,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,baldwin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for an
 enhanced domestic content requirement  
for ,navy shipbuilding programs4  #a4   
,enhanced domestic content requirement  
for navy shipbuilding programs  7a7     
,enhanced domestic content requirement  
7#a7 ,contracting requirements ,except  
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 for      
purposes of chapter #hc of title #da1   
,united ,states ,code1 manufactured     
articles1 materials1 or supplies        
procured as part of a ,navy shipbuilding
 program 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  
during the period beginning ,january #a1

 #bjbf1 and ending ,december #ca1 #bjbg1
 exceeds #fe percent of the cost of the 
manufactured articles1 materials1 or    
supplies2  7,b7 supplied during the     
period beginning ,january #a1 #bjbh1 and
 ending ,december #ca1 #bjcb1 exceeds   
#ge percent of the cost of the          
manufactured articles1 materials1 or    
supplies2 and  7,c7 supplied on or after
 ,january #a1 #bjcc1 equals #ajj percent
 of the cost of the manufactured        
articles1 materials1 or supplies4  7#b7 
,applicability to research1 development1
 test1 and evaluation activities        
,contracts related to shipbuilding      
programs entered into under paragraph   
7#a7 to carry out research1 development1
 test1 and evaluation activities shall  
require that these activities and the   
components specified during these       
activities must meet the domestic       
content requirements delineated under   
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,exclusion for    
certain manufactured articles ,paragraph
 7#a7 shall not apply to manufactured   

articles that consist wholly or         
predominantly of iron1 steel1 or a      
combination of iron and steel4  7#d7    
,waiver ,the ,secretary of ,defense may 
request a waiver from the requirements  
under paragraph 7#a7 in order to expand 
sourcing to members of the national     
technical industrial base 7as that term 
is defined in section #dhja of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code74 ,any such  
waiver shall be subject to the approval 
of the ,director of the ,made in        
,america ,office and may only be        
requested if it is determined that any  
of the following apply3 7,a7            
,application of the limitation would    
increase the cost of the overall        
acquisition by more than #be percent or 
cause unreasonable delays to be         
incurred4  7,b7 ,satisfactory quality   
items manufactured by a domestic entity 
are not available or domestic production
 of such items cannot be initiated      
without significantly delaying the      
project for which the item is to be     

acquired4  7,c7 ,it is inconsistent with
 the public interest4  7#e7 ,rulemaking 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,defense1 in concurrence  
with the ,director of the ,made in      
,america ,office1 shall issue rules 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   
paragraph 7#a7 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#f7 ,applicability ,the     
requirements of this subsection shall   

apply to contracts entered into on or   
after ,january #a1 #bjbf4  7b7          
,reporting on country of origin         
manufacturing ,not later than one year  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report on country of origin 
tracking and reporting as it relates to 
manufactured content procured as part of
 ,navy shipbuilding programs1 including 
through primary contracts and           
subcontracts at the second and third    
tiers4 ,the report shall describe       
measures taken to ensure that the       
country of origin information pertaining
 to such content is reported accurately 
in terms of the location of manufacture 
and not determined by the location of   
sale4