21st Century Buy American Act
Latest action · May 22, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century Buy American Act - Deems articles, materials, or supplies 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% of the total cost of all components of such articles, materials, or supplies.
Prohibits the use of the overseas exception to Buy American requirements unless one of the following criteria is met: (1) the articles, materials, or supplies are needed on an urgent basis; (2) the articles, materials, or supplies are to be purchased using a local supplier; or (3) a cost analysis demonstrates that the articles, materials, or supplies to be acquired would be more than 50% more expensive if made in the United States.
Requires the head of a federal agency, in determining whether to apply the public interest exception to Buy American requirements, to: (1) consider the short-term and long-term effects of applying such exception on employment in the United States, and (2) determine that preserving or increasing employment in the United States is consistent with the public interest.
Requires each federal agency that applies an exception or grants a waiver to Buy American requirements to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a notification of such exception or waiver. Requires the Director to post such notification on the OMB website.
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish and carry out a program to make or guarantee loans to certain business entities, up to $500,000 per entity, under the Defense Production Act. Specifies eligibility requirements for such entities, including requirements that such an entity is a manufacturer in the United States, is certified as eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance, and meets criteria relating to the availability of an item.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2014Introduced in Senate
- May 22, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4724 | 21st Century Buy American Act | Related bill | May 23, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Aviation and airports
- Buy American requirements
- Department of Transportation
- Economic performance and conditions
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Manufacturing
- Metals
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Roads and highways
- Transportation programs funding
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2014Introduced in Senate
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