Bill > HR3341

This bill, the AFFRM Act of 2021 or A Future for Freight Rail Manufacturing Act of 2021, establishes new requirements for railroad freight cars entering service in the United States. Key provisions include: - Requiring railroad freight cars manufactured on or after the enactment date to be manufactured or assembled by a qualified builder in a qualified facility, with sensitive technology and content originating from countries not specified in the bill. - Limiting the percentage of content that can originate from specified countries or state-owned enterprises to 20% initially, decreasing to 15% after several months. - Directing the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations for monitoring, enforcement, and sensitive technology requirements, and establishing civil penalties for noncompliance. - Defining key terms like "content", "sensitive technology", "state-owned enterprise", and "substantially transformed" related to the manufacturing requirements. The bill aims to address concerns over the national security implications of relying on railroad freight cars with sensitive technology or content originating from specified countries or state-owned enterprises. It seeks to promote domestic manufacturing and protect intellectual property rights in the freight rail industry.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3341/all-info