An amendment requiring the head of any agency or department for which funds are authorized in the bill award to domestic firms contracts for the purchase of goods that, under the use of competitive procedures, would be awarded to a foreign firm, if the final product of the domestic firm will be completely assembled in the U.S. and more than 50% of the final product will be domestically produced, provided that the cost differential between the domestic and foreign product is no more than 6%.

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Amendment Number
241
Description
An amendment requiring the head of any agency or department for which funds are authorized in the bill award to domestic firms contracts for the purchase of goods that, under the use of competitive procedures, would be awarded to a foreign firm, if the final product of the domestic firm will be completely assembled in the U.S. and more than 50% of the final product will be domestically produced, provided that the cost differential between the domestic and foreign product is no more than 6%.
Purpose
See Brown amendment (A002) for description.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 11, 1991
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
14:39:14
Submitted Date
Jul 11, 1991
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 7, 2021
Amendment 241 — Informed