[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8166 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8166

To require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that 
optional combat boots worn by members of the armed forces wear be made 
                  in America, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2024

Ms. Budzinski (for herself, Mr. Bost, and Mr. Crawford) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that 
optional combat boots worn by members of the armed forces wear be made 
                  in America, 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. REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO COMBAT FOOTWEAR OF MEMBERS OF ALL 
              BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations 
prohibiting any member of the armed forces from wearing optional combat 
boots as part of a required uniform unless the optional combat boots 
are entirely manufactured in the United States and entirely made of--
            (1) materials grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in 
        the United States; and
            (2) components that are manufactured entirely in the United 
        States and entirely made of materials described in paragraph 
        (1).
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Armed forces.--The term ``armed forces'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Optional combat boots.--The term ``optional combat 
        boots'', with respect to a member of the armed forces, combat 
        boots not furnished to such member of the armed forces by the 
        Secretary of Defense.
            (3) Required uniform.--The term ``required uniform'' means 
        a uniform a member of the armed forces is required to wear as a 
        member of the armed forces.
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