Sec. 211. Rural Water Supply Program
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The Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under this title may not be used, in whole or in part, for a project for the construction of treatment works unless the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are produced in the United States. The requirements of this section apply to all contracts for the construction of projects regardless of the funding source of such contracts, if at least one contract for the construction is funded with amounts made available under this title. The Secretary may waive the requirements of subsection
(a)only if the Secretary finds that— applying subsection
(a)would be inconsistent with the public interest; the steel, iron, or manufactured goods required for a project 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 will increase the total cost of the project by more than 25 percent. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing the criteria that the Secretary shall use to determine whether the application of subsection
(a)is inconsistent with the public interest for purposes of paragraph (1)(A). A recipient of assistance under this title seeking a waiver under paragraph
(1)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 not later than 15 days after receiving such request. A waiver may not be issued before the expiration of the 15-day period beginning on the date on which the request for waiver is published pursuant to paragraph
(1)to provide the public an opportunity for notice and comment. If the Secretary issues a waiver, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register not later than 15 days after issuing such a waiver— a detailed justification for the waiver that addresses any public comments received under subsection (a)(1); and provides an employment impact analysis of the cumulative effect of all waivers under subsection
(b)issued by the Secretary during the preceding calendar year on manufacturing employment in the United States. . The table of contents of the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by adding after the item for section 110 the following: Sec. 111. Buy America. .
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