Wear American Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2001
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2014-02-06
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Buy American requirements

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Manufacturing

Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Wear American Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require federal agencies to procure textiles and apparel articles, including components for such articles, that are manufactured in the United States wholly from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced or manufactured in the United States. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2001 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2014 Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require that textile and apparel articles acquired for use by executive agencies be manufactured from articles, materials, or supplies entirely grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wear American Act of 2014 . 2. Requirement to procure textile and apparel articles manufactured entirely of domestic components (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require Federal agencies to procure textiles and apparel articles, including components for such articles, that are manufactured in the United States wholly from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States. The Federal Acquisition Regulation, as so amended, shall provide that the requirement applicable to textiles and apparel articles is subject to the same exceptions applicable to other articles, materials, and supplies under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 8302(a) of title 41, United States Code. (b) Training The head of each Federal agency shall ensure that each member of the acquisition workforce of the agency who participates substantially in the agency's acquisition of textiles and apparel articles on a regular basis receives training on the requirements implemented pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.