3.0.0 2114 2019-02-20T23:25:41Z 2019-02-23T21:33:14Z Senate S S 2012-02-15 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-02-15T22:26:16Z Berry Amendment Extension Act 112 679 HR 2011-02-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management. Related bill CRS 2012-02-15 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2012-02-15 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2012-02-15 True Emergency Management Buy American requirements Congressional oversight Homeland security Public contracts and procurement Emergency Management 00 2012-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-12T19:34:20Z Berry Amendment Extension Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from procuring specified covered items directly related to national security interests (including such items as clothing, footwear, tents, protective equipment, sleep systems, or natural fiber products) that are not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, except to the extent satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of any such product cannot be procured as and when needed or in a time period that meets U.S. national security needs. Makes this provision inapplicable to covered items that are or that include non-available articles. Allows the Secretary to accept delivery of covered items that contain non-compliant fibers if the total value of non-compliant fibers contained in the end item does not exceed 10% of its total purchase price.

Makes additional exceptions for: (1) procurements by vessels in foreign waters, (2) emergency procurements, and (3) purchases for amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold. Requires the Secretary to post a notification on the Internet website maintained by the General Services Administration (GSA) known as FedBizOpps and to notify specified congressional committees that an exception has been applied not later than seven days after the award of the contract.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) each member of DHS's acquisition workforce who regularly participates in textile acquisition receives training on this Act's requirements, and (2) any such training includes comprehensive information on such requirements.

Requires this Act to be applied in a manner consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements.]]>

Berry Amendment Extension Act Short Titles as Introduced Berry Amendment Extension Act Display Title Berry Amendment Extension Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from procuring certain items directly related to the national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2114is/xml/BILLS-112s2114is.xml 2012-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.