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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3387 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to require the United States Olympic 

Committee to adopt a policy that requires ceremonial uniforms purchased 

or otherwise obtained by the Committee to be produced in the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 16, 2012 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. CASEY, Mr. SCHUMER, 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MANCHIN, and Mr. 

FRANKEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to require the United 

States Olympic Committee to adopt a policy that requires 

ceremonial uniforms purchased or otherwise obtained by 

the Committee to be produced in the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Team USA Made in 

5 America Act of 2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. POLICY ON SOURCING OF UNIFORMS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 2205 of 

3 title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

4 end the following new section: 

5 ‘‘§ 220513. Policy on sourcing of uniforms 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The corporation shall adopt a 

7 policy with respect to uniforms to be worn by athletes dur8 ing ceremonies that are part of the Olympic Games, the 

9 Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games that re10 quires the corporation— 

11 ‘‘(1) to purchase or otherwise obtain only uni12 forms that meet the requirements described in sub13 section (b); or 

14 ‘‘(2) to make publicly available a detailed jus15 tification of the reasons the corporation purchased 

16 or otherwise obtained uniforms that do not meet 

17 those requirements. 

18 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A uniform meets the require19 ments described in this subsection if the uniform, includ20 ing accessories, such as ties, belts, shoes, and hats, meets 

21 the standards of the Federal Trade Commission for label22 ing as ‘Made in USA’. 

23 ‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The policy adopted under 

24 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to uniforms pur25 chased or otherwise acquired by the corporation on or 


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1 after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enact2 ment of this section. 

3 ‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE WITH TRADE AGREEMENTS.— 

4 The policy adopted under subsection (a) shall be applied 

5 in a manner that is consistent with the obligations of the 

6 United States under all applicable trade agreements to 

7 which the United States is a party.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 at the beginning of chapter 2205 of such title is amended 

10 by inserting after the item relating to section 220512 the 

11 following new item: 

‘‘220513. Policy on sourcing of uniforms.’’. 

12 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United 

14 States Olympic Committee shall submit to Congress a re15 port on the actions taken by the Committee to comply with 

16 section 220513 of title 36, United States Code, as added 

17 by subsection (a). 

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