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Dec 3, 2018 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs See what changed
Nov 29, 2018 Engrossed in House See what changed
Jun 29, 2017viewing Reported in House Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Messer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Mr. Evans, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Soto, Mr. Crist, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Walz, Mr. Foster, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Moulton, and Mr. Kilmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform See what changed
Jun 29, 2017 Introduced in House Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Messer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Mr. Evans, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Bera, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Soto, Mr. Crist, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Walz, Mr. Foster, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Moulton, and Mr. Kilmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

H.R. 3121 — what changed

All-American Flag Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 1 removed between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags

(a)

added Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags—

(1)

added In general— Chapter 63 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

added “6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags

added “(a) Requirement—Except as provided in subsections (b) through (d), funds appropriated or otherwise available to an agency may not be used for the procurement of any flag of the United States, unless such flag has been 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown or 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States.

added “(b) Availability exception—Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the head of the agency concerned determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of a flag described in such subsection cannot be procured as and when needed at United States market prices.

added “(c) Exception for certain procurements—Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:

added “(1) Procurements by vessels in foreign waters.

added “(2) Procurements for resale purposes in any military commissary, military exchange, gift shop, or nonappropriated fund instrumentality operated by an agency.

added “(3) Procurements for amounts less than the simplified acquisition threshold.

added “(d) Presidential waiver

added “(1) In general—The President may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the President determines a waiver is necessary to comply with any trade agreement to which the United States is a party.

added “(2) Notice of waiver—Not later than 30 days after granting a waiver under paragraph (1), the President shall publish a notice of the waiver in the Federal Register.

added “(e) Definitions—In this section:

added “(1) Agency—The term “agency” has the meaning given the term “executive agency” in section 102 of title 40.

added “(2) Simplified acquisition threshold—The term “simplified acquisition threshold” has the meaning given that term in section 134.”

(2)

added Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

(a)

removed ~~In general—~~ Only such flags of the United States of America, regardless of size, that are 100 percent manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or supplies 100 percent of which are grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States, may be acquired for use by the Federal Government.

(b)

changed ~~Availability exception—~~Applicability— ~~Subsection (a) does not apply if articles, materials, or supplies~~ Section 6310 of ~~the class or kind~~ title 41, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect to ~~be used,~~ any contract entered into on or after the ~~articles, materials, or supplies from which they are manufactured, are not grown, produced, or manufactured in~~ date that is 180 days after the ~~United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and are not~~ date of ~~a satisfactory quality.~~the enactment of this Act.

(c)

removed ~~Presidential waiver—~~

(1)

removed ~~In general—~~ ~~The President may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the President determines a waiver is necessary to comply with any trade agreement to which the United States is a party.~~

(2)

removed ~~Notice of waiver—~~ ~~Not later than 30 days after granting a waiver under paragraph (1), the President shall publish a notice of the waiver in the Federal Register.~~

Sec. 3 Applicability

removed

removed ~~Section 2 shall apply with respect to any contract entered into on or after 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.~~

H.R. 3121 — what changed

Sec. 2 Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags

Sec. 3 Applicability

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