[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5068]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 827. Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Ms. Baldwin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS FOR ITEMS USED OUTSIDE THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       For any item (excluding petroleum) to be used outside the 
     United States that is not to be used on an urgent basis and 
     is not subject to the requirements under chapter 83 of title 
     41, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Buy 
     American Act''), the Secretary of Defense shall direct 
     contracting personnel to identify and give consideration to 
     domestically sourced and Buy American compliant items before 
     soliciting offers for items that are not compliant with the 
     Buy American Act.
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