HR 3951
108th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Buy American
Clothing
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
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Defense procurement
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Foreign Trade and International Finance
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to require notification to Congress and the public when waivers to certain domestic source requirements are made, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 11, 2004
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Mar 11, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 11, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends Federal defense procurement provisions to prohibit funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense (DOD) from being used to enter into a contract to procure an item pursuant to an exception from the requirement that items procured for DOD be procured from a domestic source unless: (1) a notification of the intent to apply such exception is submitted to Congress and posted on the FedBizOpps.gov website maintained by the General Services Administration; and (2) 15 days have elapsed since such notification was submitted and published.
Adds the materials and components of clothing to the list of items covered by the domestic source requirement.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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