To ensure sustainment, readiness, and acquisition of ammunition for all United States military services in order to meet long term peacetime and wartime requirements.
What it does: Adds Sec. 8104. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Army to transition government-owned ammunition production assets to the private sector until 60 days after the Secretary submits a report to the congressional defense committees on the effects of privatizing conventional ammunition production, military readiness, and the United States industrial base. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following: on page 245, between lines 8 and 9
Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-OK)Adds Sec. 8104. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Army to transition government-owned ammunition production assets to the private sector until 60 days after the Secretary submits a report to the congressional defense committees on the effects of privatizing conventional ammunition production, military readiness, and the United States industrial base. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following: on page 245, between lines 8 and 9
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: Sec. 8104. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Army to transition government-owned ammunition production assets to the private sector until 60 days after the Secretary submits a report to the congressional defense committees on the effects of privatizing conventional ammunition production, military readiness, and the United States industrial base. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following:
Inserted: (1) A cost-benefit analysis for converting additional government-owned ammunition production assets to the private sector, including cost-savings comparisons.
Inserted: (2) A projection of the impact on the ammunition production industrial base in the United States of converting such assets to the private sector.
Inserted: (3) A projection of the capability to meet current and future ammunition production and national security requirements by both government-owned and private sector ammunition production assets, as well as a combination of the two production assets.
Inserted: (4) A projection of potential impact on military readiness as a result of implementing Department of Defense Directive 5160.65.
Inserted: (5) An implementation plan for the Department of the Army to transition such assets to the private sector, pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 5160.65.
Original wording
On page 245, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
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SA 2618. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 245, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
Sec. 8104. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Army to transition government-owned ammunition production assets to the private sector until 60 days after the Secretary submits a report to the congressional defense committees on the effects of privatizing conventional ammunition production, military readiness, and the United States industrial base. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A cost-benefit analysis for converting additional government-owned ammunition production assets to the private sector, including cost-savings comparisons.
(2) A projection of the impact on the ammunition production industrial base in the United States of converting such assets to the private sector.
(3) A projection of the capability to meet current and future ammunition production and national security requirements by both government-owned and private sector ammunition production assets, as well as a combination of the two production assets.
(4) A projection of potential impact on military readiness as a result of implementing Department of Defense Directive 5160.65.
(5) An implementation plan for the Department of the Army to transition such assets to the private sector, pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 5160.65.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2618 proposed by Senator Inhofe.(consideration: CR S10149)
October 6, 2009
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2618 proposed by Senator Inhofe.(consideration: CR S10149)
October 6, 2009
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2618 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.(text as modified: CR S10149)
October 6, 2009
Amendment SA 2618 proposed by Senator Inhofe. (consideration: CR S10149) To ensure sustainment, readiness, and acquisition of ammunition for all United States military services in order to meet long term peacetime and wartime requirements.
October 6, 2009
Amendment SA 2618 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S10149)
October 6, 2009
Senate amendment submitted
October 1, 2009