,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bj1    
#bjaf,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,king1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mrs4       
,shaheen7 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 require compliance    
with domestic source requirements for   
footwear furnished to enlisted members  
of the ,armed ,forces upon their initial
 entry into the ,armed ,forces4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,buy ,american ,act of #bjaf4  #b4  
,compliance with domestic source        
requirements for footwear furnished to  
enlisted members of the ,armed ,forces  
upon their initial entry into the ,armed
 ,forces ,section #dah of title #cg1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7d7 7#a7 ,in the case of   
athletic footwear needed by members of  

the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air ,force1 or       
,marine ,corps upon their initial entry 
into the armed forces1 the ,secretary of
 ,defense shall furnish such footwear   
directly to the members instead of      
providing a cash allowance to the       
members for the purchase of such        
footwear4  7#b7 ,in procuring athletic  
footwear to comply with paragraph 7#a71 
the ,secretary of ,defense 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
 law74  7#c7 ,this subsection does not  
prohibit the provision of a cash        
allowance to a member described in      
paragraph 7#a7 for the purchase of      
athletic footwear if such footwear--    
7,a7 is medically required to meet      
unique physiological needs of the       
member2 and  7,b7 cannot be met with    
athletic footwear that complies with the
 requirements of this subsection4  4