,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ryan introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1  
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     
amend titles #aj and #da1 ,united       
,states ,code1 to provide a contracting 
preference for contractors that retain  
,american jobs and purchase goods and   
services in the ,united ,states1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,retain ,act4 
#b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the  
following3  7#a7 ,hundreds of ,american 
corporations are shipping thousands of  
jobs to foreign countries4  7#b7 ,united
 ,states companies either send ,american
 jobs overseas1 or choose to employ     

cheap overseas labor1 instead of        
,american workers4  7#c7 ,shifting of   
jobs occurs in all industry sectors     
including manufacturing1 services1      
supply chain1 and all others4  #c4      
,amendments  7a7 ,civilian agency       
contracts  7#a7 ,amendment ,chapter #dg 
of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #dgac4          
,preference for keeping jobs in the     
,united ,states  7a7 ,preference ,the   
head of an executive agency shall give a
 preference for an offeror that         
certifies to retain jobs performed in   
the ,united ,states 7regardless of the  
citizenship of the employee7 and uses   
products substantially manufactured in  
the ,united ,states and services        
provided in the ,united ,states for the 
contract for which an offer is made4    
7b7 ,applicability to subcontracts ,the 
preference described under subsection   
7a7 applies to the award of a contract  
by an executive agency and the award of 

any subcontract 7at any tier7 in the    
performance of such contract4  7c7      
,certification ,to be eligible for the  
preference described under subsection   
7a71 an offeror shall submit a          
certification that confirms the offeror 
and any subcontractor 7if applicable7-- 
7#a7 has not relocated jobs from the    
,united ,states to foreign countries in 
the preceding five years2  7#b7 has not 
established foreign facilities to       
perform the same function that otherwise
 could have been performed in the       
,united ,states with the intention of   
manufacturing or providing the same     
service and importing the same product  
or service back to the ,united ,states2 
7#c7 will not relocate jobs from the    
,united ,states to foreign countries    
during the period of performance of the 
contract2 and  7#d7 will use products   
substantially manufactured in the       
,united ,states and services provided in
 the ,united ,states under the contract4
  7d7 ,exception to certification       

,notwithstanding the requirements of the
 certification described under          
subsection 7c71 the head of an executive
 agency may except an offeror from any  
of the requirements if the exception is 
fully described and justified and one or
 more of the following conditions apply3
  7#a7 ,the products are not            
manufactured in the ,united ,states in  
sufficient and reasonably available     
commercial quantities and are not of    
satisfactory quality4  7#b7 ,there is an
 unreasonable cost associated with the  
use of products substantially           
manufactured in the ,united ,states or  
services provided in the ,united        
,states4  7#c7 ,the use of products     
substantially manufactured in the       
,united ,states or services provided in 
the ,united ,states would be            
inconsistent with the public interest4  
7e7 ,violation of certification ,if the 
head of an executive agency determines  
that a contractor has submitted a false 
statement or violated any of the        

requirements of the certification       
described in subsection 7c71 the head of
 that executive agency shall terminate  
the contract for which the contractor   
received the preference described in    
subsection 7a7 and the contractor may   
not receive the preference for a period 
of not less than #e years4  7f7 ,report 
required ,not later than ,november #a of
 each year1 the head of an executive    
agency shall submit to ,congress a      
report that includes the names of the   
contractors that have submitted a false 
statement or violated any of the        
requirements of the certification       
described in subsection 7c7 for the     
previous fiscal year4  7g7              
,applicability to parent companies and  
subsidiaries ,for purposes of this      
section1 any prohibition on receiving a 
preference under subsection 7e7 applied 
with respect to a contractor shall apply
 to any subsidiary or parent company of 
the contractor4  4  7#b7 ,technical and 
conforming amendment ,the table of      

sections at the beginning of chapter #dg
 of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new item3  #dgac4 ,preference 
for keeping jobs in the ,united ,states4
  4  7b7 ,defense contracts  7#a7       
,amendment ,chapter #acg of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #bcaf the       
following new section3  #bcag4          
,preference for keeping jobs in the     
,united ,states  7a7 ,preference ,the   
head of an agency shall give a          
preference for an offeror that certifies
 to retain jobs performed in the ,united
 ,states 7regardless of the citizenship 
of the employee7 in the ,united ,states 
and uses products substantially         
manufactured in the ,united ,states and 
services provided in the ,united ,states
 for the contract for which an offer is 
made4  7b7 ,applicability to            
subcontracts ,the preference described  
under subsection 7a7 applies to the     
award of a contract by any agency named 

in section #bcjc of this chapter and the
 award of any subcontract 7at any tier7 
in the performance of such contract4    
7c7 ,certification ,to be eligible for  
the preference described under          
subsection 7a71 an offeror shall submit 
a certification that confirms the       
offeror and any subcontractor 7if       
applicable7--  7#a7 has not relocated   
jobs from the ,united ,states to foreign
 countries in the preceding five years2 
7#b7 has not established foreign        
facilities to perform the same function 
that otherwise could have been performed
 in the ,united ,states with the        
intention of manufacturing or providing 
the same service and importing the same 
product or service back to the ,united  
,states2  7#c7 will not relocate jobs   
from the ,united ,states to foreign     
countries during the period of          
performance of the contract2 and  7#d7  
will use products substantially         
manufactured in the ,united ,states and 
services provided in the ,united ,states

 under the contract4  7d7 ,exception to 
certification ,notwithstanding the      
requirements of the certification       
described under subsection 7c71 the head
 of an agency may except an offeror from
 any of the requirements if the         
exception is fully described and        
justified and one or more of the        
following conditions apply3  7#a7 ,the  
products are not manufactured in the    
,united ,states in sufficient and       
reasonably available commercial         
quantities and are not of satisfactory  
quality4  7#b7 ,there is an unreasonable
 cost associated with the use of        
products substantially manufactured in  
the ,united ,states or services provided
 in the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,the use 
of products substantially manufactured  
in the ,united ,states or services      
provided in the ,united ,states would be
 inconsistent with the public interest4 
7e7 ,violation of certification ,if the 
head of an agency determines that a     
contractor has submitted a false        

statement or violated any of the        
requirements of the certification       
described in subsection 7c71 the head of
 that agency shall terminate the        
contract for which the contractor       
received the preference described in    
subsection 7a7 and the contractor may   
not receive the preference for a period 
of not less than #e years4  7f7 ,report 
required ,not later than ,november #a of
 each year1 the head of an agency shall 
submit to ,congress a report that       
includes the names of the contractors   
that have submitted a false statement or
 violated any of the requirements of the
 certification described in subsection  
7c7 for the previous fiscal year4  7g7  
,applicability to parent companies and  
subsidiaries ,for purposes of this      
section1 any prohibition on receiving a 
preference under subsection 7e7 applied 
with respect to a contractor shall apply
 to any subsidiary or parent company of 
the contractor4  4  7#b7 ,technical and 
conforming amendment ,the table of      

sections at the beginning of chapter    
#acg of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #bcaf the     
following new item3  #bcag4 ,preference 
for keeping jobs in the ,united ,states4
  4  7c7 ,revision of ,federal          
,acquisition ,regulation ,the ,federal  
,acquisition ,regulation shall be       
revised to implement the amendment made 
by this section4  7d7 ,effective date2  
applicability ,the amendments made by   
this section shall take effect on the   
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
shall apply with respect to any contract
 awarded on or after the date occurring 
#ahj days after such effective date4