[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3105. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation 
of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 6117, insert the following:

     SEC. 6118. USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL.

       Section 333A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(i) Use of American Iron and Steel.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Covered program.--The term `covered program' means--
       ``(i) water or waste disposal grants or direct or 
     guaranteed loans under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
     306(a);
       ``(ii) rural water or wastewater technical assistance and 
     training grants under section 306(a)(14);
       ``(iii) emergency community water assistance grants under 
     section 306A;
       ``(iv) water and waste facility loans and grants under 
     section 306C;
       ``(v) grants for water and wastewater systems for rural and 
     Native villages in Alaska under section 306D;
       ``(vi) grants to finance the construction, refurbishing, 
     and servicing of individually owned household well systems in 
     rural areas under section 306E; and
       ``(vii) solid waste management grants under section 310B(b) 
     .
       ``(B) Iron or steel product.--The term `iron or steel 
     product' means any of the following products made primarily 
     of iron or steel:
       ``(i) Lined or unlined pipes or fittings.
       ``(ii) Manhole covers or other municipal castings.
       ``(iii) Hydrants.
       ``(iv) Tanks.
       ``(v) Flanges.
       ``(vi) Pipe clamps or restraints.
       ``(vii) Valves.
       ``(viii) Structural steel.
       ``(ix) Reinforced precast concrete.
       ``(x) Construction materials.
       ``(C) State.--The term `State' means--
       ``(i) a State;
       ``(ii) the District of Columbia; and
       ``(iii) the territory of an Indian tribe (as defined in 
     section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act 
     of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130)).
       ``(D) United states.--The term `United States' means each 
     of the States.
       ``(2) Requirement.--Except as provided in paragraphs (3) 
     and (4), and subject to paragraph (5), no funds provided 
     under a covered program shall be used for a project for the 
     construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
     water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel 
     products used in the project are produced in the United 
     States.
       ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement 
     under paragraph (2) on a case-by-case basis if the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) receives a request for a waiver under this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) makes available to the public on an informal basis a 
     copy of the request and information available to the 
     Secretary concerning the request, including by electronic 
     means, including on the official public website of the 
     Department of Agriculture; and
       ``(C) allows for informal public input on the request for 
     not less than 15 days prior to making a determination on the 
     request.
       ``(4) Exemption.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply with 
     respect to a project for which the engineering plans and 
     specifications include the use of iron and steel products 
     otherwise prohibited by that paragraph if the plans and 
     specifications have received required approvals from State 
     agencies prior to the date of enactment of the Agriculture 
     Improvement Act of 2018.
       ``(5) International agreements.--This subsection shall be 
     applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations 
     under international agreements.
       ``(6) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year 
     for the Rural Utilities Service-Rural Water and Waste 
     Disposal Program Account, the Secretary may use not more than 
     0.25 percent to carry out management and oversight under this 
     subsection.''.
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