carry out a section specified in subsection (a)(1), in-
cluding any project for which the President has 
issued a waiver under subsection (b), if the Presi-
dent, in consultation with the United States Trade 
Representative, determines that the foreign country 
is in violation of the terms of an agreement with the 
United States by discriminating against steel, iron, 
or manufactured goods that are produced in the 
United States and covered by the agreement. 
‘‘(g) EMERGENCY WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, the President may waive 
the applicability of this section, in whole or in part, in 
an emergency.’’. 
(b) REVIEW OF NATIONWIDE WAIVERS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
at least every 5 years thereafter, the President shall review 
each standing nationwide waiver issued under section 707 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (as added by this section) to determine 
whether continuing such waiver is necessary. 
(c) REPEAL OF BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 306 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 5206) is repealed. 
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SEC. 204. BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS BUY AMER-
ICA PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Act of June 21, 1940 (33 
U.S.C. 511 et seq.; popularly known as the Truman- 
Hobbs Act) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘BUY AMERICA 
‘‘SEC. 14. (a) DOMESTIC SOURCE REQUIREMENT 
FOR STEEL, IRON, AND MANUFACTURED GOODS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds made available to carry out 
this Act may not be used, in whole or in part, for 
a project for the alteration of a bridge unless the 
steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the 
project are produced in the United States. 
‘‘(2) SCOPE.—The requirements of this section 
apply to all contracts for a project carried out within 
the scope of the applicable finding, determination, or 
decision under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), regardless of 
the funding source of such contracts, if at least one 
contract for the project is funded with amounts 
made available to carry out this Act. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ISSUANCE
OF
WAIVERS.—The Secretary 
may waive the requirements of subsection (a) only if 
the Secretary finds that— 
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‘‘(A) applying subsection (a) would be in-
consistent with the public interest, as deter-
mined in accordance with the regulations re-
quired under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) the steel, iron, or manufactured 
goods required for a project are not produced in 
the United States— 
‘‘(i) in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities; or 
‘‘(ii) to a satisfactory quality; or 
‘‘(C) the use of steel, iron, and manufac-
tured goods produced in the United States for 
a project will increase the total cost of the 
project by more than 25 percent. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall issue regulations establishing the criteria 
that the Secretary shall use to determine whether 
the application of subsection (a) is inconsistent with 
the public interest for purposes of paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(3) REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS.—A recipient of 
assistance under this Act seeking a waiver under 
paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary a re-
quest for the waiver in such form and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(c) WAIVER REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PUBLIC
NOTIFICATION
OF
AND
OPPOR-
TUNITY FOR COMMENT ON REQUEST FOR A WAIV-
ER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary re-
ceives a request for a waiver under subsection 
(b), the Secretary shall provide notice of and an 
opportunity for public comment on the request 
at least 30 days before making a finding based 
on the request. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS.—A notice 
provided under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) include the information available 
to the Secretary concerning the request, in-
cluding whether the request is being made 
under subsection (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), or 
(b)(1)(C); and 
‘‘(ii) be provided by electronic means, 
including on the official public Internet 
Web site of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating. 
‘‘(2) DETAILED
JUSTIFICATION
IN
FEDERAL 
REGISTER.—If the Secretary issues a waiver under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall publish in the 
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Federal Register a detailed justification for the 
waiver that— 
‘‘(A) addresses the public comments re-
ceived under paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) is published before the waiver takes 
effect. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1 of each year beginning after the date of en-
actment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report that— 
‘‘(A) specifies each project with respect to 
which the Secretary issued a waiver under sub-
section (b) during the preceding calendar year; 
‘‘(B) identifies the country of origin and 
product specifications for steel, iron, or manu-
factured goods acquired pursuant to each waiv-
er under subsection (b) issued by the Secretary 
during the preceding calendar year; 
‘‘(C) summarizes the monetary value of 
contracts awarded pursuant to each such waiv-
er; 
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‘‘(D) provides the justification for each 
such waiver, including the specific law, treaty, 
or international agreement under which the 
waiver was granted; 
‘‘(E) summarizes the funds expended on— 
‘‘(i) steel, iron, and manufactured 
goods produced in the United States for 
projects with respect to which the Buy 
America requirement under this section 
applied during the preceding calendar year; 
and 
‘‘(ii) steel, iron, and manufactured 
goods produced outside the United States 
for projects with respect to which the Sec-
retary issued a waiver under subsection (b) 
during the preceding calendar year; and 
‘‘(F) provides an employment impact anal-
ysis of the cumulative effect of all waivers 
under subsection (b) issued by the Secretary 
during the preceding calendar year on manufac-
turing employment in the United States. 
‘‘(d) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may 
not impose a limitation or condition on assistance provided 
under this Act that restricts— 
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‘‘(1) a State from imposing requirements that 
are more stringent than those imposed under this 
section with respect to limiting the use of articles, 
materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufac-
tured in foreign countries for projects carried out 
with such assistance; or 
‘‘(2) any recipient of such assistance from com-
plying with such State requirements. 
‘‘(e) INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS.—Pursuant to proce-
dures established under subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of title 
48, Code of Federal Regulations, a person shall be ineli-
gible to receive a contract or subcontract funded with 
amounts made available under this Act if the Secretary, 
the head of any department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States, or a court determines that such per-
son intentionally— 
‘‘(1) affixed a label bearing a ‘Made in Amer-
ica’ inscription, or any inscription with the same 
meaning, to any steel, iron, or manufactured goods 
that— 
‘‘(A) were used in a project to which this 
section applies; and 
‘‘(B) were not produced in the United 
States; or 
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‘‘(2) represented that any steel, iron, or manu-
factured goods were produced in the United States 
that— 
‘‘(A) were used in a project to which this 
section applies; and 
‘‘(B) were not produced in the United 
States. 
‘‘(f) CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall be ap-
plied in a manner that is consistent with United 
States obligations under international agreements. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN 
VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall prohibit the use of steel, iron, and 
manufactured goods produced in a foreign country 
in a project funded with amounts made available 
under this Act, including any project for which the 
Secretary has issued a waiver under subsection (b), 
if the Secretary, in consultation with the United 
States Trade Representative, determines that the 
foreign country is in violation of the terms of an 
agreement with the United States by discriminating 
against steel, iron, or manufactured goods that are 
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produced in the United States and covered by the 
agreement. 
‘‘(g) EMERGENCY WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, the Secretary may waive 
the applicability of this section, in whole or in part, in 
an emergency.’’. 
(b) REVIEW OF NATIONWIDE WAIVERS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
at least every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of the de-
partment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall re-
view each standing nationwide waiver issued under section 
14 of the Act of June 21, 1940 (as added by this section) 
to determine whether continuing such waiver is necessary. 
SEC. 205. REGISTRY ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENT IN THE 
EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE. 
(a) REGISTRY ENDORSEMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 12111 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(e) RESOURCE ACTIVITIES IN THE EEZ.—Except 
for activities requiring an endorsement under section 
12112 or 12113, only a vessel for which a certificate of 
documentation with a registry endorsement is issued and 
that is owned by a citizen of the United States (as deter-
mined under section 50501(d)) may engage in support of 
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exploration, development, or production of resources in, 
on, above, or below the exclusive economic zone or any 
other activity in the exclusive economic zone to the extent 
that the regulation of such activity is not prohibited under 
customary international law.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) applies only with respect to explo-
ration, development, production, and support activi-
ties that commence on or after July 1, 2013. 
(b) LEGAL AUTHORITY.—Section 2301 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘title’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘1988’’ the following: ‘‘, 
and the exclusive economic zone to the extent that 
the regulation of such operation is not prohibited 
under customary international law’’. 
(c) TRAINING FOR COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall establish a program to provide 
Coast Guard personnel with the training necessary for the 
implementation of the amendments made by this section. 
Æ 
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