,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1       
#bjai,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 and
 ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require publication of the 
annual reports required under the       
,presidential ,orders on ,buy ,american 
and ,hire ,american and ,strengthening  
,buy-,american ,preferences for         
,infrastructure ,projects4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,keep ,buying ,american ,act of #bjai4  
#b4 ,publication of annual reports on   
,buy ,american and ,hire ,american      
compliance  7a7 ,in general ,the head of
 each agency required to submit reports 
under ,executive ,order #acghh1 entitled
 ,buy ,american and ,hire ,american1 7or
 any successor order7 shall make each   
report available to the public1 and     

submit each report to ,congress1 at the 
same time the head of the agency submits
 the report to the ,secretary of        
,commerce and ,director of the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget4  7b7        
,publication of previous reports ,not   
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the head of 
each agency that was previously required
 to submit a report under ,executive    
,order #acghh shall make each such      
report available to the public1 and     
submit each such report to ,congress4   
#c4 ,publication of reports identifying 
opportunities to maximize the use of    
,buy ,american principles ,the head of  
each agency required to submit a report 
under ,executive ,order #acheh1 entitled
 ,strengthening ,buy-,american          
,preferences for ,infrastructure        
,projects1 7or any successor order7     
shall make the report available to the  
public1 and submit the report to        
,congress1 at the same time the head of 
the agency submits the report to the    

,president or the ,assistant to the     
,president for ,trade and ,manufacturing
 ,policy4