I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5898 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2010 Ms. Shea-Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the Buy American Act to require each department or independent establishment to conduct an annual audit of its contracts for compliance with such Act, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Buy America Accountability Act of 2010.

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Audit of contracts required

Section 2 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a) 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 Act 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)). .