IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2039 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act to 
products purchased for the use of the legislative branch, 
to prohibit the application of any of the exceptions to 
the requirements of such Act to products bearing an 
official Congressional insignia, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Made 
in America Promise Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF BUY AMERICAN ACT TO LEGIS-
LATIVE BRANCH; NO EXCEPTIONS FOR PROD-
UCTS BEARING OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL 
INSIGNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Buy American 
Act (41 U.S.C. 10a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY TO ARTI-
CLES, MATERIALS, AND SUPPLIES FOR USE OF LEGISLA-
TIVE BRANCH.— 
‘‘(1) 
APPLICABILITY
TO
LEGISLATIVE 
BRANCH.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
subsection (a) applies with respect to articles, mate-
rials, and supplies acquired for the use of any office 
in the legislative branch, including the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, in the same manner 
as such subsection applies with respect to articles, 
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materials, and supplies acquired for the use of a de-
partment or independent establishment. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PRODUCTS BEARING 
OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL INSIGNIA.—In the case of 
any product which bears an official insignia (includ-
ing a mark resembling an official seal) of the United 
States House of Representatives, the United States 
Senate, or the United States Congress and which is 
acquired for the use of an office of the legislative 
branch, the following shall apply: 
‘‘(A) The head of the office may not make 
a determination under subsection (a) that it is 
inconsistent with the public interest to enter 
into a contract in accordance with this Act. 
‘‘(B) The head of the office may not make 
a determination under subsection (a) that an 
article, material, or supply is not mined, pro-
duced, or manufactured, as the case may be, in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably 
available commercial quantities and of satisfac-
tory quality. 
‘‘(C) The last sentence of subsection (a) 
shall not apply.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 69 of the 
Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 109) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
upon the expiration of the 180-day period which begins 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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