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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Public Law 108-136

House Conference Report 108-354

SEC. 827. INAPPLICABILITY OF BERRY AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENTS OF WASTE AND BYPRODUCTS OF COTTON AND WOOL FIBER FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF PROPELLANTS AND EXPLOSIVES.

    Section 2533a(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

      (1) by striking `(f) EXCEPTION' and all that follows through `the procurement of' and inserting the following:

    `(f) EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN OTHER COMMODITIES AND ITEMS- Subsection (a) does not preclude the procurement of the following:

      `(1)';

      (2) by capitalizing the initial letter of the word following `(1)', as added by paragraph (1); and

      (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

      `(2) Waste and byproducts of cotton and wool fiber for use in the production of propellants and explosives.'.

Inapplicability of Berry amendment to procurements of waste and byproducts of cotton and wool fiber for use in the production of propellants and explosives (sec. 827)

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 832) that would eliminate domestic source restrictions for gun cotton lintners used in the production of propellants and explosives.

The House bill contained no similar provision.

The House recedes.

Senate Report 108-046

Inapplicability of Berry Amendment to procurements of waste and byproducts of cotton and wool fiber for use in the production of propellants and explosives (sec. 832)

The committee recommends a provision that would eliminate domestic source restrictions for gun cotton lintners used in the production of propellants and explosives.

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