[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8163 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8163

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to permanently add stainless 
  steel flatware to the list of covered items required to be procured 
             from American sources, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2024

 Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Williams of New York) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to permanently add stainless 
  steel flatware to the list of covered items required to be procured 
             from American sources, 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 ``Federal Ordinance Requiring 
Kitchenware Specifically Made in America Act'' or the ``FORKS Made in 
America Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT ADDITION OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED STAINLESS STEEL 
              FLATWARE TO THE BERRY AMENDMENT.

    (a) Addition to Covered Items.--
            (1) In general.--Section 4862(b) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Stainless steel flatware.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on October 1, 2023.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 854(a)(3) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is 
amended by striking ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'' and inserting 
``paragraph (4)''.
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