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H.R. 6102 (111th): To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into multiyear contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G aircraft.
- Introduced:
- Aug 10, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Gene Taylor [D-MS4]
- Status:
- Signed by the President
- Slip Law:
- This bill became Pub.L. 111-238.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
9/27/2010--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 relating to the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into multiyear contracts for the procurement of F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G aircraft to: (1) extend from March 1, 2010, to September 1, 2010, the required date of a certification by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) that certain contract conditions have been met; and (2) provide that such contract authority shall be deemed to meet the requirement that a multiyear contract equal to or greater than $500 million may not be entered into unless the contract is specifically authorized by law and provided for in an appropriations Act.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/2/hr6102.
Background
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is the primary strike aircraft of both the Navy and the Marine Corps. The EA-18G aircraft is a variant of the F/A-18F fighter with the same airframe that is slated to replace the EA-6B Prowler.
The Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Authorization bill authorized the Navy to enter into a multi-year procurement contract for additional F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Navy strike aircraft. Entering into such a multi-year contract requires certification of multi-year savings by the Department of Defense. In May 2010, the Navy confirmed that Boeing's new pricing data would ensure a 10 percent savings for the F-18, assuming the purchase of an additional 35 aircraft beyond the original 89 envisioned. On May 14, 2010, the Department notified Congress of a potential contract to buy 124 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters and EA-18G Growler electronic-warfare planes in fiscal years 2010 through 2013. The contract would have a total cost of $5.4 billion, and would save $590 million compared with annual orders, according to the Department. A formal certification, however, was not made before the current March 2010 deadline.
Summary
H.R. 6102 would amend the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 111-84) to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into multi-year contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G aircraft. Specifically, this bill would extend into September 2010, the date by which the Department has to certify certain cost savings, rather than the March 2010 deadline under current law.
Cost
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Slip Laws
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United States Code
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- Title 10: ARMED FORCES
- Subtitle A: General Military Law
- Part IV: SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
- Chapter 137: PROCUREMENT GENERALLY
- Section 2306b: Multiyear contracts: acquisition of property
Statutes at Large
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- 123 Stat. 2217