I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Markey moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6213 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendments: Page 7, after line 6, insert the following new paragraph: (5) Buy america requirement to create jobs.-- No guarantee shall be made pursuant to an application unless the applicant certifies to the Secretary of Energy that-- (A) at least 75 percent of the materials and components required for construction, manufacturing, or operations to be carried out under the part of the project for which the guarantee is applicable will be produced in the United States, unless the Secretary has waived the applicability of this subparagraph based on a determination that it is not feasible to source specific components domestically; and (B) any project for which the guarantee is applicable will be located in the United States. At the end of the bill, add the following new subsection: SEC. 8. CREATING AMERICAN JOBS WITH THE WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT. Section 3(a) shall only have the force and effect of law for such period of time as the credit allowed under section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is in effect for facilities described in subsection (d)(1) of such section 45. {time} 1150 Mr. MARKEY (during the reading). Mr.…
Ed Markey: “I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The…”
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