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,s4 #efeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #cj1         
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,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &    
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify !
 evid5ti>y treatm5t ( docum5tation      
g5]at$ "u a qualify+ process /&>d =     
purposes ( compliance ) ! ,build        
,am]ica1 ,buy ,am]ica ,act1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,build ,am]ican ,effici5cy 
,act4  #b4 ,dome/ic cont5t c]tification 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ! purposes ( adm9i/]+ ! 
,build ,am]ica1 ,buy ,am]ica ,act 7title
 ,,iv ( division ,g ( ,public ,law      
#aag-eh2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #hcja note7 )    
respect to f9ancial assi/ance adm9i/]$  
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban         
,developm5t1 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &      
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! ,secret>y7 %all treat docum5tation    
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,am]ican ,process ,/&>d 7,,nema         
#gjija-bjbd71 z 9 effect on ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 or a successor     
v]sion approv$ by ! ,secret>y1 z        
suffici5t evid5ce = purposes ( det]m9+  
:e!r a fund+ recipi5t's dome/ic cont5t  
c]tification complies ) applicable      
dome/ic cont5t requirem5ts4  7b7 ,rule (
 ,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be
 con/ru$ to-- 7#a7 require a recipi5t or
 prospective recipi5t ( f9ancial        
assi/ance adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t to use       
docum5tation g5]at$ 9 accordance ) !    
,make ,x ,am]ican ,process ,/&>d 7,,nema
 #gjija-bjbd7 to c]tify t _! dome/ic    
cont5t complies ) applicable dome/ic    
cont5t requirem5ts2 or  7#b7 prohibit a 
recipi5t or prospective recipi5t (      
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance adm9i/]$ by ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t f
 us+ any o!r me?od to c]tify t _!       
dome/ic cont5t complies ) applicable    
dome/ic cont5t requirem5ts if su* me?od 
is p]mitt$ by law4  7c7 ,simil> ,/&>ds  

,! ,secret>y may1 if ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es appropriate1 treat docum5tation
 produc$ ?r\gh /&>ds t are simil> to !  
,make ,x ,am]ican ,process ,/&>d 7,,nema
 #gjija-bjbd7 if su* /&>d provides an   
auditable & v]ifiable dome/ic cont5t    
c]tification process4