S.Amdt. 2411

SA 2411. Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Boozman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 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 B of title III, add the following:

SEC. 314. CONSIDERATION OF ARMY ARSENAL CAPABILITY TO FULFILL MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Consideration of Capability of Arsenals.--When undertaking a make-or-buy analysis, a program executive officer or program manager of a military department or Defense Agency shall consider the capability of arsenals owned by the United States to fulfill a manufacturing requirement.

(b) Notification of Solicitations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a system for ensuring that the arsenals owned by the United States are notified of any solicitation that fulfills a manufacturing requirement for which there is no or limited domestic commercial source and which may be appropriate for manufacturing within an arsenal owned by the United States.