Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Buy America Accountability Act of 2013”.
Buy America Accountability Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (commonly known as the Buy American Act), to require each department or independent establishment to conduct an annual audit of its contracts for compliance with such chapter, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Audit of contracts required
Section 8302 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(c) Audit of Contracts Required
“(1) In general—Not later than 90 days after the end of a fiscal year, the head of each department or independent establishment shall submit to Congress a report that contains an evaluation performed by such department or independent establishment of contractor compliance with the provisions of this chapter for at least 10 percent of the contracts awarded by the department or independent establishment during that fiscal year for the procurement of articles, materials, or supplies.
“(2) Public availability—The head of each Federal agency submitting a report under paragraph (1) shall make the report publicly available to the maximum extent practicable.
“(3) Exception for the intelligence community—The report required under this subsection shall not cover acquisitions made by an agency, or component thereof, that is an element of the intelligence community as specified in, or designated under, section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).”