Bill > S1303

This bill, the Build America, Buy America Act, aims to ensure that certain federal infrastructure programs require the use of materials produced in the United States. The key provisions of the bill include: - Requiring that all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in federally-funded infrastructure projects be produced in the United States, with limited exceptions. - Directing federal agencies to identify and report on programs that lack domestic content procurement preferences or have waivers of general applicability. - Requiring the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance and standards to assist agencies in applying new domestic content requirements. - Establishing a technical assistance partnership between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce to ensure compliance with "Buy America" laws for transportation-related projects. - Making amendments to the Buy American Act to strengthen domestic content requirements and oversight. - Creating a "Made in America Office" within the Office of Management and Budget to maximize and enforce compliance with domestic preference laws. Overall, the bill aims to reinforce and expand the use of domestic content requirements in federal infrastructure spending to support American manufacturing and jobs.

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