[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3611 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3611

 To prohibit executive agencies from procuring merchandise subject to 
   antidumping or countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2012

Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit executive agencies from procuring merchandise subject to 
   antidumping or countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Buy Fairly Trade Goods Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OF MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO 
              ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall 
amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 
1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, to provide that, except as 
provided in subsection (b)--
            (1) executive agencies may not procure merchandise subject 
        to an antidumping or countervailing duty order under title VII 
        of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.); and
            (2) the terms of any contract or other agreement entered 
        into with an energy provider prohibit the use by that provider 
        of any such merchandise in the performance of the contract or 
        agreement.
    (b) Waiver for National Security.--The amendments to the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation made pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a 
provision allowing for the waiver of the requirements described in that 
subsection if the President determines that such a waiver is in the 
national security interests of the United States.
    (c) Consistency With International Agreements.--The Federal 
Acquisition Regulatory Council shall ensure that the amendments to the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation made pursuant to subsection (a) are 
consistent with the obligations of the United States under 
international agreements.
    (d) Executive Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
``executive agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 133 of 
title 41, United States Code.
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