[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1770 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1770

 To prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard 
  Army headgear (other than for certain specialized units) until the 
 Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Army ammunition 
                     shortfall has been eliminated.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2001

Mr. Bartlett of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Camp, 
Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Everett, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Hayworth, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
  Weldon of Flordia, and Mr. Jones of North Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard 
  Army headgear (other than for certain specialized units) until the 
 Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Army ammunition 
                     shortfall has been eliminated.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS ON PURCHASE, ISSUE, AND WEARING OF BERETS.

    (a) Limitations.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), 
the Secretary of the Army may not--
            (1) enter into a contract for the purchase of any berets 
        for issue as Army headgear;
            (2) authorize or require the wear of a beret as standard 
        Army headgear; or
            (3) issue a beret for use as standard Army headgear.
    (b) Termination of Limitation Upon Certification That Ammunition 
Shortfall Has Been Eliminated.--The limitations in subsection (a) shall 
cease to apply upon the submission by the Secretary of the Army to 
Congress of a certification that, as of the date of the submission of 
the certification, any shortfall of stores of Army ammunition has been 
eliminated.
    (c) Exception for Specialized Units.--The limitations in subsection 
(a) shall not apply with respect to a beret to be worn by members of 
the Army assigned to, or serving with, specialized units for which, as 
determined by the Secretary, the wear of a beret or other distinctive 
headgear is customary and for which the wear of a distinctive beret is 
specifically authorized by the Secretary.
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