US Congress House Bill 4690 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress regarding DOD legacy items with a contract value equal to $5 million or more. DOD shall use Army arsenals for the production of these legacy items. DOD shall: (1) report to Congress listing all sole source contracts for the procurement of manufactured items the lack of which would constitute a critical national security issue, and (2) establish Army arsenals as a second source for production of any such manufactured item. DOD shall report to Congress regarding: DOD contracts awarded during FY2011-FY2015 using other than competitive procedures for the procurement of equipment, weapons, weapons systems, and components with a contract value of $3 million or more; plans to update practices on Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), including through the use of the organic industrial base as a resource in the implementation of a DMSMS management plan; and critical capabilities and minimum workloads of the Army arsenals, and fundamental elements for implementing the United States Army Organic Industrial Base Strategic Plan 2012-2022. DOD shall establish a three-year pilot program to permit Army arsenals to adjust their labor rates periodically throughout the year based upon changes in workload and other factors.

Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of 2016

Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2016-03-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2016-03-03	House	Introduced in House

SB2516 (Related) 2016-02-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4690/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4690/BILLS-114hr4690ih.pdf