Strengthening American Manufacturing Act of 2020

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7677 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7677

 To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
use of domestic nonavailability determinations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2020

 Mr. Brindisi (for himself and Mr. McKinley) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
use of domestic nonavailability determinations, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Strengthening American Manufacturing 
Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON USE OF DOMESTIC NONAVAILABILITY DETERMINATIONS.

    Not later than September 30, 2021, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to congressional defense 
committees--
            (1) describing in detail the use of any waiver or exception 
        by the Department of Defense to the requirements of chapter 83 
        of title 41, United States Code, or section 2533a of title 10, 
        United States Code, relating to domestic nonavailability 
        determinations;
            (2) specifying the type of waiver or exception used; and
            (3) providing an assessment of the impact on the use of 
        such waivers or exceptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and 
        associated challenges with investments in domestic sources.
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