,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjbd,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,ms4     
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje to limit 
,federal funding of the procurement of  
certain buses under the ,clean ,school  
,bus program1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,secure ,school ,buses ,act of  
#bjbd4  #b4 ,limitation on procurement  
under ,clean ,school ,bus program       
,section #gda of the ,energy ,policy    
,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afjia7 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 
by redesignating paragraph 7#h7 as      
paragraph 7#i72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#g7 the following3     
7#h7 ,limitation on procurement of      
certain school buses  7,a7 ,limitation  

on use ,except as provided in           
subparagraph 7,c71 financial assistance 
made available under this subsection    
shall not be used in awarding a contract
 or subcontract to an entity on or after
 the date of enactment of the ,secure   
,school ,buses ,act of #bjbd for the    
procurement of a school bus for use in  
accordance with paragraph 7#e7 if the   
manufacturer of the school bus is owned 
or controlled by1 is a subsidiary of1 is
 contractually tied to1 or is otherwise 
related legally or financially to a     
corporation based in a country that--   
7i7 is identified as a nonmarket economy
 country 7as defined in section #gga7ah7
 of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #afgg7ah777 as of the date of 
enactment of the ,secure ,school ,buses 
,act of #bjbd2  7ii7 was identified by  
the ,united ,states ,trade              
,representative in the most recent      
report required by section #ahb of the  
,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4     
#bbdb7 as a priority foreign country    

under subsection 7a77#b7 of that        
section2 and  7iii7 is subject to       
monitoring by the ,united ,states ,trade
 ,representative under section #cjf of  
the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 
#bdaf74  7,b7 ,international agreements 
,this paragraph shall be applied in a   
manner consistent with the obligations  
of the ,united ,states under            
international agreements4  7,c7         
,exceptions  7i7 ,prior contracts  7,i7 
,in general ,subject to subclause       
7,,ii71 this paragraph shall not apply  
to any contract or subcontract made by  
an eligible recipient with a school bus 
manufacturer described in subparagraph  
7,a7 if the manufacturer and the        
eligible recipient have a contract for  
school bus procurement that was executed
 before the date of enactment of the    
,secure ,school ,buses ,act of #bjbd4   
7,,ii7 ,exclusion ,for purposes of      
subclause 7,i71 the term contract or    
subcontract does not include an option1 
an amendment1 or an extension of the    

original contract that is exercised or  
executed on or after the date of        
enactment of the ,secure ,school ,buses 
,act of #bjbd4  7ii7 ,minority          
relationships and investments  7,i7 ,in 
general ,for purposes of this paragraph 
but subject to subclause 7,,ii71 the    
term otherwise related legally or       
financially does not include-- 7aa7 a   
minority relationship or investment2 or 
7bb7 a relationship with or investment  
in a subsidiary1 joint venture1 or other
 entity based in a country described in 
subparagraph 7,a7 that does not export  
school buses for use in the ,united     
,states4  7,,ii7 ,corporations based in 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china       
,notwithstanding subclause 7,i77aa71 for
 purposes of this paragraph1 the term   
otherwise related legally or financially
 includes a minority relationship or    
investment if the relationship or       
investment involves a corporation based 
in the ,people's ,republic of ,china4  2
 and  7#b7 in subsection 7c77#c77;,e71  

by striking subsection 7b77#g7 and      
inserting subsection 7b77#i74