[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR225.7015-2]

[Page 194]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                    CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
 
PART 225--FOREIGN ACQUISITION--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart 225.70--Authorization Acts, Appropriations Acts, and Other 
              Statutory Restrictions on Foreign Acquisition
 
Sec. 225.7015-2  Exception.

    Second and third generation night vision image intensifier tubes and 
devices manufactured outside the United States or Canada may be acquired 
if--
    (a) Adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet DoD 
requirements on a timely basis; and
    (b) The Secretary of the Department responsible for the acquisition 
certifies to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that the 
acquisition of tubes and devices manufactured outside the United States 
or Canada is necessary in order to acquire capability for national 
security purposes.