Fair Opportunities for American Manufacturers Act

Bill: 114-hr-3324
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2015-07-29
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Manufacturing

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Military procurement, research, weapons development
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fair Opportunities for American Manufacturers Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense to report to Congress on: </p> <ul> <li>efforts to engage U.S. manufacturers regarding opportunities to equip foreign military entities that receive U.S. assistance; </li> <li>an assessment of the estimated cost, including training, upgrading equipment, and meeting specifications, to U.S. manufacturers that wish to provide such goods; and </li> <li>strategies to engage U.S. manufacturers regarding such opportunities. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3324 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2015 Mr. Cicilline (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report regarding opportunities to equip certain foreign military entities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Opportunities for American Manufacturers Act . 2. Opportunities to equip certain foreign military entities Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of State, shall submit to Congress a report that describes— (1) efforts made to engage United States manufacturers with respect to opportunities to equip foreign military entities that receive assistance from the United States; (2) an assessment of the estimated expected cost, including in terms of training, upgrading equipment, and meeting specifications, to United States manufacturers that wish to provide such goods for foreign military use; and (3) any new plans or strategies to engage United States manufacturers with respect to such opportunities.