of steel,
iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for a project will
increase the total cost of the project by more than 25 percent.
(2)
Regulations
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
shall issue regulations establishing the criteria that the Secretary shall use
to determine whether the application of subsection (a) is inconsistent with the
public interest for purposes of paragraph (1)(A).
(3)
Requests for
waivers
A recipient of assistance under section 201 or 209
seeking a waiver under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a request
for the waiver in such form and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
(c)
Waiver
requirements
(1)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on request for a waiver
(A)
In
general
If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide notice of and an opportunity for
public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a finding based on
the request.
(B)
Notice
requirements
A notice provided under subparagraph (A)
shall—
(i) include the
information available to the Secretary concerning the request, including
whether the request is being made under subsection (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), or
(b)(1)(C); and
(ii) be provided by
electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the
Department.
(2)
Detailed
justification in Federal Register
If the Secretary issues a waiver under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed
justification for the waiver that—
(A) addresses the
public comments received under paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) is published
before the waiver takes effect.
(3)
Annual
report
Not later than February 1 of each year beginning after the
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that—
(A) specifies each
project with respect to which the Secretary issued a waiver under subsection
(b) during the preceding calendar year;
(B) identifies the country of origin and
product specifications for steel, iron, or manufactured goods acquired pursuant
to each waiver under subsection (b) issued by the Secretary during the
preceding calendar year;
(C) summarizes the
monetary value of contracts awarded pursuant to each such waiver;
(D) provides the justification for each such
waiver, including the specific law, treaty, or international agreement under
which the waiver was granted;
(E) summarizes the
funds expended on—
(i) steel, iron, and
manufactured goods produced in the United States for projects with respect to
which the Buy America requirement under this section applied during the
preceding calendar year; and
(ii) steel, iron, and
manufactured goods produced outside the United States for projects with respect
to which the Secretary issued a waiver under subsection (b) during the
preceding calendar year; and
(F) provides an employment impact analysis of
the cumulative effect of all waivers under subsection (b) issued by the
Secretary during the preceding calendar year on manufacturing employment in the
United States.
(d)
State
requirements
The Secretary may not impose a limitation or
condition on assistance provided under section 201 or 209 that
restricts—
(1) a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
section with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for projects carried out
with such assistance; or
(2) any recipient of such assistance from
complying with such State requirements.
(e)
Intentional
violations
Pursuant to
procedures established under subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of
Federal Regulations, a person shall be ineligible to receive a contract or
subcontract funded with amounts made available to carry out section 201 or 209
if the Secretary, the head of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States, or a court determines that such person intentionally—
(1) affixed a label
bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States; or
(2) represented that
any steel, iron, or manufactured goods were produced in the United States
that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States.
(f)
Consistency with
international agreements
(1)
In
general
This section shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.
(2)
Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements
The Secretary shall prohibit the use of
steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in a foreign country in a project
funded with amounts made available to carry out section 201 or 209, including
any project for which the Secretary has issued a waiver under subsection (b),
if the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative,
determines that the foreign country is in violation of the terms of an
agreement with the United States by discriminating against steel, iron, or
manufactured goods that are produced in the United States and covered by the
agreement.
.
(b)
Clerical
amendment
The table of
contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of
1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 612 the
following:
613. Buy
America.
.
(c)
Review of
nationwide waivers
Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least every 5 years
thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall review each standing nationwide
waiver issued under section 613 of the Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965 (as added by this section) to determine whether continuing such
waiver is necessary.
203.
FEMA mitigation
grant Buy America provisions
(a)
In
general
Title VII of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5201
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
707.
Buy
America
(a)
Domestic source
requirement for steel, iron, and manufactured goods
(1)
In
general
Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, funds made available to carry out section 203, 404,
406, 417, or 614 may not be obligated for a project unless the steel, iron, and
manufactured goods used for the project are produced in the United
States.
(2)
Scope
The requirements of this section apply to
all contracts for a project carried out within the scope of the applicable
finding, determination, or decision under the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) regardless of the funding source of such
contracts, if at least one contract for the project is funded with amounts made
available to carry out a section specified in paragraph (1).
(b)
Exceptions
(1)
Issuance of
waivers
The President may
waive the requirements of subsection (a) only if the President finds
that—
(A) applying subsection (a) would be
inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in accordance with the
regulations required under paragraph (2);
(B) the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for a project are not produced in the United
States—
(i) in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities; or
(ii) to a satisfactory
quality; or
(C) the use of steel,
iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for a project will
increase the total cost of the project by more than 25 percent.
(2)
Regulations
Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the President shall issue regulations establishing
the criteria that the President shall use to determine whether the application
of subsection (a) is inconsistent with the public interest for purposes of
paragraph (1)(A).
(3)
Requests for
waivers
A recipient of
assistance under a section specified in subsection (a)(1) seeking a waiver
under paragraph (1) shall submit to the President a request for the waiver in
such form and containing such information as the President may require.
(c)
Waiver
requirements
(1)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on request for a waiver
(A)
In
general
If the President
receives a request for a waiver under subsection (b), the President shall
provide notice of and an opportunity for public comment on the request at least
30 days before making a finding based on the request.
(B)
Notice
requirements
A notice provided under subparagraph (A)
shall—
(i) include the information available to the
President concerning the request, including whether the request is being made
under subsection (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), or (b)(1)(C); and
(ii) be provided by
electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the
President.
(2)
Detailed
justification in federal register
If the President issues a waiver under
subsection (b), the President shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed
justification for the waiver that—
(A) addresses the
public comments received under paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) is published
before the waiver takes effect.
(3)
Annual
report
Not later than February 1 of each year beginning after the
date of enactment of this section, the President, acting through the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
report that—
(A) specifies each
project with respect to which the President issued a waiver under subsection
(b) during the preceding calendar year;
(B) identifies the country of origin and
product specifications for steel, iron, or manufactured goods acquired pursuant
to each waiver under subsection (b) issued by the President during the
preceding calendar year;
(C) summarizes the
monetary value of contracts awarded pursuant to each such waiver;
(D) provides the justification for each such
waiver, including the specific law, treaty, or international agreement under
which the waiver was granted;
(E) summarizes the
funds expended on—
(i) steel, iron, and
manufactured goods produced in the United States for projects with respect to
which the Buy America requirement under this section applied during the
preceding calendar year; and
(ii) steel, iron, and
manufactured goods produced outside the United States for projects with respect
to which the President issued a waiver under subsection (b) during the
preceding calendar year; and
(F) provides an employment impact analysis of
the cumulative effect of all waivers under subsection (b) issued by the
President during the preceding calendar year on manufacturing employment in the
United States.
(d)
State
requirements
The President
may not impose a limitation or condition on assistance provided under a section
specified in subsection (a)(1) that restricts—
(1) a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
section with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for projects carried out
with such assistance; or
(2) any recipient of such assistance from
complying with such State requirements.
(e)
Intentional
violations
Pursuant to
procedures established under subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of
Federal Regulations, a person shall be ineligible to receive a contract or
subcontract funded with amounts made available to carry out a section specified
in subsection (a)(1) if the President, the head of any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States, or a court determines that such person
intentionally—
(1) affixed a label
bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States; or
(2) represented that
any steel, iron, or manufactured goods were produced in the United States
that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States.
(f)
Consistency with
international agreements
(1)
In
general
This section shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.
(2)
Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements
The President shall prohibit the use of
steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in a foreign country in a project
funded with amounts made available to carry out a section specified in
subsection (a)(1), including any project for which the President has issued a
waiver under subsection (b), if the President, in consultation with the United
States Trade Representative, determines that the foreign country is in
violation of the terms of an agreement with the United States by discriminating
against steel, iron, or manufactured goods that are produced in the United
States and covered by the agreement.
(g)
Emergency
waiver
Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, the President may waive the applicability of
this section, in whole or in part, in an
emergency.
.
(b)
Review of
nationwide waivers
Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least every 5 years
thereafter, the President shall review each standing nationwide waiver issued
under section 707 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (as added by this section) to determine whether continuing such
waiver is necessary.
(c)
Repeal of Buy
America requirements
Section 306 of the Disaster Mitigation Act
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 5206) is repealed.
204.
Bridges over
navigable waters Buy America provisions
(a)
In
general
The Act of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.;
popularly known as the Truman-Hobbs Act) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
14.
Buy America
(a)
Domestic source
requirement for steel, iron, and manufactured goods
(1)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
available to carry out this Act may not be used, in whole or in part, for a
project for the alteration of a bridge unless the steel, iron, and manufactured
goods used for the project are produced in the United States.
(2)
Scope
The
requirements of this section apply to all contracts for a project carried out
within the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or decision under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract
for the project is funded with amounts made available to carry out this
Act.
(b)
Exceptions
(1)
Issuance of
waivers
The Secretary may waive the requirements of subsection
(a) only if the Secretary finds that—
(A) applying
subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in
accordance with the regulations required under paragraph (2);
(B) the steel, iron,
or manufactured goods required for a project are not produced in the United
States—
(i) in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities; or
(ii) to a satisfactory
quality; or
(C) the use of steel,
iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for a project will
increase the total cost of the project by more than 25 percent.
(2)
Regulations
Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
shall issue regulations establishing the criteria that the Secretary shall use
to determine whether the application of subsection (a) is inconsistent with the
public interest for purposes of paragraph (1)(A).
(3)
Requests for
waivers
A recipient of assistance under this Act seeking a waiver
under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a request for the waiver in
such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(c)
Waiver
requirements
(1)
Public
notification of and opportunity for comment on request for a waiver
(A)
In
general
If the Secretary receives a request for a waiver under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide notice of and an opportunity for
public comment on the request at least 30 days before making a finding based on
the request.
(B)
Notice
requirements
A notice provided under subparagraph (A)
shall—
(i) include the
information available to the Secretary concerning the request, including
whether the request is being made under subsection (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), or
(b)(1)(C); and
(ii) be provided by
electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
(2)
Detailed
justification in Federal register
If the Secretary issues a
waiver under subsection (b), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register a detailed justification for the waiver that—
(A) addresses the
public comments received under paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) is published
before the waiver takes effect.
(3)
Annual
report
Not later than February 1 of each year beginning after the
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report
that—
(A) specifies each
project with respect to which the Secretary issued a waiver under subsection
(b) during the preceding calendar year;
(B) identifies the
country of origin and product specifications for steel, iron, or manufactured
goods acquired pursuant to each waiver under subsection (b) issued by the
Secretary during the preceding calendar year;
(C) summarizes the
monetary value of contracts awarded pursuant to each such waiver;
(D) provides the
justification for each such waiver, including the specific law, treaty, or
international agreement under which the waiver was granted;
(E) summarizes the
funds expended on—
(i) steel, iron, and
manufactured goods produced in the United States for projects with respect to
which the Buy America requirement under this section applied during the
preceding calendar year; and
(ii) steel, iron, and
manufactured goods produced outside the United States for projects with respect
to which the Secretary issued a waiver under subsection (b) during the
preceding calendar year; and
(F) provides an
employment impact analysis of the cumulative effect of all waivers under
subsection (b) issued by the Secretary during the preceding calendar year on
manufacturing employment in the United States.
(d)
State
requirements
The Secretary may not impose a limitation or
condition on assistance provided under this Act that restricts—
(1) a State from
imposing requirements that are more stringent than those imposed under this
section with respect to limiting the use of articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in foreign countries for projects carried out
with such assistance; or
(2) any recipient of
such assistance from complying with such State requirements.
(e)
Intentional
violations
Pursuant to procedures established under subpart 9.4
of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, a person shall be
ineligible to receive a contract or subcontract funded with amounts made
available under this Act if the Secretary, the head of any department, agency,
or instrumentality of the United States, or a court determines that such person
intentionally—
(1) affixed a label
bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States; or
(2) represented that
any steel, iron, or manufactured goods were produced in the United States
that—
(A) were used in a
project to which this section applies; and
(B) were not produced
in the United States.
(f)
Consistency with
international agreements
(1)
In
general
This section shall be applied in a manner that is
consistent with United States obligations under international
agreements.
(2)
Treatment of
foreign countries in violation of international agreements
The
Secretary shall prohibit the use of steel, iron, and manufactured goods
produced in a foreign country in a project funded with amounts made available
under this Act, including any project for which the Secretary has issued a
waiver under subsection (b), if the Secretary, in consultation with the United
States Trade Representative, determines that the foreign country is in
violation of the terms of an agreement with the United States by discriminating
against steel, iron, or manufactured goods that are produced in the United
States and covered by the agreement.
(g)
Emergency
waiver
Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, the Secretary may waive the applicability of
this section, in whole or in part, in an
emergency.
.
(b)
Review of
nationwide waivers
Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least every 5 years
thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall review each standing nationwide waiver issued under section 14
of the Act of June 21, 1940 (as added by this section) to determine whether
continuing such waiver is necessary.
205.
Registry endorsement
requirement in the Exclusive Economic Zone
(a)
Registry
endorsement required
(1)
In
general
Section 12111 of
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
(e)
Resource
activities in the EEZ
Except
for activities requiring an endorsement under section 12112 or 12113, only a
vessel for which a certificate of documentation with a registry endorsement is
issued and that is owned by a citizen of the United States (as determined under
section 50501(d)) may engage in support of exploration, development, or
production of resources in, on, above, or below the exclusive economic zone or
any other activity in the exclusive economic zone to the extent that the
regulation of such activity is not prohibited under customary international
law.
.
(2)
Application
The amendment made by paragraph (1) applies
only with respect to exploration, development, production, and support
activities that commence on or after July 1, 2013.
(b)
Legal
authority
Section 2301 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking
chapter and inserting title; and
(2) by inserting after
1988 the following: , and the exclusive economic zone to
the extent that the regulation of such operation is not prohibited under
customary international law.
(c)
Training for
Coast Guard personnel
Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard
is operating shall establish a program to provide Coast Guard personnel with
the training necessary for the implementation of the amendments made by this
section.