[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 628 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 628

 To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from purchasing certain steel or 
equipment, products, or systems made with steel that is not melted and 
                      poured in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2003

 Mr. Stupak (for himself and Mr. LaTourette) 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 certain steel or 
equipment, products, or systems made with steel that is not melted and 
                      poured 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. PROHIBITION AGAINST PURCHASING CERTAIN STEEL NOT MELTED AND 
              POURED IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not purchase--
            (1) steel, or
            (2) equipment, products, or systems that are necessary to 
        national security or national defense and that are made with 
        steel,
that is not melted and poured in the United States except in cases in 
which the steel required for the intended use is not melted and poured 
in the United States.
    (b) National Security Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
with respect to a purchase that the Secretary of Defense determines is 
necessary for national security purposes.
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