S.Amdt. 31
What it does: Adds SEC. 733. CONSIDERATION OF UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN EVALUATION OF OFFERS FOR KC-X AERIAL REFUELING AIRCRAFT PROGRAM at the end of title VII
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)What it changes
1 change to S. 223 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 733. CONSIDERATION OF UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN EVALUATION OF OFFERS FOR KC-X AERIAL REFUELING AIRCRAFT PROGRAM at the end of title VII
Adds a sectionIn S. 223 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(a) Plan Development.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with interested representatives of the aviation industry and other relevant agencies, shall develop a plan and process to allow Federal agencies to fly scientific instruments on commercial flights with airlines who volunteer, for the purpose of taking measurements to improve weather forecasting.
Inserted: SEC. 733. CONSIDERATION OF UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN EVALUATION OF OFFERS FOR KC-X AERIAL REFUELING AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
Inserted: (a) Requirement To Consider Unfair Competitive Advantage.--In awarding a contract for the KC-X aerial refueling aircraft program (or any successor to that program), the Secretary of Defense shall, in evaluating any offers submitted to the Department of Defense in response to a solicitation for offers for such program, consider any unfair competitive advantage that an offeror may possess.
Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after submission of offers in response to any such solicitation, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on any unfair competitive advantage that any offeror may possess.
Inserted: (c) Requirement To Take Findings Into Account in Award of Contract.--In awarding a contract for the KC-X aerial refueling aircraft program (or any successor to that program), the Secretary of Defense shall take into account the findings of the report submitted under subsection (b).
Inserted: (d) Definitions.--In this section:
Inserted: (1) The term "congressional defense committees" has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
Inserted: (2) The term "unfair competitive advantage", with respect to an offer for a contract, means a situation in which the cost of development, production, or manufacturing is not fully borne by the offeror for such contract.
Original wording
At the end of title VII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 31. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 733. CONSIDERATION OF UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN EVALUATION OF OFFERS FOR KC-X AERIAL REFUELING AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) Requirement To Consider Unfair Competitive Advantage.--In awarding a contract for the KC-X aerial refueling aircraft program (or any successor to that program), the Secretary of Defense shall, in evaluating any offers submitted to the Department of Defense in response to a solicitation for offers for such program, consider any unfair competitive advantage that an offeror may possess.
(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after submission of offers in response to any such solicitation, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on any unfair competitive advantage that any offeror may possess.
(c) Requirement To Take Findings Into Account in Award of Contract.--In awarding a contract for the KC-X aerial refueling aircraft program (or any successor to that program), the Secretary of Defense shall take into account the findings of the report submitted under subsection (b).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term “congressional defense committees” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term “unfair competitive advantage”, with respect to an offer for a contract, means a situation in which the cost of development, production, or manufacturing is not fully borne by the offeror for such contract.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 2, 2011