[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3597 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3597

    To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from purchasing equipment 
   containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the 
                             United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2001

Ms. Slaughter (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Kucinich) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from purchasing equipment 
   containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the 
                             United States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keep America Secure Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST PURCHASING EQUIPMENT CONTAINING ELECTRONIC 
              COMPONENTS NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not purchase any 
equipment that contains electronic components that are not manufactured 
in the United States.
    (b) Exception.--The Secretary may waive the application of 
subsection (a) with respect to a purchase if the Secretary determines 
that application of such subsection to such purchase would be 
inconsistent with the public interest or would result in unreasonable 
costs to the Department of Defense.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``electronic 
components'' includes, but is not limited to--
            (1) any integrated chip or sensing device;
            (2) communications systems and equipment;
            (3) search, navigation, and guidance systems and equipment; 
        and
            (4) software associated with the items described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (3).
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