S.Amdt. 1597

SA 1597. Mr. REID (for Mr. Brown) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed to amendment SA 1183 submitted by Mr. Leahy (for himself
and Mr. Hatch) to the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive
immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1124. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFACTURED
GOODS.

(a) In General.--None of the amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available under this Act may be used for a
project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or
repair of a fence along the Southern border unless all of the
iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the fence are
produced in the United States.
(b) Waiver.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or
category of cases in which the head of the Federal department
or agency involved finds that--
(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the
public interest;
(2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are
not produced in the United States in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory
quality; or
(3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods
produced in the United States will increase the cost of the
overall project by more than 25 percent.
(c) Publication of Waiver Justification.--If the head of a
Federal department or agency determines that it is necessary
to waive the application of subsection (a) based on a finding
under subsection (b), the head of the department or agency
shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed written
justification as to why the provision is being waived.
(d) Savings Provision.--This section shall be applied in a
manner consistent with United States obligations under
international agreements.
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