HR 1239
109th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Buy American
Chemical warfare
Clothing
Defense contracts
Defense procurement
Electronic government information
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
International Affairs
Internet
Metals
Military and naval supplies
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Science, Technology, Communications
Trade agreements
Web sites
Berry Amendment Notification Act
Introduced: March 10, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 10, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Berry Amendment Notification Act - Provides that if the Secretary of Defense makes an exception to the requirement that certain items procured by the Department of Defense must be grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, then the Secretary must post a notification of such exception on the Internet site maintained by the General Services Administration known as FedBizOps.gov (or any successor site).
Adds clothing materials and components to the items for which such Buy American requirement will apply.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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