H.R. 10650
American Glove Act of 2026
Sponsor: Mike Carey · 0 cosponsors
In plain English: what this bill does
The bill would require federal agencies that buy nitrile gloves through shared or intermediary purchasing arrangements, including those tied to the AbilityOne Program, to make sure those gloves come only from qualified U.S.-based manufacturers under long-term supplier agreements. It would also set ownership and foreign-influence limits on which manufacturers qualify and require agencies to certify compliance and fix any noncompliant arrangements.
Who this affects
- Covered federal agencies (such as the Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and Defense): would have to structure glove purchases through shared procurement vehicles so that the gloves come only from qualified domestic manufacturers under supplier agreements of at least two years.
- Qualified domestic manufacturers: would be the only producers allowed to supply covered nitrile gloves to these vehicles, and must be majority-owned and controlled by U.S. persons and free of significant influence by foreign entities of concern.
- AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies, central nonprofit agencies, authorized distributors, and prime contractors: would need to incorporate qualifying supplier agreements into their arrangements and could not treat intermediary contracting as meeting the bill's requirements.
- Contracting officers and agency heads: would have to keep written certifications in each contract file and take corrective action when a vehicle does not comply.
Words to know
- AbilityOne Program: a federal program that lets nonprofit agencies employing people with disabilities sell products and services to the government.
- Supplier agreement: a written contract of at least two years between a buyer and a qualified domestic manufacturer that includes a guaranteed minimum purchase or order commitment.
- Foreign entity of concern: a foreign person or organization the government treats as a national security or economic risk.
- Covered procurement vehicle: any purchasing arrangement, such as a contract, blanket purchase agreement, or prime vendor deal, that an agency uses to buy covered gloves.
For example
Made-up situation: A federal agency buys gloves through a prime vendor that resells them for a nonprofit. Under this bill, the agency would have to make sure the vendor gets the gloves from a qualified U.S. factory under a two-year supplier agreement with a guaranteed minimum order, rather than from a foreign factory or a short-term deal, and keep a written certification of this in the contract file.
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Text of the bill
(a) In general. If a covered agency procures covered nitrile gloves through a covered procurement vehicle, the agency shall ensure that such vehicle is structured to comply with the domestic sourcing and long-term contracting requirements contained in section 70953 of the Make PPE in America Act (subtitle C of title IX of Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 1313).
(b) Supplier agreement requirement. A covered procurement vehicle may be used to furnish covered nitrile gloves to a covered agency if the vehicle includes, or is modified to include, one or more supplier agreements with qualified domestic manufacturers that satisfy the requirements of this Act. Such supplier agreements may be incorporated through an existing AbilityOne arrangement, authorized distributor arrangement, prime vendor arrangement, contract modification, ordering procedure, or other lawful procurement mechanism.
(c) Duration. Each supplier agreement required under subsection (b) shall have a term of not less than two years.
(d) Exclusive domestic manufacturing requirement. Covered nitrile gloves furnished under a covered procurement vehicle shall be manufactured exclusively by qualified domestic manufacturers.
(e) No avoidance through intermediary contracting. A covered agency may not treat the use of an AbilityOne contract, central nonprofit agency arrangement, authorized distributor arrangement, prime vendor arrangement, or other intermediary contract structure as satisfying the long-term contracting purposes of the Make PPE in America Act (subtitle C of title IX of Public Law 117–58) unless the qualified domestic manufacturer of the covered nitrile gloves receives a supplier agreement meeting the requirements of this Act.
(f) Manufacturer continuity requirement. A covered procurement vehicle shall continue to source covered nitrile gloves from the qualified domestic manufacturer identified in the applicable supplier agreement throughout the term of that agreement unless—
(1) the qualified domestic manufacturer consents in writing;
(2) the covered agency determines that the manufacturer has materially failed to perform under the supplier agreement;
(3) another exception applies as provided by Federal procurement law; or
(4) any substitution of the qualified domestic manufacturer shall require a written modification to the supplier agreement and shall be documented in the contract file.