MADE Act

Manufacturing American Defense Emblems Act or MADE Act

This bill requires the 100% U.S.-manufacture of any decorative object that depicts the seals for the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the Armed Forces, the defense intelligence agencies, and any other defense agency.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2893 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2893

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that decorative 
 objects depicting the official seal of the Department of Defense, the 
  military departments, the Armed Forces, and the Defense Agencies be 
                   manufactured in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2015

Mr. MacArthur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that decorative 
 objects depicting the official seal of the Department of Defense, the 
  military departments, the Armed Forces, and the Defense Agencies be 
                   manufactured in the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacturing American Defense 
Emblems Act'' or ``MADE Act''.

SEC. 2. MADE IN AMERICA REQUIREMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE AND ARMED FORCES OFFICIAL SEALS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The official seals of the United States Armed Forces 
        and the Federal departments having jurisdiction over the Armed 
        Forces are symbols of pride and tradition.
            (2) The seals represent the great sacrifices members of the 
        Armed Forces have made to defend the United States.
            (3) Currently, some of these seals are manufactured in 
        foreign nations.
            (4) The physical symbol representing the United States 
        Armed Forces should be manufactured in the United States.
    (b) Made in America Requirement.--Section 112 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b)(1) Any decorative object, such as a carving, sculpture, or 
plaque, that depicts the seal for the Department of Defense or any 
other seal specified in paragraph (2) must be 100 percent manufactured 
in the United States.
    ``(2) The requirement imposed by paragraph (1) applies to the 
following:
            ``(A) The seal for the Department of Defense.
            ``(B) The seal for the Department of the Army referred to 
        in section 3012 of this title.
            ``(C) The seal for the Department of the Navy referred to 
        in section 5012 of this title.
            ``(D) The seal for the Department of the Air Force referred 
        to in section 8012 of this title.
            ``(E) The seals for the armed forces.
            ``(F) The seals for the defense intelligence agencies 
        referred to in section 425 of this title.
            ``(G) The seal for any other Defense Agency.''.
    (c) Application of Amendments.--Subsection (b) of section 112 of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by this section, shall apply 
with respect to the procurement after the date of the enactment of this 
Act of any official seal specified in paragraph (2) of such subsection.
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