[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 134 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   APPLICATION OF BERRY AMENDMENT TO MULTI-YEAR AIRCRAFT LEASE PILOT 
                                PROGRAM

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                          HON. TED STRICKLAND

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2002

  Mr. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my appreciation for 
the provision in the Defense Appropriations Conference Report that 
helps to reaffirm the certainty of the specialty metals clause of the 
Berry Amendment. The provision in the conference report directs the 
Secretary of the Air Force to provide Congress with estimates of the 
amount, value, and overall percentage of foreign and domestic-sourced 
specialty metals to be used in the fleet of leased aircraft under the 
Multi-Year Aircraft Lease Pilot Program. The Secretary must compare 
this data to the specialty metal content of military aircraft the Air 
Force has procured over the last five years. This measure will provide 
valuable data to Congress to ensure that the objective of the Berry 
Amendment and particularly the specialty metals clause of this long-
standing procurement rule stands firm. Without proper enforcement of 
the Berry Amendment, the U.S. titanium industry could shrink and lead 
the Department of Defense to become dependent on foreign supplies from 
Russia for this strategic material that is of critical importance to 
the military aircraft industry.

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