To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that footwear furnished or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces complies with domestic source requirements.

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

H.R.2188 through Congress

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HouseMay 23, 2013IntroducedOfficial record

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Related Senate bill: S.1051 A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that footwear furnished or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces complies with domestic source requirements.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 23, 2013

Amends military pay and allowance provisions to require footwear furnished to or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into service to comply with Department of Defense (DOD) requirements concerning the procurement of products through domestic sources (Buy American requirements), without regard to the applicability of any simplified acquisition threshold.

Provides an exception with respect to athletic footwear that is medically required to meet unique physiological needs that cannot be met by footwear complying with such procurement requirements.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D–ME

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Armed Services Committee

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May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House

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S 1051 · A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that footwear furnished or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces complies with domestic source requirements.

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Discuss H.R.2188, 113th Congress: To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that footwear furnished or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces complies with domestic source requirements.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2188

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2013-05-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2188/BILLS-113hr2188ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.2188, 113th Congress: To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that footwear furnished or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces complies with domestic source requirements.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2188

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2013-05-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2188/BILLS-113hr2188ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-03T16:57:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.2188, 113th Congress: To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that footwear furnished or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces complies with domestic source requirements.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2188

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2013-05-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2188/BILLS-113hr2188ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-03T16:57:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.2188, 113th Congress: To amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that footwear furnished or obtained by allowance for enlisted members of the Armed Forces upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces complies with domestic source requirements.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2188

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2013-05-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2188/BILLS-113hr2188ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-03T16:57:36Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.2188 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.