S.Amdt. 1691

1. Adds SEC. 838. REQUIREMENT TO BUY MILITARY DECORATIONS, RIBBONS, BADGES, MEDALS, INSIGNIA, AND OTHER UNIFORM ACCOUTERMENTS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES on page 270, between lines 5 and 6

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   Inserted: SEC. 838. REQUIREMENT TO BUY MILITARY DECORATIONS, RIBBONS, BADGES, MEDALS, INSIGNIA, AND OTHER UNIFORM ACCOUTERMENTS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.

   Inserted: (a) Requirement.--Subchapter III of chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

   Inserted: "Sec. 2495c. Requirement to buy military decorations, ribbons, badges, medals, insignia, and other uniform accouterments produced in the United States

   Inserted: "(a) Buy American Requirement.--A military exchange store or other non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense may not purchase for resale any military decorations, ribbons, badges, medals, insignia, or other uniform accouterments that are not produced in the United States. Competitive procedures shall be used in selecting the United States producer of the decorations.

   Inserted: "(b) Heraldic Quality Control.--No certificate of authority issued pursuant to part 507 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) for the manufacture and sale of any item described in subsection (a) by the Institute of Heraldry, the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility, or the Marine Corps Combat Equipment and Support Systems for quality control and specifications purposes shall be permitted unless these items are manufactured from domestic material manufactured in the United States.

   Inserted: "(c) Exception.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the applicability of subsections (a) and (b) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary of Defense determines that there is not available for procurement at a reasonable cost a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of an item described under subsection (a) produced in the United States.

   Inserted: "(d) United States Defined.--In this section, the term 'United States' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.".

   Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2495b the following new item:

   Inserted: "2495c. Requirement to buy military decorations, ribbons, badges, medals, insignia, and other uniform accouterments produced in the United States.".

   Inserted: (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2533a(b)(1) of such title is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking "; or" and inserting a semicolon;

   Inserted: (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and

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   Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

   Inserted: "(F) military decorations, ribbons, badges, medals, insignia, and other uniform accouterments.".

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   On page 270, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:

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