S.Amdt. 1454

1. Adds SEC. 815. COMPLIANCE WITH BERRY AMENDMENT REGARDING CERTAIN SPECIALTY METALS at the end of subtitle B of title VIII

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   In S. 1042 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (e) Small Business Innovation Research Program Defined.--In this section, the term "Small Business Innovation Research Program" has the meaning given that term in section 2500(11) of title 10, United States Code.

   Inserted: SEC. 815. COMPLIANCE WITH BERRY AMENDMENT REGARDING CERTAIN SPECIALTY METALS.

   Inserted: Section 2533a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a), by striking "(h)" and inserting "(i)";

   Inserted: (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and

   Inserted: (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f):

   Inserted: "(f) Exception for Specialty Metals To Facilitate Civil-military Integration.--(1) Subsection (a) does not preclude the procurement of an item containing specialty metals produced outside the United States if the contractor or subcontractor that produces the item (or, in the case of a component that contains specialty metals, the producer of such component)--

   Inserted: "(A) uses the same production processes for the production of the item or component being delivered to the Department of Defense as it uses for similar items or components to be delivered to other customers;

   Inserted: "(B) notifies the contracting officer before the award of the contract that it will purchase during the period specified in paragraph (2) an amount of domestically-melted specialty metals equivalent in quality and amount to that which would have been used to produce the item or component for delivery to the Department of Defense; and

   Inserted: "(C) purchases the amount of domestically-melted specialty metals specified in the notice under subparagraph (B) during the period specified in paragraph (2).

   Inserted: "(2) The period specified in the subparagraph (1)(B) with respect to an item or component covered by paragraph (1) is the period ending on the date of the delivery of the item or component to the Department of Defense and beginning on--

   Inserted: "(A) the date of the of the award of the contract for the delivery of the item or component to the Department of Defense; or

   Inserted: "(B) any other date agreed upon by the Department of Defense consistent with the production process of the producer under subparagraph (1)(A).".

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following:

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