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Textile trade bodies unitedly hail passage of Kissel amendment
14 Feb '09
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Nevertheless, The Berry Amendment Extension Act would also allow the Obama Administration to apply the Berry Amendment to other agencies within DHS (Customs and Border Protection, Secret Service, FEMA, and Citizenship and Immigrations Services) should the U.S government choose to exercise its discretion and also exempt them from the GPA.
Other Textile Provisions in the Stimulus Unrelated to the Kissell Amendment:
The stimulus package also contained language championed by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) that would require that all iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in public works funded by the stimulus be made in the United States unless an existing U.S. trade agreement obligation would allow contract bidders to use foreign-made products.
This provision will benefit the industry because a substantial amount of geosynthetics and other textile products are used in highway, mass transit, and other public works construction projects.
Other Textile Provisions in the Stimulus Unrelated to the Kissell Amendment:
The stimulus package also contained language championed by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) that would require that all iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in public works funded by the stimulus be made in the United States unless an existing U.S. trade agreement obligation would allow contract bidders to use foreign-made products.
This provision will benefit the industry because a substantial amount of geosynthetics and other textile products are used in highway, mass transit, and other public works construction projects.
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