An amendment to require the Veterans' Administration to ensure that all items purchased under the bill meet a 50% domestic content standard. The amendment also makes ineligible any supplier found guilty of falsely placing "Made in America" labels on products from being able to bid on future procurement contracts.

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Amendment Number
879
Description
An amendment to require the Veterans' Administration to ensure that all items purchased under the bill meet a 50% domestic content standard. The amendment also makes ineligible any supplier found guilty of falsely placing "Made in America" labels on products from being able to bid on future procurement contracts.
Purpose
Amendment: (1) adds "Buy American" restrictions to procurements authorized under the bill; (2) adds language stating as the sense of Congress that recipients of assistance under this bill should purchase American-made equipment and products; and (3) prohibits the fraudulent use of "Made in America" labels.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Oct 1, 1992
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
17:08:04
Submitted Date
Oct 1, 1992
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 7, 2021
Amendment 879 — Informed