,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgeh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for enhanced     
domestic content requirements in        
,federal procurement1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,returning ,american
 ,manufacturing ,potential ,act or      
,,ramp ,act4  #b4 ,enhanced domestic    
content requirement  7a7 ,in general    
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
for purposes of chapter #hc of title    
#da1 ,united ,states ,code1 manufactured
 articles1 materials1 or supplies       
procured are manufactured substantially 
all from articles1 materials1 or        
supplies mined1 produced1 or            
manufactured in the ,united ,states if  
the cost of such component articles1    
materials1 or supplies-- 7#a7 supplied  

not later than the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 exceeds #fj percent of   
cost of the manufactured articles1      
materials1 or supplies procured2  7#b7  
supplied during the period beginning    
,january #a1 #bjbd1 and ending ,december
 #ca1 #bjbh1 exceeds #fe percent of the 
cost of the manufactured articles1      
materials1 or supplies2 and  7#c7       
supplied on or after ,january #a1 #bjbi1
 exceeds #ge percent of the cost of the 
manufactured articles1 materials1 or    
supplies4  7b7 ,exclusion for certain   
manufactured articles ,subsection 7a7   
shall not apply to manufactured articles
 that consist wholly or predominantly of
 iron1 steel1 or a combination of iron  
and steel4  7c7 ,rulemaking  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulatory   
,council shall amend the ,federal       
,acquisition ,regulation to determine   
the treatment of the lowest price       
offered for a foreign end product for   

which #ee percent or more of the        
component articles1 materials1 or       
supplies of such foreign end product are
 manufactured substantially all from    
articles1 materials1 or supplies mined1 
produced1 or manufactured in the ,united
 ,states if-- 7,a7 the application of   
subsection 7a7 results in an            
unreasonable cost2 or  7,b7 no offers   
are submitted to supply manufactured    
articles1 materials1 or supplies        
manufactured substantially all from     
articles1 materials1 or supplies mined1 
produced1 or manufactured in the ,united
 ,states4  7#b7 ,authority to extend #ge
 percent deadline ,the amendments to the
 ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation made 
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall provide
 that the ,administrator of the ,general
 ,services ,administration may extend   
the deadline required under subsection  
7a77#c7 by one additional year if the   
,administrator determines that is it    
necessary to the national security of   
the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,termination 

,rules issued under this subsection     
shall cease to have force or effect on  
,january #a1 #bjcj4  #c4 ,price         
preferences for critical supply chain   
items  7a7 ,in general ,not later than  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,federal ,acquisition
 ,regulatory ,council shall amend the   
,federal ,acquisition ,regulation to    
provide for higher price preferences    
applicable to end products1 construction
 materials1 and components determined   
pursuant to subsection 7b7 to be        
critical to ,united ,states supply      
chains4  7b7 ,list of critical items    
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the  
,office of ,management and ,budget shall
 establish and maintain a list of end   
products1 construction materials1 and   
components that the ,director1 in       
consultation with the heads of relevant 
agencies1 determines are critical to    
,united ,states supply chains4  7#b7    
,public comment ,the ,director of the   
,office of ,management and ,budget shall

 seek public comment on the list        
maintained under paragraph 7#a71        
including by publishing the list in the 
,federal ,register no less often than   
once every four years4 ,the ,director   
shall also consider any unsolicited     
recommendations and comments received at
 any time1 provided that such           
recommendations and comments provide    
sufficient data and rationale to permit 
evaluation4  #d4 ,applicability ,the    
requirements of this ,act shall apply to
 contracts entered into on or after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4