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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 · Sec. 854

Sec. 854. ADDITION OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED STAINLESS STEEL FLATWARE AND DINNERWARE TO THE BERRY AMENDMENT

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## SEC. 854 ADDITION OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED STAINLESS STEEL FLATWARE AND DINNERWARE TO THE BERRY AMENDMENT ###
(a)Addition of Domestically Produced Stainless Steel Flatware and Dinnerware ####
(1)In general Section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(3) > > Stainless steel flatware. > > > #### “(4) > > Dinnerware.” > . ####
(2)Applicability **[**[10 U.S.C. 2533a note](/us/usc/t10/s2533a)**]** Paragraphs
(3)and
(4)of section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the date occurring 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. ####
(3)Repeal **[**[10 U.S.C. 2533a note](/us/usc/t10/s2533a)**]** Effective September 30, 2023, such paragraphs
(3)and
(4)are repealed. ###
(b)Report ####
(1)Report required Not later than October 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that provides a market survey, cost assessment, description of national security considerations, and a recommendation regarding whether the procurement of dinnerware and stainless steel flatware should be limited to sources in the United States. ####
(2)Contents The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include an analysis of the following with respect to dinnerware and stainless steel flatware: #####
(A)The extent to which such items have commercial applications. #####
(B)The number of such items to be procured by current programs of record. #####
(C)The criticality of such items to a military unit’s mission accomplishment. #####
(D)The estimated cost and other considerations of reconstituting the production capability of such items, if not maintained in the United States. #####
(E)National security regulations or restrictions imposed on such items that may not be imposed on such items if provided by a competitor outside the United States. #####
(F)Federal, State, and local government regulations that are not related to national security that are imposed on such items that may not be imposed on a competitor outside the United States. #####
(G)The extent to which such items is fielded in current programs of record. #####
(H)The extent to which such items can be procured as and when needed in satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity at United States market prices. #####
(I)The benefits accrued to the Department of Defense and the defense industrial base to procure such items from sources outside the United States.
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ADDITION OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED STAINLESS STEEL FLATWARE AND DINNERWARE TO THE BERRY AMENDMENT
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