(b)) of the funds used for such project for construction 
or renovation that is certified, verified, or consistent with 
the applicable provisions of— 
(1) the United States Green Building Council 
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 
green building rating standard (commonly known as 
the ‘‘LEED Green Building Rating System’’); 
(2) the Living Building Challenge developed by 
the International Living Future Institute; 
(3) a green building rating program developed 
by the Collaborative for High-Performance Schools 
(commonly known as ‘‘CHPS’’) that is CHPS- 
verified; or 
(4) a program that— 
(A) has standards that are equivalent to or 
more stringent than the standards of a program 
described in paragraphs (1) through (3); 
(B) is adopted by the State or another ju-
risdiction with authority over the agency; and 
(C) includes a verifiable method to dem-
onstrate compliance with such program. 
(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—The applicable per-
centage described in this subsection is— 
(1) for fiscal year 2020, 60 percent; 
(2) for fiscal year 2021, 70 percent; 
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(3) for fiscal year 2022; 80 percent; 
(4) for fiscal year 2023, 90 percent; and 
(5) for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029, 
100 percent. 
SEC. 304. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFAC-
TURED PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency that 
receives covered funds shall ensure that any iron, steel, 
and manufactured products used in projects carried out 
with such funds are produced in the United States. 
(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may waive 
the requirement of subsection (a) if the Secretary 
determines that— 
(A) applying subsection (a) would be in-
consistent with the public interest; 
(B) iron, steel, and manufactured products 
produced in the United States are not produced 
in a sufficient and reasonably available amount 
or are not of a satisfactory quality; or 
(C) using iron, steel, and manufactured 
products produced in the United States will in-
crease the cost of the overall project by more 
than 25 percent. 
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(2) PUBLICATION.—Before issuing a waiver 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish in 
the Federal Register a detailed written explanation 
of the waiver determination. 
(c) CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREE-
MENTS.—This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with the obligations of the United States under 
international agreements. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.—The 
term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ means the fol-
lowing: 
(A) When used with respect to a manufac-
tured product, the product was manufactured in 
the United States and the cost of the compo-
nents of such product that were mined, pro-
duced, or manufactured in the United States 
exceeds 60 percent of the total cost of all com-
ponents of the product. 
(B) When used with respect to iron or 
steel products, or an individual component of a 
manufactured product, all manufacturing proc-
esses for such iron or steel products or compo-
nents, from the initial melting stage through 
the application of coatings, occurred in the 
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United States, except that the term does not in-
clude— 
(i) steel or iron material or products 
manufactured abroad from semi-finished 
steel or iron from the United States; and 
(ii) steel or iron material or products 
manufactured in the United States from 
semi-finished steel or iron of foreign origin. 
(2)
MANUFACTURED
PRODUCT.—The
term 
‘‘manufactured product’’ means any construction 
material or end product (as such terms are defined 
in part 25.003 of the Federal Acquisition Regula-
tion) that is not an iron or steel product, includ-
ing— 
(A) electrical components; and 
(B) non-ferrous building materials, includ-
ing, aluminum and polyvinylchloride (PVC), 
glass, fiber optics, plastic, wood, masonry, rub-
ber, manufactured stone, any other non-ferrous 
metals, and any unmanufactured construction 
material. 
SEC. 305. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the appropriate con-
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gressional committees a report on the projects carried out 
with covered funds. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment of— 
(1) the types of projects carried out with cov-
ered funds; 
(2) the geographic distribution of the projects; 
(3) an assessment of the impact of the projects 
on the health and safety of school staff and stu-
dents; and 
(4) how the Secretary or States could make 
covered funds more accessible— 
(A) to schools with the highest numbers 
and percentages of students counted under sec-
tion 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)); 
and 
(B) to schools with fiscal challenges in 
raising
capital
for
school
infrastructure 
projects. 
(c) UPDATES.—The Comptroller General shall up-
date and resubmit the report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees— 
(1) on a date that is between 5 and 6 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
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