House-Passed 2012 DoD Bill Has Buy American, Sourcing Requirements
On July 8, 2011, the House passed H.R. 2219, the fiscal year 2012 appropriations bill for the Department of Defense (DoD). H.R. 2219 would appropriate funding for the DoD and contains several trade-related provisions. Highlights of the trade-related provisions in H.R. 2219 include:
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- Requirement for U.S. sourcing for certain anchor and mooring chains manufactured, supercomputers, ball and roller bearings, etc.;
- Requirement for DoD to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate melted and rolled on in the U.S. or Canada;
- Provide for the revocation of blanket waivers of the Buy American Act upon a finding that a country has violated a reciprocal trade agreement by discriminating against products produced in the U.S. that are covered by the agreement; and
- Prohibit funds from being used in contravention of the Berry Amendment (10 USC 2533a). (The Berry Amendment is a statutory requirement that restricts the DoD from using funds appropriated or otherwise available to DoD for procurement of specified products that are not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the U.S.)
After passage by the House, H.R. 2219 was sent to the Senate for its consideration. This is the fourth FY 2012 appropriations bill passed by the House so far. The Senate has not yet passed any of its or the House’s FY 2012 appropriations bills.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 07/11/11 news, 11071107, for BP summary announcing House passage of H.R. 2219.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/23/11 news, 11062311, for BP summary of the House’s beginning of consideration of H.R. 2219.)