S.Amdt. 3044

1. Adds SEC. 847. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROCUREMENT OF DOMESTICALLY-PRODUCED ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMY UNDERGOING INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING at the end of subtitle C of title VIII

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   In S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   Section 2304c(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).

   Inserted: SEC. 847. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROCUREMENT OF DOMESTICALLY-PRODUCED ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMY UNDERGOING INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING.

   Inserted: (a) Pilot Program Required.--Commencing not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and advisability of requiring that the athletic footwear used by Army recruits undergoing Initial Entry Training complies with the domestic source requirements in section 2533(a) of title 10, United States Code.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall--

   Inserted: (1) ensure that Army recruits, upon beginning Initial Entry Training, are provided with athletic footwear that complies with the domestic source requirements referred to in subsection (a), except that recruits may be provided with athletic footwear that does not comply with such domestic source requirements if such footwear is medically required to meet unique physiological needs that cannot be met with athletic footwear that complies with such requirements;

   Inserted: (2) designate the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics as responsible for the sourcing and distribution of athletic footwear produced in compliance with such domestic source requirements for purposes of the pilot program;

   Inserted: (3) require that the Department of the Army direct the appropriate program office to develop specifications for athletic footwear to comply with such domestic source requirements;

   Inserted: (4) structure the pilot with the goal of incorporating products from multiple domestic suppliers of athletic footwear; and

   Inserted: (5) require that to the extent any of the specified components of the final footwear products cannot be sourced domestically, necessary accommodations be made in accordance with the provisions of section 2533a(c) of title 10, United States Code.

   Inserted: (c) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for not fewer than three years, and not more than five years, beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot program.

   Inserted: (d) Reports.--Not later than one year after the commencement of the pilot, and every year thereafter while the pilot program is being carried out, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program. Each report shall set forth the following:

   Inserted: (1) In the case of the first report, a description of the measures taken to implement the contracting and acquisition structures necessary to carry out the pilot program.

   Inserted: (2) A description and assessment of the domestic industrial base response to the requirement for production of athletic footwear for purposes of the pilot program.

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   Inserted: (3) A comparative analysis of the costs associated with the distribution of athletic footwear under the pilot program with the costs associated with the distribution of athletic footwear for Army recruits before the commencement of the pilot program and with the costs associated with the distribution of athletic footwear by the Armed Forces not participating in the pilot program.

   Inserted: (4) A description and assessment of the reliability of the supply chain and inventory management for athletic footwear under the pilot program.

   Inserted: (5) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of expanding the pilot program to each other Armed Force, and a description of any options for addressing potential impediments to the expansion of the pilot program if expansion is considered feasible and advisable.

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

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