II 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2087 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 9, 2012 Mr. Brown of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Casey, and Mrs. Hagan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To clarify the meaning of produced for purposes of limitations on the procurement by the Department of Defense of specialty metals within the United States.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the United States Steel and Security Act of 2012.

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Additional definition relating to production of specialty metals within the United States

Section 2533b(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11)The term produced, as used in subsections (a) and (b), means melted, or processed in a manner that results in physical or chemical property changes that are the equivalent of melting. The term does not include finishing processes such as rolling, heat treatment, quenching, tempering, grinding, or shaving. .