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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6277 
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
from purchasing equipment or military aircraft containing electronic com-
ponents that are not manufactured in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Ms. SLAUGHTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure and Homeland Security, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security from purchasing equipment or mili-
tary aircraft containing electronic components that are 
not manufactured in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep America Secure 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST PURCHASING EQUIPMENT 
OR MILITARY AIRCRAFT CONTAINING ELEC-
TRONIC COMPONENTS NOT MANUFACTURED 
IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security may not purchase any 
equipment or military aircraft that contains electronic 
components that are not manufactured in the United 
States. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary concerned may 
waive the application of subsection (a) with respect to a 
purchase if the Secretary determines that application of 
such subsection to such purchase would be inconsistent 
with the public interest or would result in unreasonable 
costs to the Department of Defense or the Department 
of Homeland Security, as the case may be. 
(c) REQUIREMENT
FOR CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM 
FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.—The Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly 
establish a classification system for electronic components. 
Under the system, electronic components shall be ranked 
based on how sensitive the components, and the final prod-
ucts containing the components, are to national security. 
(d) STUDY AND REPORT ON COUNTERFEIT ELEC-
TRONIC COMPONENTS.— 
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(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
jointly conduct a study on the prevalence of counter-
feit electronic components in the supply chains of 
the Department of Defense and the Department of 
Homeland Security and options for addressing the 
issue. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secre-
taries shall submit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the study required by paragraph (1), includ-
ing findings and such recommendations as the Sec-
retaries consider appropriate. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS.—The term 
‘‘electronic components’’ includes— 
(A) any integrated chip or sensing device; 
(B) communications systems and equip-
ment; 
(C) search, navigation, and guidance sys-
tems and equipment; and 
(D) software associated with the items de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (C). 
(2) SENSITIVE
ELECTRONIC
COMPONENTS.— 
The term ‘‘sensitive electronic components’’ means 
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electronic components ranked the most sensitive to 
national security under the classification system es-
tablished under subsection (c). 
SEC. 3. FAA REGULATIONS FOR USE OF CERTAIN ELEC-
TRONIC COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED IN 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall issue regulations that require any pas-
senger aircraft constructed after such date and any re-
placement of electronic components on a passenger air-
craft use electronic components (as defined in section 
2(e)) manufactured in the United States. 
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