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HR 3951 108th Congress House

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 24, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 11, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
SPRATT, JOHN
· Sep 21, 2004
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 30, 2004
TAYLOR, GENE
· Mar 25, 2004
Burr, Richard
· Mar 24, 2004
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 24, 2004
BALLENGER, CASS
· Mar 23, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3951: 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.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3951/
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"H.R. 3951: 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.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3951/.
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H.R. 3951, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3951/.
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[H.R. 3951: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3951/)
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