S. 4805 – Securing American ARMS Act of 2022

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The Securing American ARMS Act of 2022 gives the Department of Defense emergency authority to bypass normal competitive procurement when U.S. allies or partners are attacked by a foreign adversary. It lets agencies quickly replenish U.S. defense stockpiles and move defense articles to those allies or partners, as long as the United States is not directly involved in the hostilities. The bill also requires prompt notification to Congress about any use of these emergency procedures.

Key Provisions

Adds a new paragraph (8) to 10 U.S.C. § 3204 allowing agency heads to use non‑competitive contracting to restock U.S. defense articles that were depleted while supporting an ally or partner after an armed attack by a foreign adversary.
Permits contracting for the movement or delivery of defense articles transferred to the ally or partner under the President’s drawdown authority.
Requires the agency head to submit written notice to the congressional defense committees within one week of using these emergency procedures.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S4515-4516)

Armed Services Committee

September 8, 2022

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Introduced in Senate

September 8, 2022

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S4515-4516)

Armed Services Committee

September 8, 2022

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Sen. John CornynR-TX · Sep 8, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print my bill for introduction in the Congressional Record. The bill provides for emergency acquisition authority in the event of armed attack against a U.S.…

Sen. John CornynR-TX · Sep 8, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print my bill for introduction in the Congressional Record. The bill provides for emergency acquisition authority in the event of armed attack against a U.S.…

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Introduced in SenateIssued September 8, 2022

II

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4805

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 8, 2022

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. King, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Peters, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Graham, and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To provide for emergency acquisition authority in the event of armed attack against a United States ally or partner by a foreign adversary of the United States.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Securing American Acquisitions, Readiness, and Military Stockpiles Act of 2022 or the Securing American ARMS Act of 2022.

2.

Emergency acquisition authority

Section 3204 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in paragraph (6), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon;

(B)

in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(8)

the head of the agency—

(A)

determines that the use of procedures other than competitive procedures is necessary to—

(i)

replenish United States stockpiles with like defense articles when those stockpiles are diminished as a result of the United States providing defense articles in response to an armed attack, by a foreign adversary of the United States (as that term is defined in section 8(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1607(c))) against—

(I)

a United States ally (as that term is defined in section 201(d) of the Act of December 2, 1942, entitled, To provide benefits for the injury, disability, death, or enemy detention of employees of contractors with the United States, and for other purposes (56 Stat. 1028, chapter 668; 42 U.S.C. 1711(d))); or

(II)

a United States partner; or

(ii)

to contract for the movement or delivery of defense articles transferred to such ally or partner through the President's drawdown authorities in connection with such response;

provided that the United States is not a party to the hostilities; and

(B)

submits to the congressional defense committees written notification of the use of such procedures within one week after such use.

; and

(2)

in subsection (e)(1), by striking and (7) and inserting (7), and (8).