REQUIREMENT TO USE DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED CARBONYL IRON POWDERS

SEC. 835. REQUIREMENT TO USE DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED CARBONYL IRON POWDERS (a) Limitation.— Section 2507 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) Carbonyl Iron Powders.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall require that only domestically manufactured carbonyl iron powders may be used in a system or item procured by or provided to the Department of Defense. “(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the restriction required by paragraph (1) if the Secretary certifies that such a restriction is not in the national interest. “(3) After September 30, 1994, the Secretary may terminate the restriction required under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that continuing the restriction is not in the national interest. “(4) In this subsection: 104 STAT. 1615 “(A) The term ‘domestically manufactured’ means manufactured in a facility located in the United States or Canada by an entity more than 50 percent of which is owned or controlled by citizens of the United States or Canada. “(B) The term ‘carbonyl iron powders’ means powders or particles produced from the thermal decomposition of iron penta carbonyl.”. (b) Effective Date.— Section 2507(e) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to systems or items procured by or provided to the Department of Defense after the date of the enactment of this Act.