Exemption waiver

(a) In general The head of an executive agency may obtain a waiver from the prohibition implemented pursuant to section 2 if the agency head certifies to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security that the covered entity is the only viable source for the solar panels and the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security jointly approve the waiver request. (b) Notification requirements (1) In general The head of an agency requesting a waiver under this section shall notify the Director of the Office of Management and Budget of the request. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a quarterly report listing requests listing under subsection (a), including whether each such request was approved or rejected. (2) Appropriate congressional committees In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.