1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Buy America 2.0 Act”.
Buy America 2.0 Act
A BILL
To standardize and extend certain Buy America provisions.
2. Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods
In general— Funds made available to carry out a transportation or infrastructure project using Federal funds may not be obligated for a project unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are produced in the United States.
Exceptions— Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the head of the Federal department or agency overseeing a project finds that—
applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;
iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.
Waiver— If the head of a Federal department or agency receives a request for a waiver under this section, the head of such department or agency shall make available to the public a copy of the request and information available to the head of such department or agency concerning the request, and shall allow for public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The head of such department or agency shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public internet site of such department or agency.
Application— This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.
Applicability— Nothing in this section shall supercede or preempt any existing Buy America provision to the extent such provision conflicts with this section.
3. Public transportation Buy America provisions
Section 5323(j)(2)(C)(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
by striking “and” at the end of subclause II;
in subclause (III), by striking “and each fiscal year thereafter, is more than 70 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock; and” and inserting “is more than 70 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock;”; and
by inserting after subclause (III) the following:
“(IV) for fiscal year 2021 is more than 75 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock;
“(V) for fiscal year 2022 is more than 80 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock;
“(VI) for fiscal year 2023 is more than 85 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock;
“(VII) for fiscal year 2024 is more than 90 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock;
“(VIII) for fiscal year 2025 is more than 95 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock; and
“(IX) for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter is 100 percent of the cost of all components of the rolling stock; and”
4. Rail loan and loan guarantee Buy America provisions
Section 502(h)(3) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(h)(3)) is amended—
by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (A);
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(C) the requirements of section 24405(a) of title 49, United States Code.”
5. Aviation Buy America provisions
Section 50101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a) by inserting “, iron,” after “steel”; and
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (2), by inserting “, iron,” after “steel”; and
in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
“(A) the cost of components and subcomponents produced in the United States—
“(i) for fiscal year 2020 is more than 65 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment;
“(ii) for fiscal year 2021 is more than 70 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment;
“(iii) for fiscal year 2022 is more than 75 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment;
“(iv) for fiscal year 2023 is more than 80 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment;
“(v) for fiscal year 2024 is more than 85 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment;
“(vi) for fiscal year 2025 is more than 90 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment;
“(vii) for fiscal year 2026 is more than 95 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment; and
“(viii) for fiscal year 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, is 100 percent of the cost of all components of the facility or equipment; and”
6. Safe drinking water buy America provision
Section 1452(a)(4)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)) is amended by striking “During fiscal years 2019 through 2023, funds” and inserting “Funds”.