S.Amdt. 2057
What it does: Adds SEC. 864. COMPLIANCE WITH DOMESTIC SOURCE REQUIREMENTS OF FOOTWEAR FURNISHED OR OBTAINED BY ALLOWANCE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UPON THEIR INITIAL ENTRY INTO THE ARMED FORCES at the end of subtitle D of title VIII
Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 864. COMPLIANCE WITH DOMESTIC SOURCE REQUIREMENTS OF FOOTWEAR FURNISHED OR OBTAINED BY ALLOWANCE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UPON THEIR INITIAL ENTRY INTO THE ARMED FORCES at the end of subtitle D of title VIII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
Inserted: SEC. 864. COMPLIANCE WITH DOMESTIC SOURCE REQUIREMENTS OF FOOTWEAR FURNISHED OR OBTAINED BY ALLOWANCE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UPON THEIR INITIAL ENTRY INTO THE ARMED FORCES.
Inserted: Section 418 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Inserted: "(d)(1) The footwear prescribed under this section to be furnished to, or to be paid for by allowance under this section by, members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the armed forces shall comply with the requirements of section 2533a of title 10, without regard to the applicability of any simplified acquisition threshold under chapter 137 of title 10 (or any other provision of law) to the use of such allowance for such footwear.
Inserted: "(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to athletic footwear furnished to, or paid for by allowance by, a member described in that paragraph if such footwear--
Inserted: "(A) is medically required to meet unique physiological needs of the member; and
Inserted: "(B) cannot be met with athletic footwear that complies with the requirements referred to in that paragraph.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2057. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 864. COMPLIANCE WITH DOMESTIC SOURCE REQUIREMENTS OF FOOTWEAR FURNISHED OR OBTAINED BY ALLOWANCE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UPON THEIR INITIAL ENTRY INTO THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 418 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(d)(1) The footwear prescribed under this section to be furnished to, or to be paid for by allowance under this section by, members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the armed forces shall comply with the requirements of section 2533a of title 10, without regard to the applicability of any simplified acquisition threshold under chapter 137 of title 10 (or any other provision of law) to the use of such allowance for such footwear.
“(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to athletic footwear furnished to, or paid for by allowance by, a member described in that paragraph if such footwear--
“(A) is medically required to meet unique physiological needs of the member; and
“(B) cannot be met with athletic footwear that complies with the requirements referred to in that paragraph.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 14, 2013