Sec. 210. Community development block grant Buy America modernization
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Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available from a grant under section 106 may not be used, in whole or in part, for any project or activity unless all of the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project or activity are produced in the United States. The requirement specified in paragraph
(1)shall apply to all contracts for any project or activity carried out in whole or in part with funds made available from a grant under section 106, regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract for such project or activity is funded with amounts made available from a grant under section 106. The Secretary may grant a waiver from the requirements of paragraph
(1)or
(2)for a project or activity, but only if the Secretary finds that— applying such paragraph would be inconsistent with the public interest, as determined in accordance with the regulations required under subparagraph (B); the steel, iron, or manufactured goods required for a project or activity are not produced in the United States— in sufficient and reasonably available quantities; or to a satisfactory quality; or the use of steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the United States for a project or activity will increase the total cost of the project or activity by more than 25 percent. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing the criteria that the Secretary shall use to determine whether the application of paragraph
(1)or
(2)is inconsistent with the public interest for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i). A recipient of assistance under section 106 seeking a waiver under subparagraph
(A)shall submit to the Secretary a request for the waiver in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary shall publish the request for a waiver in the Federal Register within 15 days after receiving such request. The Secretary may not issue a waiver before the expiration of the 15-day period beginning on the date of the publication of the notice to provide the public an opportunity for notice and comment. Within 15 days after granting a waiver request under this paragraph, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the waiver, including— a detailed justification for the waiver; the Secretary’s response to any public comments received under subparagraph
(D)with respect to the request for such waiver; and an employment impact analysis of the cumulative effect of the waiver, together with all other waivers previously granted under this paragraph during the preceding 1-year period, on manufacturing employment in the United States. In this subsection, the term manufactured goods has the meaning given that term pursuant to the regulations required by section 106 of the Buy American Improvement Act of 2017 . .
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