(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue uniform standards that define the 
term ‘‘all manufacturing processes’’ for the purposes 
of this Act— 
(A) in the case of iron and steel, in a man-
ner consistent with section 635.410(b)(1)(ii) of 
title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act); and 
(B) in the case of construction materials 
described in subparagraphs (D) through (I) of 
subsection (c)(1), in accordance with paragraph 
(2). 
(2) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
issuing 
uniform 
standards under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary 
shall— 
(A) ensure that the uniform standards re-
quire that each manufacturing process required 
for the manufacture of the construction mate-
rial and the inputs of the construction material 
occurs in the United States, without regard to 
the origin of raw material inputs; and 
(B) take into consideration and seek to 
maximize the direct and indirect jobs benefited 
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or created in the production of the construction 
material. 
(3) APPLICATION.—In carrying out a program 
described in subsection (d), the head of each Federal 
department or agency that administers a program 
described in subsection (d) shall— 
(A) implement this Act; and 
(B) adopt the uniform standards issued by 
the Secretary under paragraph (1) for purposes 
of implementing this Act. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds made available 
to carry out a program described in subsection (d) 
may be used for a project under that program unless 
all of the following materials used in the project are 
produced in the United States: 
(A) Steel. 
(B) Iron. 
(C) Manufactured products. 
(D) Non-ferrous metals. 
(E) Plastic and polymer-based products 
(including polyvinylchloride, composite building 
materials, and polymers used in fiber optic ca-
bles). 
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(F) Concrete and other aggregates. 
(G) Glass (including optic glass). 
(H) Lumber. 
(I) Drywall. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply in any case in which the head of the Federal 
department or agency with authority to carry out 
the applicable program determines that— 
(A) applying paragraph (1) would be in-
consistent with the public interest; 
(B) the relevant material is not produced 
in the United States in sufficient and reason-
ably available quantities and of a satisfactory 
quality; or 
(C) inclusion of the relevant material pro-
duced in the United States will increase the 
cost of the overall project by more than 25 per-
cent. 
(3) WAIVER.—If the head of the Federal de-
partment or agency with authority to carry out the 
applicable program makes a finding under para-
graph (2) to waive paragraph (1), the head of the 
Federal department or agency shall, before the date 
on which the waiver takes effect— 
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(A) publish in the Federal Register a de-
tailed written justification that provides the rea-
sons that the waiver is needed; and 
(B) provide an opportunity for public com-
ment on the proposed waiver for a period of not 
more than 60 days. 
(4) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall be ap-
plied in a manner consistent with United States obli-
gations under international agreements. 
(d) PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—The programs referred 
to in subsection (c)(1) are each of the following: 
(1) Direct and guaranteed loans and grants 
under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)). 
(2) Distance learning and telemedicine grants 
under section 2333 of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa– 
2). 
(3) Broadband loans and loan guarantees under 
title IV of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
U.S.C. 950bb et seq.). 
(4) The community connect grant program es-
tablished under title III of the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
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Related Agencies Appropriations, 2004 (Public Law 
108–199; 118 Stat. 29). 
(5) Solid waste management grants under sec-
tion 310B(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(b)). 
(6) A program or project carried out under the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.). 
(7) Financial assistance for development, imple-
mentation, or modification of a State energy con-
servation plan under section 363 of the Energy Pol-
icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6323). 
(8) State water pollution control revolving 
funds established under title VI of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et 
seq.). 
(9) State drinking water treatment revolving 
loan funds established under section 1452 of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12). 
(10) Grants for construction of health centers 
provided by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
(11) Grants for construction, renovation, or re-
pair of non-Federal research facilities provided by 
the Director of the National Institutes of Health. 
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(12) The public transportation security assist-
ance grant program under section 1406 of the Im-
plementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis-
sion Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135). 
(13) Assistance provided under the Public 
Housing Capital Fund established under section 
9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g(d)). 
(14) The community development block grant 
program under title I of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.). 
(15) The Indian housing block grant program 
under section 101 of the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4111). 
(16) The rural water supply program under 
section 103 of the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 
(43 U.S.C. 2402). 
(e) REQUIREMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 
IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 313(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and 
manufactured products’’ and inserting ‘‘manufac-
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tured products, and construction materials described 
in subparagraphs (D) through (I) of section 2(c)(1) 
of the Made in America Act of 2019’’. 
(2) NO EFFECT ON IRON OR STEEL.—Nothing 
in this subsection or an amendment made by this 
subsection affects section 313 of title 23, United 
States Code, or the implementation of that section 
by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to 
iron or steel. 
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