S 2825
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Buy American requirements
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Buy American Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 20, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Buy American Act of 2016
This bill directs the the Department of Defense (DOD), in the case of athletic footwear needed by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces, to: (1) furnish such footwear directly instead of providing a cash allowance to the service members to purchase such footwear, and (2) comply with American source requirements in procuring such footwear.
A cash allowance may be provided for the purchase of footwear that is medically required to meet a service member's unique physiological needs that cannot be met with footwear furnished by DOD.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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