Strengthening American Manufacturing Act of 2020

I 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. 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 A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on use of domestic nonavailability determina- tions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Amer- 4 ican Manufacturing Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPORT ON USE OF DOMESTIC NONAVAILABILITY 6 DETERMINATIONS. 7 Not later than September 30, 2021, and annually 8 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report 9 to congressional defense committees— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Aug 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7677.IH H7677 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7677 IH (1) describing in detail the use of any waiver or 1 exception by the Department of Defense to the re- 2 quirements of chapter 83 of title 41, United States 3 Code, or section 2533a of title 10, United States 4 Code, relating to domestic nonavailability determina- 5 tions; 6 (2) specifying the type of waiver or exception 7 used; and 8 (3) providing an assessment of the impact on 9 the use of such waivers or exceptions due to the 10 COVID–19 pandemic and associated challenges with 11 investments in domestic sources. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Aug 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7677.IH H7677 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS