S.Amdt. 3035

SA 3035. Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms.
Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the
energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 168, strike line 16 and insert the following:
year limitation.
``(4) Use of american iron, steel, and manufactured
goods.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
amounts in the Account may not be obligated by the Secretary
of Energy for purposes of paragraph (1)(D) unless all of the
iron, steel, and manufactured goods used for the
construction, maintenance, repair, or replacement project are
produced in the United States.
``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in any
case or category of cases in which the Secretary of Energy
finds that--
``(i) applying subparagraph (A) would be inconsistent with
the public interest;
``(ii) 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
``(iii) 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) Justification.--If the Secretary of Energy determines
that it is necessary to waive the application of subparagraph
(A) based on a finding under subparagraph (B), the Secretary
of Energy shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed
written justification as to why the provision is being
waived.
``(D) Relationship to other law.--This paragraph shall be
applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations
under international agreements.''.
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