Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) was successful in adding a "Buy American" amendment last night to the House Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2022 defense authorization bill that would require the Pentagon to begin procuring more materials for major defense acquisition programs from domestic sources. The approved amendment would require the Pentagon to increase procurements from domestic sources from 55％ to 60％ immediately upon enactment of the bill, and then ramp up to 65％ by 2024 and 75％ by 2029. Norcross, who is chairman of the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee, has said the provision will strengthen the defense industrial base and protect the U.S. supply chain from vulnerabilities that could be exploited by China.
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