3.0.0 1686 2023-01-11T19:50:22Z 2023-01-11T19:50:22Z House H HR 2007-03-26 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-10T18:20:08Z Referred to 2007-03-26T16:34:25Z Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 110 1684 HR 2007-05-11 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Text similarities House 2007-05-09 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 407 of H.R. 1684 as introduced. Committee 2007-04-10 hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight. Committee 2007-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2007-03-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E649) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 N R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2007-03-26 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2007-03-26 True Emergency Management Buy American Commerce Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Department of Homeland Security Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government procurement Identification devices Manufacturing industries Emergency Management 00 2007-03-26 Introduced in House 2007-04-11T14:25:46Z Department of Homeland Security Secure American Federal Equipment Procurement Act or the DHS SAFE Procurement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds for the procurement of any of the following items that are not manufactured in the United States: (1) uniforms; (2) protective gear; (3) badges or other insignia indicating rank, office, or position; and (4) identification cards.

Makes exceptions: (1) where the Secretary determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of the article cannot be procured as and when needed at U.S. market prices (in which case the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate homeland security committees and include a certification that manufacturing the article outside the United States does not pose a risk to national security and an explanation of steps required by the manufacturer to ensure that any elements used for the article are not misappropriated); (2) for acquisitions at or below the micro-purchase threshold; and (3) for acquisitions outside the United States for use outside the United States.

Makes this Act applicable notwithstanding any presidential waiver of discriminatory purchasing requirements under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979.

]]> Department of Homeland Security Secure American Federal Equipment Procurement Act-DHS SAFE Procurement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act to require that uniforms, protective gear, badges, and identification cards of personnel be manufactured in the United States. Introduced in House IH Display Title Department of Homeland Security Secure American Federal Equipment Procurement Act-DHS SAFE Procurement Act Short Titles as Introduced Department of Homeland Security Secure American Federal Equipment Procurement Act-DHS SAFE Procurement Act Introduced in House 2007-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1686ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1686ih.xml 2007-05-09 Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 407 of H.R. 1684 as introduced. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.