S.Amdt. 435

SA 435. Ms. STABENOW submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 C of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 835. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC SUPPLY BASE FOR
PRODUCTION OF COMPONENTS AND WEAPON SYSTEMS.

(a) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Commerce shall enter into a memorandum
of understanding (MOU) for purposes of ensuring--
(1) the development of a domestic supply base to support
production of components and weapon systems for the
Department of Defense; and
(2) compliance with chapter 83 of title 41, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the ``Buy American Act'') and
section 2533a of title 10, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the ``Berry Amendment''), including by
limiting the use of waivers.
(b) Activities.--The MOU shall include provisions--
(1) allowing Department of Defense personnel to consult
with the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) when
conducting market research; and
(2) requiring that before a domestic non-availability
waiver is granted, NIST MEP shall conduct a nationwide
analysis to identify domestic suppliers that may be able to
meet Department of Defense acquisition needs.
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