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.

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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
Amendment 302 — Informed