Build America, Buy America Act

Bill: 117-s-1303
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2021-04-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Manufacturing
Metals
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Public utilities and utility rates
Railroads
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: 

Build America, Buy America Act

 
This bill requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States.
 
Each federal agency must submit to the Office of Management and Budget and to Congress a report that identifies each federal financial assistance program for infrastructure administered by the agency and (1) identify domestic content procurement preferences applicable to the assistance, (2) assess the applicability of such requirements, (3) provide details on any applicable domestic content procurement preference requirement, and (4) include a description of the type of infrastructure projects that receive funding under the program.
 
Each agency shall ensure that none of the funds made available for such a program may be used for a project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States, subject to waivers where inconsistent with the public interest, where not produced in sufficient quantities or satisfactory quality, or where such inclusion will increase the cost of the project by more than 25%.

action_date: 2022-12-19
text: 

Build America, Buy America Act

 
This bill requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States.
 
Each federal agency must submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and to Congress a report that identifies each federal financial assistance program for infrastructure administered by the agency and (1) identify domestic content procurement preferences applicable to the assistance, (2) assess the applicability of such requirements, (3) provide details on any applicable domestic content procurement preference requirement, and (4) include a description of the type of infrastructure projects that receive funding under the program.
 
Each agency shall ensure that none of the funds made available for such a program may be used for a project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States, subject to waivers under specified circumstances.
 
The Department of Transportation must enter into a technical assistance partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ensure the development of a domestic supply base to support intermodal transportation in the United States.
 
The Office for Federal Procurement Policy shall promulgate final regulations or other policy or management guidance to standardize and simplify how federal agencies comply with, report on, and enforce the Buy American Act.
 
The OMB must establish a Made in America Office to undertake specified activities, including to maximize and enforce compliance with domestic preference statutes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 667.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-268.
action_date: 2022-12-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-268.
action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Introduced in Senate