stage through the application of coat-
ings, occurred in the United States; 
and 
(II) with respect to an iron or 
steel manufactured product, means 
that— 
(aa) the iron or steel manu-
factured product was manufac-
tured in the United States; and 
(bb) the cost of the compo-
nents of the iron or steel manu-
factured 
product 
that 
were 
mined, produced, or manufac-
tured in the United States is 
greater than 60 percent of the 
total cost of the components of 
the iron or steel manufactured 
product. 
(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘pro-
duced in the United States’’, with respect 
to an iron or steel product or an iron or 
steel manufactured product, does not in-
clude an iron or steel product or an iron 
or steel manufactured product that was 
manufactured— 
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(I) abroad from semi-finished 
steel or iron from the United States; 
or 
(II) in the United States from 
semi-finished steel or iron of foreign 
origin. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—Funds made available 
under the program may not be used for a project 
unless all of the iron and steel products and iron 
and steel manufactured products used in the project 
are produced in the United States. 
(3) WAIVER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On request of the re-
cipient of a grant under the program, the Sec-
retary may grant for the project of the recipient 
of the grant a waiver of the requirement de-
scribed in paragraph (2) if the Secretary finds 
that— 
(i) the application of paragraph (2) 
would be inconsistent with the public inter-
est; 
(ii) iron or steel products or iron or 
steel manufactured products are not pro-
duced in the United States— 
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(I) in sufficient and reasonably 
available quantities; or 
(II) of a satisfactory quality; or 
(iii) the inclusion of iron or steel prod-
ucts or iron or steel manufactured prod-
ucts produced in the United States would 
increase the cost of the overall project by 
greater than 25 percent. 
(B) PUBLIC NOTICE.—On receipt of a re-
quest for a waiver under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall— 
(i) make available to the public, in-
cluding by electronic means, including on 
the official public website of the Depart-
ment of Energy, on an informal basis, a 
copy of the request and all information 
available to the Secretary relating to the 
request; and 
(ii) provide for informal public input 
on the request for a period of not fewer 
than 15 days before making with respect 
to the request the finding described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each program manager 
shall— 
(A) determine what data shall be re-
quired— 
(i) to be collected by or from each 
small- or medium-sized manufacturer re-
ceiving a subgrant under subsection (c); 
and 
(ii) to be submitted to the program 
manager to permit analysis of the subgrant 
program under subsection (c); and 
(B) develop metrics to determine the suc-
cess of the subgrant program under subsection 
(c). 
(2) PROVISION OF DATA.—As a condition of re-
ceiving a subgrant under subsection (c), a small- or 
medium-sized manufacturer shall provide to the pro-
gram manager relevant data, as determined by the 
program manager under paragraph (1)(A). 
(3) PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.—In carrying 
out this subsection, each program manager, as ap-
propriate, shall provide for the protection of propri-
etary information and intellectual property rights. 
(g) FUNDING.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of amounts made avail-
able to the Secretary and not otherwise obligated, 
the Secretary shall use to carry out this section not 
more than $600,000,000. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PROGRAM
MAN-
AGERS.—A program manager shall use not greater 
than 7 percent of the grant funds received by the 
program manager, at the discretion of the program 
manager— 
(A) to hire and train staff to assist the 
program manager in administering the sub-
grant program of the program manager; and 
(B) to market the subgrant program to 
small- and medium-sized manufacturers. 
(3) MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT.—The Sec-
retary may use not greater than 0.25 percent of the 
funds made available under paragraph (1) to carry 
out subsection (e). 
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