Sec. 892. Report and database on items manufactured in the United States for major defense acquisition programs
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It is the sense of Congress that any equipment or products purchased for major defense acquisition programs (as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code) should be manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States, and that any such equipment or products purchased by any entity of the Department of Defense should be American-made, provided that American-made equipment and products are of a quality similar to that of competitive offers and are available in a timely manner to meet mission requirements.
Chapter 144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2436 the following new section: Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an annual report on the percentage of any items procured in connection with a major defense acquisition program that are manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States.
The Secretary of Defense shall establish a database for information related to items described in the report required under subsection
(a)that can be used for continuous data analysis to inform acquisition decisions relating to major defense acquisition programs. . The table of section at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2436 the following new item: 2436a. Major defense acquisition programs: report and database on items manufactured in the United States. .