[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1239 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1239

   To clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act to products 
   purchased for the use of the legislative branch, to prohibit the 
application of any of the exceptions to the requirements of such Act to 
  products bearing an official Congressional insignia, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2011

 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Jones) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
   Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To clarify the applicability of the Buy American Act to products 
   purchased for the use of the legislative branch, to prohibit the 
application of any of the exceptions to the requirements of such Act to 
  products bearing an official Congressional insignia, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Made in America 
Promise Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF BUY AMERICAN ACT TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH; NO 
              EXCEPTIONS FOR PRODUCTS BEARING OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL 
              INSIGNIA.

    (a) In General.--Section 8302 of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Clarification of Applicability to Articles, Materials, and 
Supplies for Use of Legislative Branch.--
            ``(1) Applicability to legislative branch.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), subsection (a) applies with respect 
        to articles, materials, and supplies acquired for the use of 
        any office in the legislative branch, including the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate, in the same manner as such 
        subsection applies with respect to articles, materials, and 
        supplies acquired for the use of a department or independent 
        establishment.
            ``(2) Special rule for products official congressional 
        insignia.--In the case of any product which bears an official 
        insignia (including a mark resembling an official seal) of the 
        United States House of Representatives, the United States 
        Senate, or the United States Congress and which is acquired for 
        the use of an office of the legislative branch, the following 
        shall apply:
                    ``(A) The head of the office may not make a 
                determination under subsection (a)(1) that it is 
                inconsistent with the public interest to enter into a 
                contract in accordance with this Act.
                    ``(B) The exception under subparagraph (B) of 
                subsection (a)(2) shall not apply.
                    ``(C) The exception under subparagraph (C) of 
                subsection (a)(2) shall not apply.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 69 of the Revised Statutes of 
the United States (2 U.S.C. 109) is repealed.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the 
expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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