Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act

To require 85 percent domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies or by States with Federal funds and in property eligible for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act 2. Requirements for purchase of green technologies with 85 percent domestic content for use by Federal Government and States (a) Requirement for purchases by Federal Government Notwithstanding chapter 83 (b) Requirement for purchases by States using Federal funds Subject to subsection (c), Federal funds may not be provided to a State for the purchase of green technologies unless the State agrees that the funds shall be used to purchase only green technologies that are 85 percent manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or supplies 85 percent of which are grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. (c) Phase-In of requirement During the first two fiscal years occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act, subsections (a) and (b) shall be applied— (1) during the first fiscal year beginning after such date of enactment, by substituting 50 percent 85 percent (2) during the second fiscal year beginning after such date of enactment, by substituting 60 percent 85 percent (d) Green technologies defined In this Act, the term green technologies (1) reduce dependence on unreliable sources of energy by encouraging the use of sustainable biomass, wind, small-scale hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services; and (2) use hybrid fossil-renewable energy systems. (e) Effective date This section shall apply to purchases of green technologies on and after October 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Renewable energy production and investment tax credits limited to domestically produced property (a) Credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources Subsection (d) of section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Domestic content requirement (A) In general In the case of any facility originally placed in service after the date of the enactment of the Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act (B) Transitional rule In the case of any facility originally placed in service before January 1, 2015, subparagraph (A) shall be applied— (i) in the case a facility originally placed in service during 2013, by substituting 50 percent 85 percent (ii) in the case a facility originally placed in service during 2014, by substituting 60 percent 85 percent . (b) Investment energy credit Section 48 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Domestic content requirement (1) In general In the case of any property for any period after the date of the enactment of the Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act (2) Transitional rule In the case of any property for any period before January 1, 2015, paragraph (1) shall be applied— (A) in the case of any period during 2013, by substituting 50 percent 85 percent (B) in the case of any period during 2014, by substituting 60 percent 85 percent . (c) Effective dates (1) Production credit The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to facilities originally placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Investment credit The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to periods after the date of the enactment of this Act, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m)

Summary: Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act - Authorizes federal acquisition of, or the provision of federal funds to states for purchase of, only green technologies that are 85% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are 85% grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Provides that such percentage shall be 50% in the first fiscal year after enactment and 60% in the second fiscal year. Defines "green technologies" to mean renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services that: (1) reduce dependence on unreliable sources of energy by encouraging the use of sustainable biomass, wind, small-scale hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services; and (2) use hybrid fossil-renewable energy systems. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit treating any facility originally placed in service after the enactment of this Act as a qualified facility for purposes of the renewable energy production and investment tax credits unless such facility is 85% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are 85% grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Provides that such percentage shall be 50% for a facility placed in service during 2013, and 60% for a facility placed in service during 2014.