I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 613 
To strengthen Buy America requirements applicable to airports, highways, 
high-speed rail, trains, and transit, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2011 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, and Mr. ELLISON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To strengthen Buy America requirements applicable to air-
ports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Airports, Highways, 
High-Speed Rail, Trains, and Transit: Make it in America 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AIRPORTS. 
Section 50101(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) by 
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) the cost of components and sub-
components produced in the United States is— 
‘‘(i) more than 60 percent of the cost 
of all components of the facility or equip-
ment, in the case of obligations made on or 
before December 31, 2011; 
‘‘(ii) more than 80 percent of the cost 
of all components of the facility or equip-
ment, in the case of obligations made in 
the period beginning January 1, 2012, and 
ending December 31, 2012; or 
‘‘(iii) 100 percent of the cost of all 
components of the facility or equipment, in 
the case of obligations made after Decem-
ber 31, 2013; and’’. 
SEC. 3. HIGHWAYS AND ROADWAYS. 
Section 313(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) The Secretary may waive subsection (a) if the 
Secretary finds that including domestic material will in-
crease the cost of the overall project by more than 25 per-
cent.’’. 
SEC. 4. HIGH SPEED RAIL. 
Section 24405(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) if the 
Secretary finds that including domestic material will in-
crease the cost of the overall project by more than 25 per-
cent.’’. 
SEC. 5. AMTRAK TRAINS. 
Section 24305(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 6. BUSES, LIGHT RAIL, HEAVY RAIL. 
Section 5323(j)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 
(D) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (A)(i) (as so re-
designated) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) the cost of components and sub-
components produced in the United States 
is— 
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‘‘(I) more than 60 percent of the 
cost of all components of the rolling 
stock, in the case of obligations made 
on or before December 31, 2011; 
‘‘(II) more than 80 percent of 
the cost of all components of the roll-
ing stock, in the case of obligations 
made in the period beginning January 
1, 2012, and ending December 31, 
2012; or 
‘‘(III) 100 percent of the cost of 
all components of the rolling stock, in 
the case of obligations made after De-
cember 31, 2013; and’’. 
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