,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #haff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,budzinski 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bost1   
and ,mr4 ,crawford7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to issue regulations requiring 
that optional combat boots worn by      
members of the armed forces wear be made
 in ,america1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,regulations applicable to combat   
footwear of members of all branches of  
the armed forces  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall issue      
regulations prohibiting any member of   
the armed forces from wearing optional  
combat boots as part of a required      
uniform unless the optional combat boots
 are entirely manufactured in the       
,united ,states and entirely made of--  
7#a7 materials grown1 reprocessed1      

reused1 or produced in the ,united      
,states2 and  7#b7 components that are  
manufactured entirely in the ,united    
,states and entirely made of materials  
described in paragraph 7#a74  7b7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,armed forces ,the term armed forces has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7#b7 ,optional combat boots ,the
 term optional combat boots1 with       
respect to a member of the armed forces1
 combat boots not furnished to such     
member of the armed forces by the       
,secretary of ,defense4  7#c7 ,required 
uniform ,the term required uniform means
 a uniform a member of the armed forces 
is required to wear as a member of the  
armed forces4