,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aajj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1 #bjag
 ,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and ,mr4    
,cassidy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to authorize appropriations for the     
program to provide assistance for small 
shipyards and maritime communities      
through fiscal year #bjbj1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,small ,shipyards  
and ,maritime ,communities ,act4  #b4   
,authorization of appropriations        
,subsection 7i7 of section #edaja of    
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding  
paragraph 7#a71 by striking #bjag and   
inserting #bjbj2  7#b7 in paragraph     
7#a71 by striking #e1jjj1jjj and        
inserting #g1ejj1jj2 and  7#c7 in       
paragraph 7#b71 by striking #be1jjj1jjj 

and inserting #bg1ejj1jjj4  #c4 ,award  
of grants ,subsection 7b7 of section    
#edaja of title #df1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
7b7 ,awards  7#a7 ,in general ,in       
providing assistance under the program1 
the ,administrator shall take into      
account--  7,a7 the economic            
circumstances and conditions of maritime
 communities2  7,b7 projects that would 
be effective in fostering efficiency1   
competitive operations1 and quality ship
 construction1 repair1 and              
reconfiguration2 and  7,c7 projects that
 would be effective in fostering        
employee skills and enhancing           
productivity4  7#b7 ,timing of award    
7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,administrator   
shall make grants under this section    
within #abj days after the date of      
enactment of the appropriations ,act for
 the fiscal year concerned4  7,b7       
,reallocation of unused funds ,if a     
grant is awarded under this section and1

 for any reason1 the grant funds are not
 used by the grantee1 the ,administrator
 may use such unused funds to make      
another grant under this section4  4    
#d4 ,buy ,america ,subsection 7c7 of    
section #edaja of title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7#c7 ,buy       
,america  7,a7 ,requirement ,a grant    
provided under this section may be used 
for a project only if the steel1 iron1  
and manufactured goods used in the      
project are produced in the ,united     
,states4  7,b7 ,waiver ,the             
,administrator may waive subparagraph   
7,a7 if the ,administrator finds that   
the waiver would be permitted under     
paragraph 7#b7 of section #ecbc7;j7 of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  4