Pub. L. 100-147, tit. I, sec. 114

Sec. 114. (a) The Administrator shall award to a domestic firm a contract that, under the use of competitive procedures, would be awarded to a foreign firm, if— (1) the final product of the domestic firm will be completely assembled in the United States; (2) when completely assembled, not less than 50 percent of the final product of the domestic firm will be domestically produced; and (3) the difference between the bids submitted by the foreign and domestic firms is not more than 6 percent. (b) This section shall not apply to the extent to which— (1) such applicability would not be in the public interest; (2) compelling national security considerations require otherwise; or (3) the United States Trade Representative determines that such an award would be in violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or an international agreement to which the United States is a party. (c) For purposes of this section— (1) the term “domestic firm” means a business entity that is incorporated in the United States and that conducts business operations in the United States; and (2) the term “foreign firm” means a business entity not described in paragraph (1). (d) This section shall apply only to contracts for which— (1) amounts are made available pursuant to this Act; and (2) solicitations for bids are issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.