04/18/2010
https://www.congress.gov...
"Because the new definition disregards the most capital- and labor-intensive portion of production, the melt stage, it puts at risk valuable jobs and technology."
"will DOD revise the definition of 'produced' to require that armor steel plate be melted in the United States, in light of well-documented congressional intent?"
"Will you work with this committee to ensure these authorities are exercised to the greatest possible extent?"
"Will you ensure that your office will work with the DOD labs, and other science and technology organizations like DARPA, to ensure that these centralized personnel actions will not have a negative imp..."