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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 985 
To enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, finance, 
and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and pro-
motion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry 
products. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 
Mr. GUTHRIE (for himself and Ms. CASTOR of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to estab-
lish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of 
research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, 
and develop markets for concrete masonry products. 
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 ‘‘Concrete Masonry 
Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 
2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The production of concrete masonry prod-
ucts plays a significant role in the economy of the 
United States. 
(2) Concrete masonry products are produced by 
hundreds of concrete manufacturers and utilized 
throughout the United States and foreign countries. 
(3) Concrete masonry products move in the 
channels of interstate and foreign commerce, and 
concrete masonry products that do not move in such 
channels of commerce directly burden or affect inter-
state commerce of concrete masonry products. 
(4) The concrete masonry products industry 
employs thousands of workers and positively impacts 
economic stability throughout the United States. 
(5) The maintenance and expansion of existing 
markets for concrete masonry products and the de-
velopment of new markets are vital to the welfare of 
concrete manufacturers in the United States and 
those concerned with marketing and using concrete 
masonry products as well as the general economic 
welfare of the United States. 
(6) The concrete masonry products industry 
plays a vital role in providing safe, environmentally 
sustainable, and economical construction for citizens 
of the United States and abroad. 
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(7) Concrete masonry products are used for the 
construction of structures that protect and provide 
shelter for citizens during disasters (earthquakes, 
floods, hurricanes, tornados, fire, et cetera). 
(8) Concrete masonry structures provide energy 
efficiencies to reduce American energy demands. 
(9) Concrete masonry provides for durable 
structures that support sustainability objectives, re-
ducing long-term demands on natural resources. 
(10) Concrete masonry products are made 
using locally available resources throughout the 
United States, reducing transportation and infra-
structure demands. 
(11) Concrete masonry products are used to 
support the construction of durable and cost-effi-
cient, low-income housing. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author-
ize the establishment of an orderly program for devel-
oping, financing, and carrying out an effective, contin-
uous, and coordinated program of research, education, and 
promotion, including funds for marketing and market re-
search activities, that is designed to— 
(1) strengthen the position of the concrete ma-
sonry products industry in the domestic market-
place; 
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