S.Amdt. 1251Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)

S.Amdt. 1251

What it does: Adds SEC. 848. PARA-ARAMID FIBERS AND YARNS at the end of subtitle C of title VIII
Sponsored by Jim WebbSen. Jim Webb (D-VA)
Submitted November 18, 2011

What it changes

1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text

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  1. Adds SEC. 848. PARA-ARAMID FIBERS AND YARNS at the end of subtitle C of title VIII

    Adds a section

    In S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (3) The term "one-offer contract" means a contract awarded after receiving a bid from only one qualified vendor.

    Inserted: SEC. 848. PARA-ARAMID FIBERS AND YARNS.

    Inserted: (a) Repeal of Foreign Supplier Exemption.--Section 807 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2084) is repealed.

    Inserted: (b) Prohibition on Specification in Solicitations.--No solicitation issued by the Department of Defense may include a requirement that proposals submitted pursuant to such solicitation must include the use of para-aramid fibers and yarns.

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle C of title VIII, add the following new section:

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As printed

SA 1251. Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title VIII, add the following new section:

SEC. 848. PARA-ARAMID FIBERS AND YARNS.

(a) Repeal of Foreign Supplier Exemption.--Section 807 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2084) is repealed.

(b) Prohibition on Specification in Solicitations.--No solicitation issued by the Department of Defense may include a requirement that proposals submitted pursuant to such solicitation must include the use of para-aramid fibers and yarns.

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November 18, 2011