This report examines the original intent and purpose of the Berry Amendment and legislative
proposals to amend the application of domestic source restrictions, as well as potential options for
Congress. In order to protect the U.S. industrial base during periods of adversity and war,
Congress passed domestic source restrictions as part of the 1941 Fifth Supplemental Department
of Defense (DOD) Appropriations Act. These provisions later became known as the Berry
Amendment. The current Berry Amendment (Title 10 United States Code [U.S.C.] Section 2533a,
Requirement to Buy Certain Articles from American Sources; Exceptions) contains a number of
domestic source restrictions that prohibit DOD from acquiring food, clothing (like military
uniforms), fabrics (including ballistic fibers), stainless steel, and hand or measuring tools that are
not grown or produced in the United States. The Berry Amendment currently applies to DOD
purchases only.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL31236.pdf
proposals to amend the application of domestic source restrictions, as well as potential options for
Congress. In order to protect the U.S. industrial base during periods of adversity and war,
Congress passed domestic source restrictions as part of the 1941 Fifth Supplemental Department
of Defense (DOD) Appropriations Act. These provisions later became known as the Berry
Amendment. The current Berry Amendment (Title 10 United States Code [U.S.C.] Section 2533a,
Requirement to Buy Certain Articles from American Sources; Exceptions) contains a number of
domestic source restrictions that prohibit DOD from acquiring food, clothing (like military
uniforms), fabrics (including ballistic fibers), stainless steel, and hand or measuring tools that are
not grown or produced in the United States. The Berry Amendment currently applies to DOD
purchases only.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL31236.pdf
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