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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1684 
To require the use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in 
the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and 
treatment works. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2011 
Ms. SUTTON (for herself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Mr. JONES, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. MICHAUD, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. COHEN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. GENE GREEN of 
Texas, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MURPHY 
of Connecticut, Mr. OLVER, Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. LEWIS 
of Georgia, Mr. TONKO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. PINGREE of Maine) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the use of American iron, steel, and manufactured 
goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public 
water systems and treatment works. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep American Jobs 
from Going Down the Drain Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF AMERICAN MATERIALS 
IN PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. 
Section 1452(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–12(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF AMERICAN MA-
TERIALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds made 
available by a State loan fund as authorized 
under this section may be used for a project for 
the construction, alteration, maintenance, or re-
pair of a public water system unless the steel, 
iron, and manufactured goods used in such 
project are produced in the United States. 
‘‘(B) WAIVERS.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply in any case in which the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Governor of the 
State, finds that— 
‘‘(i) applying subparagraph (A) would 
be inconsistent with the public interest; 
‘‘(ii) the steel, iron, and manufactured 
goods are not produced in the United 
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States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities and of a satisfactory qual-
ity; or 
‘‘(iii) inclusion of steel, iron, and man-
ufactured goods produced in the United 
States will increase the cost of the overall 
project by more than 25 percent. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND WRITTEN 
JUSTIFICATION FOR WAIVER.—If the Adminis-
trator determines that it is necessary to waive 
the application of subparagraph (A) based on a 
finding under subparagraph (B), the Adminis-
trator shall— 
‘‘(i) not less than 15 days prior to 
waiving the application of subparagraph 
(A), provide public notice and the oppor-
tunity to comment on the Administrator’s 
intent to issue such waiver; and 
‘‘(ii) upon issuing such waiver, publish 
in the Federal Register a detailed written 
justification as to why the provision is 
being waived. 
‘‘(D) CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL 
AGREEMENTS.—This paragraph shall be applied 
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