S.Amdt. 5149

SA 5149. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Casey)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S.
612, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse
located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the ``George P.
Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 2113 and insert the following:

SEC. 2113. TAXPAYER-PRODUCED IRON AND STEEL IN PUBLIC WATER
SYSTEMS.

Section 1452(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300j-12(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Requirement for the use of american materials.--
``(A) Definition of iron and steel products.--In this
paragraph, the term `iron and steel products' means the
following products made, in part, of iron or steel:
``(i) Lined or unlined pipe and fittings.
``(ii) Manhole covers and other municipal castings.
``(iii) Hydrants.
``(iv) Tanks.
``(v) Flanges.
``(vi) Pipe clamps and restraints.
``(vii) Valves.
``(viii) Structural steel.
``(ix) Reinforced precast concrete.
``(x) Construction materials.
``(B) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, except as provided in subparagraph (C), none of the
funds made available by a State loan fund authorized under
this section shall be used for a project for the
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public
water system unless all the iron and steel products used in
the project are produced in the United States.
``(C) Exception.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply in any
case or category of cases in which the Administrator finds
that--
``(i) applying subparagraph (B) would be inconsistent with
the public interest;
``(ii) iron and steel products are not produced in the
United States in sufficient and reasonably available
quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
``(iii) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in
the United States will increase the cost of the overall
project by more than 25 percent.
``(D) Public notice; written justification.--
``(i) Public notice.--If the Administrator receives a
request for a waiver under this paragraph, the Administrator
shall--

``(I) make available to the public on an informal basis,
including on the public website of the Administrator--

``(aa) a copy of the request; and
``(bb) any information available to the Administrator
regarding the request; and

``(II) provide notice of, and opportunity for informal
public comment on, the request for a period of not less than
15 days before making a finding under subparagraph (C).

``(ii) Written justification.--If, after the period
provided under clause (i), the Administrator makes a finding
under subparagraph (C), the Administrator shall publish in
the Federal Register a detailed written justification as to
why subparagraph (B) is being waived.
``(E) Application.--This paragraph shall be applied in a
manner consistent with United States obligations under
international agreements.
``(F) Management and oversight.--The Administrator may use
not more than 0.25 percent of any funds made available to
carry out this title for management and oversight of the
requirements of this paragraph.''.
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