S.Amdt. 4681Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 4681
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Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
Submitted November 16, 2021
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November 16, 2021
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SA 4681. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 VIII, insert the following: SEC. 821. USE OF DOMESTICALLY SOURCED COMPONENTS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SATELLITES. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 385 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4864 the following new section: ``Sec. 4865. Domestic source requirement for certain satellite components ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not acquire a covered component for a Department of Defense satellite unless the covered component is manufactured in the United States. ``(b) Waiver.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to the acquisition of a covered component if the Secretary-- ``(A) determines that-- ``(i) no significant national security concerns regarding counterfeiting, quality, or unauthorized access would be created by waiving the prohibition; ``(ii) the acquisition of the covered component is required to support national security; and ``(iii) the covered component is not available from a source inside the United States of satisfactory quality, in sufficient quantity, in the required form, and at reasonable cost; and ``(B) submits to the congressional defense committees a report on the determination under subparagraph (A). ``(2) Prohibition on acquisition from covered nations.--A waiver under paragraph (1) may not authorize the acquisition of a covered component from a covered nation. ``(c) Applicability.--This section applies respect to contracts entered into on or after October 1, 2022. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered component.--The term `covered component' means a space-qualified solar cell, cell-interconnect- coverglass (CIC) assembly, solar panel, or solar array. ``(2) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' means-- ``(A) the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea; ``(B) the People's Republic of China; ``(C) the Russian Federation; and ``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran. ``(3) Department of defense satellite.--The term `Department of Defense satellite' means a satellite the principal purpose of which is to support the needs of the Department of Defense.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 385 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4864 the following new item: ``4865. Domestic source requirement for certain satellite components.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2022. ______