Berry Amendment
The Berry Amendment (
History
The
On April 10, 2007, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics determined that most compliant fasteners could not be obtained in sufficient quantity without unreasonably delaying production, and exempted most fasteners from the requirement.[2]
Congress has since revised the Berry Amendment in the
The original[5] 10 U.S.C. 2533a now excludes specialty metals and applies generally to textile materials.[1]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1), passed by both houses of Congress on February 13, 2009, included legislation offered by Congressman Larry Kissell (D-NC) mandating that any textile and apparel products contracted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) be manufactured in the United States with 100 percent U.S. inputs. The "Kissell Amendment" was modeled on and picks up, with little or no modification, many of the specific provisions of the Berry Amendment.
Naming
The Berry Amendment was named for
See also
External links
- The text of the "Domestic Specialty Metals" clause
- Domestic Non-Availability Determination for fasteners
- Berry Amendment Implementing Text in DFAR 225.7002
- Buy American: Domestic, International Policy Collide
Further reading
- Buying American: The Berry and Kissell Amendments (Report). Congressional Research Service. Jan 20, 2023. IF10605.
- Defense Primer: The Berry and Kissell Amendments (Report). Congressional Research Service. Jan 20, 2023. IF10609.
- The Specialty Metal Clause: Oversight Issues and Options for Congress (PDF) (Report). Congressional Research Service. Feb 6, 2014. RL33751.
References
- ^ a b c Bailey Grasso, Valerie (2014-02-24). "The Berry Amendment: Requiring Defense Procurement to Come from Domestic Sources" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 2016-06-17 – via Federation of American Scientists.
- ^ "Class Determination of Domestic Non-Availability (DNAD) for Fasteners (INFORMATION)". guidebook.dcma.mil. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "10 USC 2533b: Requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national security from American sources; exceptions". Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ "Text of H.R. 4986 (110th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Passed Congress version)". GovTrack.us. Retrieved Aug 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Berry Amendment". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ Lundstrom, Edward D (September 2014). "The Berry Amendment: a comprehensive look at the history and implications for program managers of hand- and measuring-tool-intensive programs". Calhoun: The NPS Institutional Archive.