‘‘(ii) steel, iron, and manufactured 
goods produced outside the United States 
for projects with respect to which the 
President 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 President 
during the preceding calendar year on manufac-
turing employment in the United States. 
‘‘(d) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—The President may 
not impose a limitation or condition on assistance provided 
under a section specified in subsection (a)(1) that re-
stricts— 
‘‘(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 
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48, Code of Federal Regulations, a person shall be ineli-
gible to receive a contract or subcontract funded with 
amounts made available to carry out a section specified 
in subsection (a)(1) if the President, the head of any de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, 
or a court determines that such person 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 
‘‘(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.— 
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‘‘(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 
President shall prohibit the use of steel, iron, and 
manufactured goods produced in a foreign country 
in a project funded with amounts made available to 
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 
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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. 
SEC. 204. AMERICANIZATION OF OFFSHORE OPERATIONS 
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 
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-
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ration, development, production, and support activi-
ties that commence on or after July 1, 2011. 
(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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