S 2087
112th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Buy American requirements
Metals
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Strategic materials and reserves
United States Steel and Security Act of 2012
Introduced: February 9, 2012
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 9, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
United States Steel and Security Act of 2012 - Amends federal provisions requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to procure strategic materials critical to national security from materials produced in the United States (Buy American requirements) to include within the definition of "produced" that which is melted or processed in a manner that results in physical or chemical property changes that are the equivalent of melting. Excludes from such term finishing processes such as rolling, heat treatment, quenching, tempering, grinding, or shaving.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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