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PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2461 10 USC 2534 note. SEC. 833. RESTRICTION ON PURCHASE OF SONOBUOYS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 2534 of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 4202(a) and as amended by section 831, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(£) SoNOBUOYS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may not procure a sonobuoy manufactured in a foreign country if United States firms that manufacture sonobuoys are not permitted to compete on an equal basis with foreign manufacturing firms for the sale of sonobuoys in that foreign country. "(2) The Secretary may waive the limitation in paragraph (1) with respect to a particular procurement of sonobuoys if the Secretary determines that such procurement is in the national security interests of the United States. "(3) In this subsection, the term *United States firm' has the meaning given such term in section 2532(d)(1) of this title.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —Subsection (f) of section 2534 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to solicitations for contracts issued after the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 834. DEBARMENT OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF FRAUDULENT USE OF "MADE IN AMERICA" LABELS. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sections 384, 808, and 813, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: ^§ 2410f. Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of 'Made in /ijnerica' labels "(a) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a 'Made in America' inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, not later than 90 days after determining that the person has been so convicted, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense. If the Secretary determines that the person should not be debarred, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on such determination not later than 30 days after the determination is made. "(b) For purposes of this section, the term 'debar' has the meaninggiven that term by section 2393(c) of this title.". (2) l^e table of sections at the beginning of such chapter, as amended by sections 384, 808, and 813, is further amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2410^ Debarment of persons convicted of fraudulent use of 'Made in America' labels.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —Section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 836. PROHmmON ON PURCHASE OF UNITED STATES DEFENSE 50 USC app. CONTRACTORS BY ENTITIES CONTROLLED BY FOREIGN 2170a. GOVERNMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— No entity controlled by a foreign government may merge with, acquire, or take over a company engaged in interstate commerce in the United States that— Reports. 10 USC 2410f note.