S.Amdt. 1696
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFACTURED GOODS wherever appropriate
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)What it changes
1 change to S. 744
Adds SEC. ___. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFACTURED GOODS wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. USE OF AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND MANUFACTURED GOODS.
Inserted: (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.
Inserted: (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--
Inserted: (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;
Inserted: (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
Inserted: (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.
Inserted: (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.
Inserted: (d) Savings Provision.--This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.
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SA 1696. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. 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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Senate amendment submitted
June 25, 2013