,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #f           
7legislative day1 ,april #d71 #bjag ,ms4
 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,brown1    
,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,ms4      
,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,ms4         
,stabenow1 and ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure the use of
 ,american iron and steel in public     
water systems1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,made in ,america ,water   
,infrastructure ,act 4  #b4             
,taxpayer-produced iron and steel in    
public water systems ,section #adeb7;a7 
of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7;a77 is amended by 
striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting   
the following3  7#d7 ,requirement for   
the use of ,american materials  7,a7    
,definition of iron and steel products  

,in this paragraph1 the term iron and   
steel products means the following      
products made primarily of iron or      
steel3 7i7 ,lined or unlined pipe and   
fittings4  7ii7 ,manhole covers and     
other municipal castings4  7iii7        
,hydrants4  7iv7 ,tanks4  7v7 ,flanges4 
7vi7 ,pipe clamps and restraints4  7vii7
 ,valves4  7viii7 ,structural steel4    
7ix7 ,reinforced precast concrete4  7x7 
,construction materials4  7,b7          
,requirement ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,c71 none of the funds    
made available by a ,state loan fund    
authorized under this section shall be  
used for a project for the construction1
 alteration1 maintenance1 or repair of a
 public water system unless all the iron
 and steel products used in the project 
are produced in the ,united ,states4    
7,c7 ,exception ,subparagraph 7,b7 shall
 not apply in any case or category of   
cases in which the ,administrator finds 
that--  7i7 applying subparagraph 7,b7  

would be inconsistent with the public   
interest2  7ii7 iron and steel products 
are not produced in the ,united ,states 
in sufficient and reasonably available  
quantities and of a satisfactory        
quality2 or  7iii7 inclusion of iron and
 steel products produced in the ,united 
,states will increase the cost of the   
overall project by more than #be        
percent4  7,d7 ,public notice2 written  
justification  7i7 ,public notice ,if   
the ,administrator receives a request   
for a waiver under this paragraph1 the  
,administrator shall-- 7,i7 make        
available to the public on an informal  
basis1 including on the public website  
of the ,administrator--  7aa7 a copy of 
the request2 and  7bb7 any information  
available to the ,administrator         
regarding the request2 and  7,,ii7      
provide notice of1 and opportunity for  
informal public comment on1 the request 
for a period of not less than #ae days  
before making a finding under           
subparagraph 7,c74  7ii7 ,written       

justification ,if1 after the period     
provided under clause 7i71 the          
,administrator makes a finding under    
subparagraph 7,c71 the ,administrator   
shall publish in the ,federal ,register 
a detailed written justification as to  
why subparagraph 7,b7 is being waived4  
7,e7 ,application ,this paragraph shall 
be applied in a manner consistent with  
,united ,states obligations under       
international agreements4  7,f7         
,management and oversight ,the          
,administrator may use not more than    
#j4be percent of any funds made         
available to carry out this title for   
management and oversight of the         
requirements of this paragraph4  4