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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. KOREA VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) travel and tourism play a major role in reducing the
United States unfavorable balance of trade;
(2) the characteristics of the Korean travel market do not
permit long-term planning for longer trips;
(3) applications for United States visas cannot now be
processed in a reasonable period of time;
(4) the Secretary of State has attempted to solve the
problem by adding additional staff to the consular section at
the United States Embassy in Seoul;
(5) unfortunately, these additions have not resulted in any
discernable improvement in reducing visa processing delays;
(6) further, it is unlikely, given the current fiscal
environment, to expect funding to be available for further
staff additions in sufficient numbers to effect any significant
improvement in the time required to process visa applications;
(7) most of the nations of the South Pacific, Europe, and
Canada do not currently require Koreans entering their
countries to have a visa, thus providing them with a serious
competitive advantage in the tourism industry;
(8) the United States territory of Guam has been permitted
by the United States Government to eliminate visa requirements
for Koreans visiting Guam, with resultant impressive increases
in travel and tourism from citizens of the Republic of Korea;
(9) any application under existing procedures to add the
Republic of Korea, or any other nation to the group of favored
nations exempted from United States visa regulations, would
require many years during which time the United States could
well lose its competitive advantages in attracting travel and
tourism from the Republic of Korea;
(10) the Republic of Korea, as a gesture of goodwill, has
already unilaterally exempted United States tourists who seek
to enter the Republic of Korea from the requirement of
obtaining a visa; and
(11) growth in Korean travel to the United States has not
kept pace with growth in travel to non-United States
destinations, and cumbersome and time-consuming visa processing
procedures are widely recognized as the cause of this loss of
market share and competitiveness with alternative destinations.
(b) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of State and the Attorney General
jointly shall establish a pilot project (in this section referred to as
the ''pilot program'') within six months of the date of the enactment
of this Act under which the requirement of paragraph (7)(B)(i)(II) of
section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(7)(B)(i)(II)) is waived during the pilot program period in the
case of any alien who meets the following requirements:
(1) National of pilot program country.--The alien is a
national of, and presents a passport issued by, the Republic of
Korea. The Republic of Korea is urged to provide machine
readable passports to its citizens in the near future.
(2) Seeking entry as tourist.--The alien is applying for
admission to the United States during the pilot program period
as a nonimmigrant visitor for pleasure (as described in section
101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(B))), as part of a group tour to the United States.
(3) Period of stay.--The alien seeks to stay in the United
States for a period of not more than 15 days.
(4) Executes immigration forms.--The alien before the time
of such admission completes such immigration form as the
Attorney General shall establish.
(5) Entry into the united states.--If arriving by sea or
air, the alien arrives at the port of entry into the United
States on a carrier which has entered into an agreement with the
Immigration and Naturalization Service to guarantee transport of the
alien out of the United States if the alien is found inadmissible or
deportable by an immigration officer.
(6) Not a safety threat.--The alien has been determined not
to represent a threat to the welfare, health, safety, or
security of the United States.
(7) No previous violation.--If the alien previously was
admitted without a visa under this section, the alien must not
have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous
admission as such a nonimmigrant.
(8) Round-trip ticket.--The alien is in possession of a
round-trip transportation ticket (unless this requirement is
waived by the Attorney General under regulations).
(c) Waiver of Rights.--An alien may not be provided a waiver under
the pilot program unless the alien has waived any right--
(1) to review or appeal under this Act of an immigration
officer's determination as to the admissibility of the alien at
the port of entry into the United States, or
(2) to contest, other than on the basis of an application
for asylum, any action for deportation against the alien.
(d) Termination of Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of this section, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State,
acting jointly, may terminate the pilot program under this section on
or after a date which is one year after the date of the establishment
of the pilot program if--
(1) during the preceding fiscal year, the overstay rate for
nationals of the Republic of Korea entering the United States
under the pilot program exceeds the overstay rate of such
nationals entering the United States with valid visas; and
(2) the Attorney General and the Secretary of State have
jointly determined that the pilot program is leading to a
significant increase in the number of overstays by such
nationals.
(e) Special Bond and Notification Requirements for Tour
Operators.--
(1) In general.--Nationals of the Republic of Korea may not
enter the United States under the terms of this section unless
they are accompanied for the duration of their authorized
admission period by a tour operator who has fulfilled the
following requirements:
(A) The tour operator has posted a bond of $200,000
with the Secretary of State.
(B) The Secretary of State, under such regulations
as the Secretary may prescribe, has approved an
application by the tour operator to escort tour groups
to the United States.
(C) The tour operator provides the name, address,
birthdate, passport number, and citizenship of all
prospective tour group members to the Secretary of
State no less than one business day prior to the
departure date of the group, under such regulations as
he may prescribe, in order to determine that the
prospective travelers do not represent a threat to the
welfare, health, safety, and security of the United
States.
(D) The tour operator excludes from the tour group
any person whom the Secretary of State denies
permission to travel to the United States.
(E) The tour operator provides written
certification or other such evidence prescribed by the
Secretary of State and Attorney General which documents
the return to Korea of each tour group member.
(2) Forfeiture of bonds.--Bonds posted in accordance with
this subsection shall be forfeited in whole or in part and a
tour operator's authorization to escort tours to the United
States may be suspended or revoked if the Secretary of State
finds that the tour operator--
(A) has failed to disclose a material fact in
connection with the application required under
paragraph (1)(B);
(B) fails to comply with the advance notification
and refusal requirements of paragraphs (1)(C) and
(1)(D);
(C) has failed to take adequate steps to ensure
that visitors who are being escorted to the United
States under the terms of an approved application
return to their country of residence; or
(D) is found at any time to have committed a felony
or any offense under the immigration laws of the United
States.
(f) Participation by Tour Agents.--The Secretary of State shall
periodically review the overstay rate of nationals of the Republic of
Korea that corresponds to each tour agent participating in the program
under this section. The Secretary may terminate the participation in
the program of any tour agent if the Secretary determines that the
corresponding overstay rate is excessive.
(g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) Group tour.--The term ''group tour'' means travelers
who take advantage of group-purchased hotel or airfare
packages, as guided, supervised, and arranged by a tour agent
in the Republic of Korea approved or licensed by the Department
of State.
(2) Overstay rate.--The term ''overstay rate'' means,
during a specified period of time, the proportion that the
number of aliens remaining in the United States after the
expiration of their visas bears to the total number of aliens
entering the United States during that period of time.
(3) Pilot program period.--The term ''pilot program
period'' means the three-year period immediately following the
establishment of the pilot program.

SOLUTION: Directs the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to jointly establish a visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups to the United States. Specifies requirements for such waiver.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Improving Physician Access in
Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY SLOTS.

Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (7)(E), by inserting ''paragraph (9),''
after ''paragraph (8),''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(9) Distribution of additional residency positions.--
''(A) Reductions in limit based on unused
positions.--
''(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), if a hospital's resident level (as
defined in paragraph (7)(C)(i)) for each of the
5 most recent cost reporting periods (ending
before the date of the enactment of this
paragraph) of the hospital for which a cost
report has been settled (or, if not, submitted
subject to audit) as determined by the
Secretary is less than the otherwise applicable
resident limit (as defined in paragraph
(8)(H)(iii)), effective for portions of cost
reporting periods occurring on or after the
paragraph (9) effective date (as defined in
subparagraph (E)), the otherwise applicable
resident limit shall be reduced by the
difference between such otherwise applicable
resident limit and the highest such reference
resident level for any of such 5 cost reporting
periods.
''(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not
apply to--
''(I) a hospital located in a rural
area with fewer than 250 beds; or
''(II) a hospital that has had in
effect a voluntary residency reduction
plan under paragraph (6) or pursuant to
section 402 of Public Law 90-248.
''(B) Requirements for additional residency
slots.--
''(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
increase the otherwise applicable resident
limit for hospitals that submit an application
under this subparagraph by such number as the
Secretary may approve for portions of cost
reporting periods occurring on or after the
paragraph (9) effective date. The aggregate
number of increases in the otherwise applicable
resident limit under this subparagraph shall be
equal to the sum of--
''(I) the aggregate reduction in
such limits attributable to
subparagraph (A) (as estimated by the
Secretary); and
''(II) 1,000 for portions of cost
reporting periods occurring during the
12-month period beginning on the
paragraph (9) effective date, 1,000
additional positions for portions of
cost reporting periods occurring during
the 12-month period beginning 1 year
after such effective date, 1,000
additional positions for portion of
cost reporting period occurring during
the 12-month period beginning 2 years
after such effective date, and such
number of additional positions for
portions of the 2 subsequent cost
reporting periods as the Secretary may
determine necessary to support
residency training programs in
specialities that exceed 3 years.
''(ii) Consideration in redistribution.--In
determining for which hospitals the increase in
the otherwise applicable resident limit is
provided under this subparagraph, the Secretary
shall take into account--
''(I) data provided by the Health
Resources and Services Administration
as a national standard to exhibit a
specific demand in the health care
workforce, as well as the
Administration's projected demand and
supply for physicians in the specialty
of medicine involved; and
''(II) the demonstrated likelihood
of the hospital filling positions made
available under this paragraph within
the first 3 cost reporting periods
beginning on or after the paragraph (9)
effective date.
The Secretary shall give special consideration
for up to 25 additional positions in the case
of a hospital that demonstrates the likelihood
of filing such positions during the first cost
reporting period beginning on or after such
effective date.
''(iii) Limitation.--In no case shall the
number of additional positions made available
to a hospital under this paragraph exceed 25 in
the first cost reporting period or 75 for all
cost reporting periods.
''(C) Priority for additional positions resulting
from hospital closures.--With respect to additional
positions described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) which are
derived from a reduction in limits under subparagraph
(A) for a hospital that closed (in this subparagraph
referred to as a 'closed hospital'), the Secretary
shall distribute the increase to hospitals in the
following priority order:
''(i) First, to other hospitals for the
program or programs under which the hospital
had a cooperative arrangement with the closed
hospital under which residents in the graduate
medical education program of the closed
hospital also rotated through the other
hospital.
''(ii) Second, to other hospitals that are
members of the same affiliated group of
hospitals as the closed hospital.
''(iii) Third, to other hospitals that are
located in the same or contiguous core-based
statistical area as the closed hospital.
''(D) Preference.--After applying subparagraph (C)
and the special consideration under subparagraph (B),
in determining for which hospitals the increase in the
otherwise applicable resident limit is provided under
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall give preference
to hospitals--
''(i) that submit an application for new
residents in primary care and geriatric
medicine and in other specialties as determined
to be in demand under subparagraph (B)(ii)(I);
and
''(ii) that emphasize training in community
health centers and other community-based or
hospital-sponsored clinics, and private
physicians' offices, including physician
groups.
''(E) Paragraph (9) effective date defined.--In
this paragraph, the term 'paragraph (9) effective date'
means July 1 of the year that begins after the date of
the enactment of this paragraph.
''(F) Affiliation.--The provisions of this
paragraph shall be applied to hospitals which are
members of the same affiliated group (as defined by the
Secretary under paragraph (4)(H)(ii)) and the reference
resident level for each such hospital with respect to
the cost reporting period that results in the smallest
difference between the reference resident level and the
otherwise applicable resident limit.''.

SEC. 3. EXPANDING PRIMARY CARE BONUS TO CERTAIN UNDERSERVED
SPECIALTIES.

(a) In General.--Section 1833(x)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395l(x)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i)--
(A) by striking ''or'' at the end of subclause (I);
(B) by striking ''and'' at the end of subclause
(II) and inserting ''or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subclause:
''(III) is a physician (as
described in section 1861(r)(1)) who is
in an underserved specialty, such as
psychiatry or neurology, as specified
by the Secretary, or other specialty
identified by the Secretary to be in
demand; and''; and
(2) in clause (ii), by inserting after ''(ii)'' the
following: ''in the case of an individual described in
subclause (I) or (II) of clause (i),''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to payments for items and services furnished on or after January
1, 2012.

SEC. 4. SMALL PHYSICIAN PRACTICE RESIDENCY CREDIT.

(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 45S. SMALL PHYSICIAN PRACTICE RESIDENCY CREDIT.

''(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the amount of the
small physician practice residency credit determined under this section
for any taxable year with respect to a qualified small physician
practice is the sum of the following:
''(1) Overall amount.--The per resident dollar amount
multiplied by the number of qualified teaching hospital
residents who provide services to, and are trained by, such
practice during the taxable year and who are in their first,
second, or third post-graduate year of medical residency.
''(2) Bonus.--The sum of--
''(A) 50 percent of the per resident dollar amount
multiplied by the number of such residents who are in
their first post-graduate year of medical residency
during the taxable year; and
''(B) 25 percent of the per resident dollar amount
multiplied by the average number of such residents who
are not counted under subparagraph (A) and are in their
second post-graduate year during the taxable year.
''(b) Qualified Small Physician Practice.--For purposes of this
section, the term 'qualified small physician practice' means any trade
or business of providing physicians' services (as defined in section
1861(q) of the Social Security Act), which may be a community health
center, that is owned and operated by a doctor of medicine or
osteopathy if fewer than 50 individuals are employed in such trade or
business (including new training sites) and the trade or business
includes as part of the practice the training of doctors of medicine or
osteopathy in a rotation covering at least 6 months in the taxable
year. All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or
(b) or section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be
treated as a single trade or business for purposes of the preceding
sentence.
''(c) Qualified Teaching Hospital Residents.--For purposes of this
section, the term 'qualified teaching hospital resident' means any
resident (within the meaning of subparagraph (I) of section 1886(h)(5)
of the Social Security Act) in an approved medical residency training
program (as defined in subparagraph (A) of such section) which provides
services to the qualified small physician practice (while utilizing the
technologies and supplies of such practice) for a period not less
than--
''(1) 4 weeks in the case of a primary care resident (as
defined in subparagraph (H) of such section); or
''(2) 2 weeks in the case of any other resident.
''(d) Per Resident Dollar Amount.--For purposes of this section,
the term 'per resident dollar amount' means, in the case of a qualified
small physician practice that includes as part of the practice the
training of doctors of medicine or osteopathy in a rotation covering--
''(1) at least 6 months but less than 9 months in the
taxable year, $2,500; or
''(2) at least 9 months in the taxable year, $3,000.
''(e) Residents Not Taken Into Account More Than Once.--A qualified
teaching hospital resident shall be taken into account under subsection
(a) for the taxable in which the period described in subsection (c)
ends and shall not be so taken into account for any other taxable
year.''.
(b) Credit Allowed as Part of General Business Credit.--Section
38(b) of such Code (defining current year business credit) is amended
by striking ''plus'' at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting '', plus'', and by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(37) the small physician practice residency credit
determined under section 45S(a).''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

''Sec. 45S. Small physician practice residency credit.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SOLUTION: Improving Physician Access in Teaching Hospitals (PATH) Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DME) costs.

States that, if a hospital's resident level for each of the five most recent cost reporting periods is less than the otherwise applicable resident limit, then the otherwise applicable resident limit shall be reduced by the difference between it and the highest reference resident level for any of those five cost reporting periods. Excepts from this reduction requirement a hospital: (1) located in a rural area with fewer than 250 beds, or (2) that has had in effect a voluntary residency reduction plan.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit (create additional residency slots) for applicant hospitals according to a specified formula that takes into account the aggregate reduction in limits attributable to this Act.

Expands the primary care bonus to certain underserved specialties, such as psychiatry or neurology.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a small physician practice residency credit.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''21st Century Buy American Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS.

(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to
establish and carry out a program to award grants to eligible entities
in accordance with this section.
(b) Eligibility Requirements.--The Secretary of Commerce shall
establish eligibility requirements for purposes of the grants under
this section in order to provide assistance to any entity that--
(1) is a manufacturer in the United States;
(2) is a firm certified as eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under section 251(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2341(c)); and
(3) meets one of the following criteria:
(A) The entity mines, produces, or manufactures a
nonavailable item.
(B) The entity is the last remaining manufacturer
of an item in the United States, as determined by the
Secretary of Commerce, and can prove hardship because
of foreign competition.
(C) The entity is the last remaining manufacturer
of an item in the United States and that item is
considered to be vital for national security purposes
by the Department of Defense or another department or
agency of the United States.
(c) Amount of Grant.--The amount of any grant under this section
may not exceed $5,000,000 per entity.
(d) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant
under this section shall use the grant funds for any of the
following purposes:
(A) Increasing its ability to compete for a
Government contract for a nonavailable item.
(B) Increasing its ability to produce a
nonavailable item.
(C) Increasing its capacity to produce items that
are vital to national security.
(D) Increasing its capacity to create additional or
retain existing jobs.
(E) Modernizing or renovating existing
manufacturing facilities using domestically made
equipment.
(F) Covering costs associated with obtaining access
to adjustment assistance under chapter 3 of title II of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.).
(2) Limitation.--No funds in a grant awarded under this
section may be used for profits of an eligible entity.
(e) Application Requirements.--To receive a grant under this
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the
Secretary of Commerce at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the application
shall include a statement regarding the number of direct full-time
domestic jobs expected to be created or retained as a result of the
grant, but such statement shall not be the sole factor used in
determining the award of the grant.
(f) Annual Evaluation of Grant Recipients by Department of
Commerce.--The Secretary of Commerce each year shall evaluate
recipients of grants under this section to determine the proper
allocation of grant funds.
(g) Definition of Nonavailable Item.--In this section, the term
''nonavailable item'' means an article, material, or supply--
(1) that has been determined by a Federal agency, pursuant
to the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), to not be
mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a
satisfactory quality;
(2) that has been subject to a waiver under section 1605 of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law
111-5; 123 Stat. 303); or
(3) that is listed on the list of nonavailable articles
under subpart 25.104 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN WAIVERS OF BUY AMERICAN ACT.

(a) Special Rules Relating to Certain Waivers.--Section 2 of the
Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
''(c) Special Rules.--The following rules apply in carrying out the
provisions of subsection (a):
''(1) Use outside the united states.--
''(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply
without regard to whether the articles, materials, or
supplies to be acquired are for use outside the United
States if the articles, materials, or supplies are not
needed on an urgent basis or if they are acquired on a
regular basis.
''(B) Cost analysis.--In any case in which the
articles, materials, or supplies are to be acquired for
use outside the United States and are not needed on an
urgent basis, before entering into a contract an
analysis shall be made of the difference in the cost of
acquiring the articles, materials, or supplies from a
company manufacturing the articles, materials, or
supplies in the United States (including the cost of
shipping) and the cost of acquiring the articles,
materials, or supplies from a company manufacturing the
articles, materials, or supplies outside the United
States (including the cost of shipping).
''(2) Effect on domestic employment.--In determining
whether a public interest waiver, or waiver for use outside the
United States, shall be granted under subsection (a), the head
of a Federal agency shall--
''(A) consider the short-term and long-term effects
of granting such a waiver on employment within the
United States, taking into account information provided
by entities that manufacture the articles, materials,
or supplies concerned in the United States; and
''(B) determine that preserving or increasing
employment within the United States is consistent with
the public interest.''.
(b) Definition.--Section 1 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10c)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(c) Substantially All.--Articles, materials, or supplies shall be
treated as made substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies
mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States, if the cost of
the domestic components of such articles, materials, or supplies
exceeds 60 percent of the total cost of all components of such
articles, materials, or supplies.''.

SEC. 4. TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Requirement for Agencies To Notify OMB.--Each agency that
applies an exception to the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.)
shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a
notification of the application of the exception and a statement
describing the procurement and the exception being applied.
(b) Requirement for Director of OMB To Post on Web Site.--Within 7
days after receipt of any notification under subsection (a), the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall post the
notification on a central, publicly accessible Web site of the Office.
(c) Definition of Agency.--In this section, the term ''agency'' has
the meaning given under section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON
EXCEPTIONS TO BUY AMERICAN ACT AND OTHER DOMESTIC SOURCE
REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Report Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the end of a
fiscal year, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to Congress a report on the amount of the acquisitions
made by each agency in that fiscal year of articles, materials,
or supplies purchased from entities that manufacture the
articles, materials, or supplies outside of the United States.
(2) Contents of report.--The report required by paragraph
(1) shall separately include, for the fiscal year covered by
such report--
(A) the dollar value of any articles, materials, or
supplies that were manufactured outside the United
States;
(B) an itemized list of all waivers granted with
respect to such articles, materials, or supplies under
the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), section
1605(a) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (123 Stat. 303), or any other law that requires
procurement of goods or services from a domestic
source, and a citation to the treaty, international
agreement, or other law under which each waiver was
granted;
(C) if any articles, materials, or supplies were
acquired from entities that manufacture articles,
materials, or supplies outside the United States, the
specific exception under section 2 of the Buy American
Act (41 U.S.C. 10a), section 1605(a) of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (123 Stat. 303),
or any other law that requires procurement of goods or
services from a domestic source, that was used to
purchase such articles, materials, or supplies; and
(D) a summary of--
(i) the total procurement funds expended on
articles, materials, and supplies manufactured
inside the United States; and
(ii) the total procurement funds expended
on articles, materials, and supplies
manufactured outside the United States.
(b) Public Availability.--The Comptroller General shall make the
report publicly available to the maximum extent practicable.
(c) Exception for Intelligence Community.--The report required
under this section shall not cover acquisitions made by an agency, or
component thereof, that is an element of the intelligence community as
specified in, or designated under section 3(4) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
(d) Definition of Agency.--In this section, the term ''agency'' has
the meaning given under section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

SOLUTION:
21st Century Buy American Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a program to award grants to any entity that is a manufacturer in the United States, is a firm certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974, and is an entity that either: (1) mines, produces, or manufactures a nonavailable item; (2) is the last remaining manufacturer of an item in the United States and can prove hardship because of foreign competition; or (3) is the last remaining manufacturer of an item in the United States that is considered to be vital for national security purposes. Permits a recipient to use such a grant to: (1) increase its ability to compete for a government contract for, and to produce, a nonavailable item; (2) increase its capacity to produce items that are vital to national security and to create or retain jobs; (3) modernize or renovate manufacturing facilities using domestically made equipment; and (4) cover costs associated with obtaining access to adjustment assistance.

Defines a "nonavailable item" as an article that: (1) a federal agency has determined is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality; (2) has been subject to a waiver of buy American provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; or (3) is on the list of nonavailable articles under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Amends the Buy America Act to: (1) make buy American requirements for articles for public use applicable without regard to whether the articles are for use outside the United States, if they are not needed on an urgent basis or are acquired on a regular basis; (2) require an analysis of the difference in the cost of such articles manufactured inside compared to outside the United States before a contract for such articles is entered; and (3) require an agency, before granting a public interest waiver or a waiver for use outside the United States, to consider the effect on domestic employment.

Requires: (1) each agency that applies an exception to the Buy American Act to notify the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who shall post the notification on a publicly accessible website; and (2) the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the amount of articles purchased by each agency each fiscal year from entities that manufacture them outside the United States.