Federal Trade Commission
Received Documents
Jan 22 1996
B18354900106
Secretary

                          Administrator
                 General Services Administration
                       Washington, DC 20405

Jan 16 1996

Mr. Robert Easton
Special Assistant - Enforcement
Bureau of Consumer  Protection
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC 20580

Dear Mr. Easton:

Thank you for your letter regarding the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) efforts to determine
whether the current standard for labeling products "Made in America" should be changed.

I suggest that we explore the viability of standardizing the FTC's "Made in America" standard
with one or more of the Federal government's procurement (e.g., Buy American Act) or trade
(e.g., North American Free Trade Agreement) standards.  A simple government-wide standard
may reduce the difficulty of determining compliance in the procurement of commercial products.

If you believe that this approach is viable, I suggest that you contact William S. Coleman, Jr.,
Deputy Administrator for Procurement Law and Legislation, Office of Federal Procurement
Policy and Ms. Ida Ustad, General Services Administration's Deputy Associate Administrator,
Office of Acquisition Policy.

Sincerely,


Roger W. Johnson
Administrator

cc:  William S. Coleman, Jr.


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