,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1 #bjac
 ,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,mr4    
,king7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #cg1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to ensure that footwear  
furnished or obtained by allowance for  
enlisted members of the ,armed ,forces  
upon their initial entry into the ,armed
 ,forces complies with domestic source  
requirements4  #a4 ,compliance with     
domestic source requirements of footwear
 furnished or obtained by allowance for 
enlisted members of the ,armed ,forces  
upon their initial entry into the ,armed
 ,forces ,section #dah7;a7 of title #cg1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 after 7b72 and   
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#b7 7,a7 ,the footwear 
prescribed under this section to be     
furnished to1 or to be paid for by      

allowance under this section by1 members
 upon their initial entry into armed    
forces shall comply with the            
requirements of section #becc;a of title
 #aj1 without regard to the             
applicability of any simplified         
acquisition threshold under chapter #acg
 of title #aj 7or any other provision of
 law7 to the use of such allowance for  
such footwear4  7,b7 ,subparagraph 7,a7 
does not apply to athletic footwear     
furnished to1 or paid for by allowance  
by1 a member described in that          
subparagraph if such footwear--  7i7 is 
medically required to meet unique       
physiological needs of the member2 and  
7ii7 cannot be met with athletic        
footwear that complies with the         
requirements referred to in that        
subparagraph4  4