Amendment required the Appalachian Regional Commission to award contracts to domestic firms, which under 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 six percent difference existed between the foreign and domestic firm bids.

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Amendment Number
413
Description
Amendment required the Appalachian Regional Commission to award contracts to domestic firms, which under 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 six percent difference existed between the foreign and domestic firm bids.
Purpose
An amendment to insert a new section imposing "buy American" requirements to the legislation.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Apr 4, 1990
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Traficant amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
15:00:52
Submitted Date
Apr 4, 1990
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 1, 2021
Amendment 413 — Informed