Title 41 — Public ContractsRelease 119-73not60
§8305 Annual Report
Title 41 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— Miscellaneous › Chapter 83— BUY AMERICAN › § 8305
Summary
Within 60 days after each fiscal year ends, the Secretary of Defense must give Congress a report showing how much the Department of Defense bought from foreign sources that year. The report must also show, in dollar amounts, purchases that were exempted under three types of agreements: the reciprocal defense procurement MOU described in section 8304(a), the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), and any international agreement the United States has joined.
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Title 41, §8305
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Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the amount of purchases by the Department of Defense from foreign entities in that fiscal year. The report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which this chapter was waived pursuant to—
(1)a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding described in section 8304(a) of this title;
(2)the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.); or
(3)an international agreement to which the United States is a party.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 830541:10b–3.Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VIII, § 827, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2611; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VIII, § 846, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1845; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VIII, § 812, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2086.
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41 U.S.C. § 8305
Title 41 — Public Contracts
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60