S.Amdt. 3015

1. Adds SEC. 115. M4 CARBINE RIFLE at the end of subtitle B of title I

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   Inserted: SEC. 115. M4 CARBINE RIFLE.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The members of the Armed Forces are entitled to the best individual combat weapons available in the world today.

   Inserted: (2) Full and open competition in procurement is required by law, and is the most effective way of selecting the best individual combat weapons for the Armed Forces at the best price.

   Inserted: (3) The M4 carbine rifle is currently the individual weapon of choice for the Army, and it is procured through a sole source contract.

   Inserted: (4) The M4 carbine rifle has been proven in combat and meets or exceeds the existing requirements for carbines.

   Inserted: (5) The Army Training and Doctrine Command is conducting a full Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA) of the small arms of the Army which will determine whether or not gaps exist in the current capabilities of such small arms and inform decisions as to whether or not a new individual weapon is required to address such gaps.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should consider establishing a new program of record for the Joint Enhanced Carbine not later than October 1, 2008.

   Inserted: (c) Report on Capabilities Based Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Capabilities Based Assessment of the small arms of the Army referred to in subsection (a)(5).

   Inserted: (d) Competition for New Individual Weapon.--

   Inserted: (1) Competition required.--In the event the Capabilities Based Assessment identifies gaps in the current capabilities of the small arms of the Army and the Secretary of the Army determines that a new individual weapon is required to address such gaps, the Secretary shall procure the new individual weapon through one or more contracts entered into after full and open competition described in paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (2) Full and open competition.--The full and open competition described in this paragraph is full and open competition among all responsible manufacturers that--

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   Inserted: (A) is open to all developmental item solutions and nondevelopmental item (NDI) solutions; and

   Inserted: (B) provides for the award of the contract or contracts concerned based on selection criteria that reflect the key performance parameters and attributes identified in an Army-approved service requirements document.

   Inserted: (e) Report on Joint Enhanced Carbine.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility and advisability of each of the following:

   Inserted: (1) The certification of a Joint Enhanced Carbine requirement that does not require commonality with existing technical data.

   Inserted: (2) The award of contracts for all available nondevelopmental carbines in lieu of a developmental program intended to meet the proposed Joint Enhanced Carbine requirement.

   Inserted: (3) The reprogramming of funds for the procurement of small arms from the procurement of M4 Carbines to the procurement of Joint Enhanced Carbines authorized only as the result of competition.

   Inserted: (4) The use of rapid equipping authority to procure weapons under $2,000 per unit that meet service-approved requirements, which weapons may be nondevelopmental items selected through full and open competition.

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   At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following:

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