,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #b1 #bjai,ms4     
,baldw9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cassidy7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to ensure small %ipy>d grant  
projects are c>ri$ out us+ mat]ials     
produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+
 ,buy ,am]ica = ,small ,%ipy>d ,grants  
,act4  #b4 ,requirem5t = small %ipy>d   
grantees ,section #edaja7;d7 ( title    
#df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ ,grants aw>d$ & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,grants aw>d$  2
 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#b7 ,buy ,am]ica  7,a7 ,9 ,g5]al       
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 no funds  
may be obligat$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,m>itime ,adm9i/ration "u ?is section1  
unless ea* product & mat]ial pur*as$ )  
^? funds 7includ+ products & mat]ials   
pur*as$ by a grantee71 & includ+ any    

comm]cially available (f-!-%elf item1   
is--  7i7 an unmanufactur$ article1     
mat]ial1 or supply t has be5 m9$ or     
produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7ii7 a   
manufactur$ article1 mat]ial1 or supply 
t has be5 manufactur$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
sub/antially all f articles1 mat]ials1  
or supplies m9$1 produc$1 or manufactur$
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7 ,exceptions   
7i7 ,9 ,g5]al ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,a71
 ! requirem5ts ( t subp>agraph %all n   
apply ) respect to a p>ticul> product or
 mat]ial if ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es--   
7,i7 t ! application ( ^? requirem5ts   
w\ld be inconsi/5t ) ! public int]e/2   
7,,ii7 t su* product or mat]ial is n    
produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 suffici5t & 
reasonably available quantities & ( a   
satisfactory quality2 or  7,,iii7 t     
inclusion ( a dome/ic product or mat]ial
 w increase ! co/ ( t product or mat]ial
 by m ?an #be p]c5t1 ) respect to a     
c]ta9 contract betwe5 a grantee & t     
grantee's suppli]4  7ii7 ,f$]al ,regi/] 
,a det]m9ation made by ! ,adm9i/rator "u

 ?is subp>agraph %all be publi%$ 9 !    
,f$]al ,regi/]4  7,c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 p>agraph3 7i7 ,! t]m comm]cially       
available (f-!-%elf item means--  7,i7  
any item ( supply 7includ+ con/ruction  
mat]ial7 t is-- 7aa7 a comm]cial item1 z
 def9$ by section #b4aja ( title #dh1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations2 &  7bb7    
sold 9 sub/antial quantities 9 !        
comm]cial m>ketplace2 &  7,,ii7 does n  
include bulk c>go1 z def9$ 9 section    
#djajb7d7 ( title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 su* z agricultural products &    
petroleum products4  7ii7 ,! t]m product
 or mat]ial means an article1 mat]ial1  
or supply br\ght to ! site by ! recipi5t
 = incorporation into ! build+1 "w1 or  
project4 ,! t]m also includes an item   
br\ght to ! site preassembl$ f articles1
 mat]ials1 or supplies4 ,h[ev]1 em]g5cy 
life safety sy/ems1 su* z em]g5cy       
light+1 fire al>m1 & audio evacuation   
sy/ems1 t are discrete sy/ems           
incorporat$ into a public build+ or "w &
 t are produc$ z complete sy/ems1 are   

evaluat$ z a s+le & di/9ct con/ruction  
mat]ial reg>dless ( :5 or h[ !          
individual p>ts or compon5ts ( ^? sy/ems
 are deliv]$ to ! con/ruction site4     
7iii7 ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates includes !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 
,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & ! ,virg9      
,isl&s4  4