I 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4047 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2012 Mr. Murphy of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require solicitations for Federal procurement contracts to include information about the applicability of Buy American law and whether foreign goods may be used to fulfill the requirements of the contracts.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Full Disclosure in Federal Contracting Act.

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Requirement for information about Buy American law and acceptable foreign goods to be included in certain Federal contract solicitations

(a)

Requirement

In any solicitation for a Federal contract for the procurement of goods, the Federal agency issuing the solicitation shall include the following information: (1)A statement of— (A)whether chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), applies or does not apply to the contract; and (B)if such chapter 83 does not apply to the contract, the reasons why such chapter does not apply, including a description of any applicable exception or waiver of such chapter and the law or regulation providing such exception or waiver. (2)Whether such chapter 83 applies or does not apply— (A)a statement of whether goods from foreign countries would be acceptable as end products for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of the contract; and (B)a list of all the foreign countries whose goods would be acceptable as end products for such purposes. (b)

Effective Date

This Act shall apply to solicitations for contracts issued after the date occurring 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.