H.R. 9194

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9194 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9194

To clarify the evidentiary treatment of documentation generated under a 
qualifying process standard for purposes of compliance with the Build 
America, Buy America Act, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 8, 2026

Mr. Mann (for himself, Mr. Alford, Mr. Correa, Mr. Finstad, Mr. 
Olszewski, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. McGuire) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL

To clarify the evidentiary treatment of documentation generated under a 
qualifying process standard for purposes of compliance with the Build 
America, Buy America Act, 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 ``Build American Efficiency Act''.

SEC. 2. DOMESTIC CONTENT CERTIFICATION.

(a) In General.--For the purposes of administering the Build 
America, Buy America Act (title IV of division G of Public Law 117-58; 
42 U.S.C. 8301 note) with respect to financial assistance administered 
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (hereafter referred to as the 
``Secretary'') shall treat documentation generated in accordance with 
the Make It American Process Standard (NEMA 70901-2024), as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act, or a successor version approved 
by the Secretary, as sufficient evidence for purposes of determining 
whether a funding recipient's domestic content certification complies 
with applicable domestic content requirements.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to--
(1) require a recipient or prospective recipient of 
financial assistance administered by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development to use documentation generated in 
accordance with the Make It American Process Standard (NEMA 
70901-2024) to certify that their domestic content complies 
with applicable domestic content requirements; or
(2) prohibit a recipient or prospective recipient of 
Federal financial assistance administered by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development from using any other method to 
certify that their domestic content complies with applicable 
domestic content requirements if such method is permitted by 
law.
(c) Similar Standards.--The Secretary may, if the Secretary 
determines appropriate, treat documentation produced through standards 
that are similar to the Make It American Process Standard (NEMA 70901-
2024) if such standard provides an auditable and verifiable domestic 
content certification process.
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