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S. 21Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

A bill to extend the period of the temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative.

Sponsored by Joni ErnstSen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Introduced January 22, 2021

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The bill extends the temporary authority that lets the Department of Defense extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative. It changes the deadline in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act to November 25, 2025, giving the government more time to use that authority. The change affects any current or future ARMS Initiative contracts and leases.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the 2016 NDAA to replace the original five‑year expiration date with a new deadline of November 25, 2025, thereby extending the temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

January 22, 2021

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Introduced in Senate

January 22, 2021

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

January 22, 2021

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 22, 2021

II

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 21

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 22, 2021

Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To extend the period of the temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative.

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Extension of period of temporary authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS Initiative

Section 343 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 7554 note) is amended by striking the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting November 25, 2025,.