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HR 2188 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Buy American requirements Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development

To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that footwear furnished or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces complies with domestic source requirements.

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 23, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends military pay and allowance provisions to require footwear furnished to or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into service to comply with Department of Defense (DOD) requirements concerning the procurement of products through domestic sources (Buy American requirements), without regard to the applicability of any simplified acquisition threshold.

Provides an exception with respect to athletic footwear that is medically required to meet unique physiological needs that cannot be met by footwear complying with such procurement requirements.

What's happening now May 23, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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