Sec. 70916. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP AND CONSULTATION SUPPORTING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS

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## SEC. 70916 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP AND CONSULTATION SUPPORTING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS ###

(a)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Buy america law The term “Buy America law” means— #####

(A)section 313 of title 23, United States Code; #####

(B)section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code; #####

(C)section 22905(a) of title 49, United States Code; #####

(D)section 50101 of title 49, United States Code; and #####

(E)any other domestic content procurement preference for an infrastructure project under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. ####

(2)Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation. ###

(b)Technical Assistance Partnership Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a technical assistance partnership with the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology— ####

(1)to ensure the development of a domestic supply base to support intermodal transportation in the United States, such as intercity high speed rail transportation, public transportation systems, highway construction or reconstruction, airport improvement projects, and other infrastructure projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; ####

(2)to ensure compliance with Buy America laws that apply to a project that receives assistance from the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, or another office or modal administration of the Secretary of Transportation; ####

(3)to encourage technologies developed with the support of and resources from the Secretary to be transitioned into commercial market and applications; and ####

(4)to establish procedures for consultation under subsection (c). ###

(c)Consultation Before granting a written waiver under a Buy America law, the Secretary shall consult with the Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership regarding whether there is a domestic entity that could provide the iron, steel, manufactured product, or construction material that is the subject of the proposed waiver. ###

(d)Annual Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a report that includes— ####

(1)a detailed description of the consultation procedures developed under subsection (b)(4); ####

(2)a detailed description of each waiver requested under a Buy America law in the preceding year that was subject to consultation under subsection (c), and the results of the consultation; ####

(3)a detailed description of each waiver granted under a Buy America law in the preceding year, including the type of waiver and the reasoning for granting the waiver; and ####

(4)an update on challenges and gaps in the domestic supply base identified in carrying out subsection (b)(1), including a list of actions and policy changes the Secretary recommends be taken to address those challenges and gaps.