,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1  
#bjad,mr4 ,brown introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require that textile and 
apparel articles acquired for use by    
executive agencies be manufactured from 
articles1 materials1 or supplies        
entirely grown1 produced1 or            
manufactured in the ,united ,states4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,wear ,american ,act of #bjad4  
#b4 ,requirement to procure textile and 
apparel articles manufactured entirely  
of domestic components  7a7 ,in general 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,federal ,acquisition ,regulation       
,council shall amend the ,federal       
,acquisition ,regulation to require     
,federal agencies to procure textiles   
and apparel articles1 including         

components for such articles1 that are  
manufactured in the ,united ,states     
wholly from articles1 materials1 or     
supplies mined1 produced1 or            
manufactured in the ,united ,states4    
,the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation1 
as so amended1 shall provide that the   
requirement applicable to textiles and  
apparel articles is subject to the same 
exceptions applicable to other articles1
 materials1 and supplies under          
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section     
#hcjb7;a7 of title #da1 ,united ,states 
,code4  7b7 ,training ,the head of each 
,federal agency shall ensure that each  
member of the acquisition workforce of  
the agency who participates             
substantially in the agency's           
acquisition of textiles and apparel     
articles on a regular basis receives    
training on the requirements implemented
 pursuant to subsection 7a7 not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4