,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dcic ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #bg1 #bjbf,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and ,mr4 ,banks7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the head of each ,federal agency to submit to the ,made in ,america ,office and to ,congress an annual report on the implementation of the ,build ,america1 ,buy ,america ,act that identifies each new and existing ,federal financial assistance program for infrastructure that has and has not fully implemented ,buy ,america preference requirements under that ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,build ,america1 ,buy ,america ,compliance ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 public works infrastructure projects should utilize materials and products produced in the ,united ,states by ,united ,states businesses and ,united ,states workers to create jobs1 strengthen supply chains1 and enhance our national security1 as intended by the enactment of the ,build ,america1 ,buy ,america ,act 7#da ,u4,s4,c4 #hcja note2 ,public ,law #aag-eh7 7referred to in this section as the ,,baba ,act72 7#b7 before the date of enactment of the ,,baba ,act-- 7,a7 significant shares of taxpayer-financed infrastructure spending occurred without regard to the origin of the materials and products acquired for public use2 and 7,b7 domestic content procurement preferences 7referred to in this section as ,buy ,america laws7 applied to federally assisted infrastructure projects were limited in their programmatic and product coverage1 eroded by waivers1 and narrowed by loopholes2 7#c7 the ,,baba ,act strengthens ,buy ,america laws in the ,united ,states1 ensuring that all federally assisted infrastructure projects are constructed using iron and steel1 construction materials1 and manufactured products produced in the ,united ,states2 7#d7 the ,,baba ,act discourages the issuance of general applicability waivers that erode ,buy ,america laws1 reduce visibility into domestic supply chain vulnerabilities1 and eliminate opportunities for ,united ,states businesses and ,united ,states workers to produce materials and products used in taxpayer-funded infrastructure2 7#e7 the ,,baba ,act authorizes ,federal agencies to issue a waiver to a ,buy ,america law to overcome short-term market limitations1 such as availability or cost as specified in section #gjiad7;b7 of that ,act1 and when justified1 ,federal agencies should issue ad hoc1 product-specific waivers to ensure projects proceed without delay and with full transparency in order to signal market demand and trigger new capital investments to expand domestic manufacturing capacities2 7#f7 all waivers to ,buy ,america laws should be publicly accessible on the website of the ,made in ,america ,office established under section #gjibc7;a7 of the ,,baba ,act2 7#g7 the ,administrator of ,general ,services should take additional steps to ensure that the public website required under section #gjicf of the ,,baba ,act is complete and readily available for public use2 and 7#h7 ,congress should continue to work with ,federal agencies to identify and close loopholes to existing ,buy ,america laws that result in taxpayer dollars being spent on imported products and materials to complete federally assisted infrastructure projects4 #c4 ,report on implementation of ,buy ,america preference ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter1 the head of each ,federal agency shall-- 7#a7 submit to the ,made in ,america ,office and to ,congress1 including a separate notice to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives1 and any other committees of jurisdiction1 a report on the implementation of the ,build ,america1 ,buy ,america ,act 7#da ,u4,s4,c4 #hcja note2 ,public ,law #aag-eh7 that-- 7,a7 includes an updated list of new and existing ,federal financial assistance programs for infrastructure administered by the ,federal agency as described in section #gjiac7;a77#a7 of that ,act2 7,b7 identifies each ,federal financial assistance program for infrastructure administered by the ,federal agency for which the ,federal agency has fully implemented section #gjiad of that ,act2 7,c7 identifies each ,federal financial assistance program for infrastructure administered by the ,federal agency for which the ,federal agency has not fully implemented section #gjiad of that ,act2 7,d7 for each program identified under subparagraph 7,b71 describes all actions taken by the ,federal agency to meet the requirements of section #gjiad of that ,act and to preserve any existing ,buy ,america laws1 policies1 or regulations that meet or exceed the requirements of section #gjiad of that ,act as required by section #gjiag of that ,act2 and 7,e7 for each program identified under subparagraph 7,c71 includes an anticipated timeline and the steps that will be taken by the ,federal agency-- 7i7 to achieve full implementation of section #gjiad of that ,act2 and 7ii7 to replace the use of general applicability waivers with ad hoc1 project-specific waivers to the maximum extent possible2 and 7#b7 publish in the ,federal ,register the report under paragraph 7#a74