[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2714. Ms. STABENOW submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 864. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT FOR 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC SUPPLY BASE FOR 
                   PRODUCTION OF COMPONENTS AND WEAPON SYSTEMS.

       (a) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of Commerce shall enter into a memorandum 
     of understanding (MOU) for purposes of ensuring--
       (1) the development of a domestic supply base to support 
     production of components and weapon systems for the 
     Department of Defense; and
       (2) compliance with chapter 83 of title 41, United States 
     Code (commonly referred to as the ``Buy American Act'') and 
     section 2533a of title 10, United States Code (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Berry Amendment''), including by 
     limiting the use of waivers.
       (b) Activities.--The MOU shall include provisions--
       (1) allowing Department of Defense personnel to consult 
     with the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
     (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) when 
     conducting market research; and
       (2) requiring that before a domestic non-availability 
     waiver is granted, NIST MEP shall conduct a nationwide 
     analysis to identify domestic suppliers that may be able to 
     meet Department of Defense acquisition needs.
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