[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S290]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3035. Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the 
energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 168, strike line 16 and insert the following:
     year limitation.
       ``(4) Use of american iron, steel, and manufactured 
     goods.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     amounts in the Account may not be obligated by the Secretary 
     of Energy for purposes of paragraph (1)(D) unless all of the 
     iron, steel, and manufactured goods used for the 
     construction, maintenance, repair, or replacement project are 
     produced in the United States.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in any 
     case or category of cases in which the Secretary of Energy 
     finds that--
       ``(i) applying subparagraph (A) would be inconsistent with 
     the public interest;
       ``(ii) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are 
     not produced in the United States in sufficient and 
     reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory 
     quality; or
       ``(iii) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods 
     produced in the United States will increase the cost of the 
     overall project by more than 25 percent.
       ``(C) Justification.--If the Secretary of Energy determines 
     that it is necessary to waive the application of subparagraph 
     (A) based on a finding under subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     of Energy shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed 
     written justification as to why the provision is being 
     waived.
       ``(D) Relationship to other law.--This paragraph shall be 
     applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations 
     under international agreements.''.
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