This bill directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) designate a senior DOD official to procure wide band satellite communications necessary to meet DOD requirements, including those for military and commercial satellite communications; and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to meet such requirements.
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1864 Introduced in House (IH)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1864
To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a single senior
official of the Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite
communications necessary to meet the requirements of the Department of
Defense, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 16, 2015
Mr. Bridenstine (for himself, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. Rogers of Alabama)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a single senior
official of the Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite
communications necessary to meet the requirements of the Department of
Defense, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROCUREMENT OF WIDEBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) Acquisition Agent.--Except as provided by subsection (b)(1),
not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate a single senior official of the Department of Defense to
procure wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the
requirements of the Department of Defense for such communications,
including with respect to military and commercial satellite
communications.
(b) Exception.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), an
official described in paragraph (2) may carry out the
procurement of commercial wideband satellite communications if
the official determines that such procurement is required to
meet an urgent need.
(2) Official described.--An official described in this
paragraph is any of the following:
(A) A Secretary of a military department.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics.
(C) The Chief Information Officer of the Department
of Defense.
(D) A commander of a combatant command.
(3) Annual reports.--Not later than March 1, 2017, and each
year thereafter through 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in
section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) a report on
procurement carried out under paragraph (1) during the year
prior to the submission of the report, including--
(A) a brief description of the urgent need
fulfilled by each such procurement;
(B) the date and length of the contract of each
such procurement; and
(C) the value of each such contract.
(c) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a plan for the Secretary to meet the requirements of
the Department of Defense for satellite communications, including with
respect to--
(1) the roles and responsibilities of officials of the
Department; and
(2) carrying out subsections (a) and (b).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
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