Amendment101st Congress
Amendment authorized the Secretary of Transportation to award contracts to domestic firms, which under normal competitive procedures would be awarded to foreign firms, when the final product of the domestic firm would be completely assembled in the United States with 51% of the final product produced domestically, and not more than a 6% difference existed between the foreign and domestic bids.
- Amendment Number
- 302
- Description
- Amendment authorized the Secretary of Transportation to award contracts to domestic firms, which under normal competitive procedures would be awarded to foreign firms, when the final product of the domestic firm would be completely assembled in the United States with 51% of the final product produced domestically, and not more than a 6% difference existed between the foreign and domestic bids.
- Purpose
- An amendment to allow the Coast Guard to award contracts to domestic firms which may not have submitted the lowest bid, provided that at least 51% of the product is produced in the United States.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Nov 7, 1989
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A001) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 15:29:42
- Submitted Date
- Nov 7, 1989
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 10, 2021