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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4758 

To provide for enhanced domestic content requirements in Federal 

procurement, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 3, 2022 

Mr. KENNEDY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for enhanced domestic content requirements in 

Federal procurement, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Returning American 

5 Manufacturing Potential Act’’ or ‘‘RAMP Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENHANCED DOMESTIC CONTENT REQUIREMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

8 (b), for purposes of chapter 83 of title 41, United States 

9 Code, manufactured articles, materials, or supplies pro10 cured are manufactured substantially all from articles, 


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1 materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured 

2 in the United States if the cost of such component articles, 

3 materials, or supplies— 

4 (1) supplied not later than the date of the en5 actment of this Act, exceeds 60 percent of cost of 

6 the manufactured articles, materials, or supplies 

7 procured; 

8 (2) supplied during the period beginning Janu9 ary 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2028, ex10 ceeds 65 percent of the cost of the manufactured ar11 ticles, materials, or supplies; and 

12 (3) supplied on or after January 1, 2029, ex13 ceeds 75 percent of the cost of the manufactured ar14 ticles, materials, or supplies. 

15 (b) EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN MANUFACTURED AR16 TICLES.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to manufactured 

17 articles that consist wholly or predominantly of iron, steel, 

18 or a combination of iron and steel. 

19 (c) RULEMAKING.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Fed22 eral Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the 

23 Federal Acquisition Regulation to determine the 

24 treatment of the lowest price offered for a foreign 

25 end product for which 55 percent or more of the 


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1 component articles, materials, or supplies of such 

2 foreign end product are manufactured substantially 

3 all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, pro4 duced, or manufactured in the United States if— 

5 (A) the application of subsection (a) re6 sults in an unreasonable cost; or 

7 (B) no offers are submitted to supply man8 ufactured articles, materials, or supplies manu9 factured substantially all from articles, mate10 rials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufac11 tured in the United States. 

12 (2) AUTHORITY TO EXTEND 75 PERCENT DEAD13 LINE.—The amendments to the Federal Acquisition 

14 Regulation made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 

15 provide that the Administrator of the General Serv16 ices Administration may extend the deadline re17 quired under subsection (a)(3) by one additional 

18 year if the Administrator determines that is it nec19 essary to the national security of the United States. 

20 (3) TERMINATION.—Rules issued under this 

21 subsection shall cease to have force or effect on Jan22 uary 1, 2030. 


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1 SEC. 3. PRICE PREFERENCES FOR CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN 

2 ITEMS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition 

5 Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition 

6 Regulation to provide for higher price preferences applica7 ble to end products, construction materials, and compo8 nents determined pursuant to subsection (b) to be critical 

9 to United States supply chains. 

10 (b) LIST OF CRITICAL ITEMS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 

12 Management and Budget shall establish and main13 tain a list of end products, construction materials, 

14 and components that the Director, in consultation 

15 with the heads of relevant agencies, determines are 

16 critical to United States supply chains. 

17 (2) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Director of the 

18 Office of Management and Budget shall seek public 

19 comment on the list maintained under paragraph 

20 (1), including by publishing the list in the Federal 

21 Register no less often than once every four years. 

22 The Director shall also consider any unsolicited rec23 ommendations and comments received at any time, 

24 provided that such recommendations and comments 

25 provide sufficient data and rationale to permit eval26 uation. 


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1 SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 

2 The requirements of this Act shall apply to contracts 

3 entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act. 

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