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Berry Amendment Notification Act

Introduced: April 13, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 10, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 1
INGLIS, BOB
· Apr 13, 2005
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Apr 13, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Apr 5, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 5, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1239: Berry Amendment Notification Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1239/
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"H.R. 1239: Berry Amendment Notification Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1239/.
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H.R. 1239, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1239/.
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