,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abhg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #b1 #bjai,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 ensure small shipyard grant projects are carried out using materials produced in the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,strengthening ,buy ,america for ,small ,shipyard ,grants ,act4 #b4 ,requirement for small shipyard grantees ,section #edaja7;d7 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,grants awarded and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in ,general ,grants awarded 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,buy ,america 7,a7 ,in ,general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 no funds may be obligated by the ,administrator of the ,maritime ,administration under this section1 unless each product and material purchased with those funds 7including products and materials purchased by a grantee71 and including any commercially available off-the-shelf item1 is-- 7i7 an unmanufactured article1 material1 or supply that has been mined or produced in the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 a manufactured article1 material1 or supply that has been manufactured in the ,united ,states substantially all from articles1 materials1 or supplies mined1 produced1 or manufactured in the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,exceptions 7i7 ,in ,general ,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 the requirements of that subparagraph shall not apply with respect to a particular product or material if the ,administrator determines-- 7,i7 that the application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the public interest2 7,,ii7 that such product or material is not produced in the ,united ,states in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality2 or 7,,iii7 that inclusion of a domestic product or material will increase the cost of that product or material by more than #be percent1 with respect to a certain contract between a grantee and that grantee's supplier4 7ii7 ,federal ,register ,a determination made by the ,administrator under this subparagraph shall be published in the ,federal ,register4 7,c7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,the term commercially available off-the-shelf item means-- 7,i7 any item of supply 7including construction material7 that is-- 7aa7 a commercial item1 as defined by section #b4aja of title #dh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 and 7bb7 sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace2 and 7,,ii7 does not include bulk cargo1 as defined in section #djajb7d7 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 such as agricultural products and petroleum products4 7ii7 ,the term product or material means an article1 material1 or supply brought to the site by the recipient for incorporation into the building1 work1 or project4 ,the term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles1 materials1 or supplies4 ,however1 emergency life safety systems1 such as emergency lighting1 fire alarm1 and audio evacuation systems1 that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems1 are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site4 7iii7 ,the term ,united ,states includes the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 and the ,virgin ,islands4 4