I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 194 
To clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act to products purchased 
for the use of the legislative branch, to prohibit the application of 
any of the exceptions to the requirements of such Act to products 
bearing an official Congressional insignia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2013 
Ms. KAPTUR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act to 
products purchased for the use of the legislative branch, 
to prohibit the application of any of the exceptions to 
the requirements of such Act to products bearing an 
official Congressional insignia, 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 ‘‘Congressional Made 
in America Promise Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF BUY AMERICAN ACT TO LEGIS-
LATIVE BRANCH; NO EXCEPTIONS FOR PROD-
UCTS BEARING OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL 
INSIGNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8302 of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY TO ARTI-
CLES, MATERIALS, AND SUPPLIES FOR USE OF LEGISLA-
TIVE BRANCH.— 
‘‘(1) 
APPLICABILITY
TO
LEGISLATIVE 
BRANCH.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
subsection (a) applies with respect to articles, mate-
rials, and supplies acquired for the use of any office 
in the legislative branch, including the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, in the same manner 
as such subsection applies with respect to articles, 
materials, and supplies acquired for the use of a de-
partment or independent establishment. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PRODUCTS BEARING 
OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL INSIGNIA.—In the case of 
any product which bears an official insignia (includ-
ing a mark resembling an official seal) of the United 
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States House of Representatives, the United States 
Senate, or the United States Congress and which is 
acquired for the use of an office of the legislative 
branch, the following shall apply: 
‘‘(A) The head of the office may not make 
a determination under subsection (a)(1) that it 
is inconsistent with the public interest to enter 
into a contract in accordance with this Act. 
‘‘(B) The exception under subparagraph 
(B) of subsection (a)(2) shall not apply. 
‘‘(C) The exception under subparagraph 
(C) of subsection (a)(2) shall not apply.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 69 of the 
Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 109) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
upon the expiration of the 180-day period which begins 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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