,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aaf #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bjce
 ,report ,no4 #aai-adg ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#aa1 #bjbe,mr4 ,carbajal 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,ezell7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,june #f1              
#bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,transportation to ensure that all   
cargoes procured1 furnished1 or financed
 by the ,department of ,transportation  
are transported on privately-owned      
commercial vessels of the ,united       
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,american ,cargo for ,american      
,ships ,act4  #b4 ,cargoes procured1    
furnished1 or financed by ,united       
,states ,government ,section #eecje of  

title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7 by     
striking ,when the ,united ,states      
,government and inserting ,except as    
provided in subsection 7c71 when the    
,united ,states ,government2  7#b7 by   
redesignating subsections 7c7 through   
7f7 as subsections 7d7 through 7g71     
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,exception ,when the ,department of    
,transportation procures1 contracts for1
 or otherwise obtains for its own       
account1 or provides financing in any   
way with ,federal funds or advances     
funds or credits1 for the furnishing or 
obtaining of the equipment1 materials1  
or commodities1 the ,secretary of       
,transportation or recipient of such    
financing shall take steps necessary and
 practicable to ensure that #ajj percent
 of the gross tonnage of the equipment1 
materials1 or commodities 7computed     
separately for dry bulk carriers1 dry   
cargo liners1 and tankers7 which may be 

transported on ocean vessels is         
transported on privately-owned          
commercial vessels of the ,united       
,states1 as provided under subsection   
7b71 to the extent those vessels are    
available at fair and reasonable rates  
for commercial vessels of the ,united   
,states1 in a manner that will ensure a 
fair and reasonable participation of    
commercial vessels of the ,united       
,states in those cargoes by geographic  
areas4  4  ,june #f1 #bjbe;,committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed