[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6277 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6277

  To prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland 
  Security from purchasing equipment or military aircraft containing 
 electronic components that are not manufactured in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2012

Ms. Slaughter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Transportation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland 
  Security from purchasing equipment or military aircraft 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 OR MILITARY AIRCRAFT 
              CONTAINING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may not purchase any equipment or military aircraft 
that contains electronic components that are not manufactured in the 
United States.
    (b) Exception.--The Secretary concerned 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 or the Department of 
Homeland Security, as the case may be.
    (c) Requirement for Classification System for Electronic 
Components.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall jointly establish a classification system for electronic 
components. Under the system, electronic components shall be ranked 
based on how sensitive the components, and the final products 
containing the components, are to national security.
    (d) Study and Report on Counterfeit Electronic Components.--
            (1) Study required.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly conduct a study on 
        the prevalence of counterfeit electronic components in the 
        supply chains of the Department of Defense and the Department 
        of Homeland Security and options for addressing the issue.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress 
        a report on the results of the study required by paragraph (1), 
        including findings and such recommendations as the Secretaries 
        consider appropriate.
    (e) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Electronic components.--The term ``electronic 
        components'' includes--
                    (A) any integrated chip or sensing device;
                    (B) communications systems and equipment;
                    (C) search, navigation, and guidance systems and 
                equipment; and
                    (D) software associated with the items described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (C).
            (2) Sensitive electronic components.--The term ``sensitive 
        electronic components'' means electronic components ranked the 
        most sensitive to national security under the classification 
        system established under subsection (c).

SEC. 3. FAA REGULATIONS FOR USE OF CERTAIN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS 
              MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue 
regulations that require any passenger aircraft constructed after such 
date and any replacement of electronic components on a passenger 
aircraft use electronic components (as defined in section 2(e)) 
manufactured in the United States.
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