S. 3819

117 S3819 IS: Paving the Way for American Industry Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-02-10
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3819  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 10, 2026   Ms. Slotkin  (for herself and  Mr. Husted ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to include certain yellow coloring as construction materials for purposes of the Build America, Buy America Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Paving the Way for American Industry Act  .
2.
Inclusion of certain materials in Build America, Buy America Act
(a)
In general
Section 70917 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 41 U.S.C. 8301  note;  Public Law 117–58 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(d)
Certain yellow pigments
(1)
In general
For the purpose of this part—
(A)
beginning on the date of enactment of the  Paving the Way for American Industry Act , all yellow organic pigments used in water-based paints for road, highway, or airport surface markings shall be considered to be construction materials; and
(B)
beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the  Paving the Way for American Industry Act , all yellow organic pigments used in all formulas for road, highway, or airport surface markings shall be considered to be construction materials.
(2)
Produced in the United States
For the purpose of this part, with respect to a yellow organic pigment described in paragraph (1), the term  produced in the United States  means that all manufacturing processes from initial combination of materials through the chemical reaction resulting in the synthesized pigment, where chemical reaction is a process (including a biochemical process) that results in a molecule with a new structure by breaking intramolecular bonds and by forming new intramolecular bonds, or by altering the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule, occurred in the United States.
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(b)
Implementation
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall update relevant guidance, including the implementation guidance of the Made in America Office, to reflect the amendment made by subsection (a).