3.0.0 6187 2023-01-11T13:21:34Z 2023-01-11T13:21:34Z House H HR 2010-09-22 111 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas25 Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Referred to 2010-10-01T13:04:43Z Referred to 2010-09-22T18:05:20Z To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into certain contracts regarding the self-protective adaptive roller kit II system. 111 6157 HR 2010-10-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces. Related bill CRS 2010-10-01 hsas25 Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces. Committee 2010-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2010-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 N S000465 Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] IKE SKELTON D MO 4 2010-09-22 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2010-09-22 True B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2010-09-22 True Armed Forces and National Security Military procurement, research, weapons development Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-09-22 Introduced in House 2010-11-18T19:27:38Z Directs the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into: (1) a contract with Pearson Engineering Limited of Newcastle, the United Kingdom, for the purchase or unlimited lease of the self-protective adaptive roller kit II system (SPARK) technical data package; and (2) contracts with any domestic manufacturer with the capacity to produce such system. (SPARK systems are mounted on tactical vehicles and used to defeat mines.)

Provides that if no contract is entered into: (1) with a domestic manufacturer within 30 days after entering into the Pearson contract, the Secretary shall terminate the Pearson contract; and (2) with either Pearson or a domestic manufacturer within 30 days, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of the Navy to procure the Panama City Generation Three roller system.

Directs the Secretary of the Army to enter into such contracts utilizing the rapid acquisition authority for urgently needed systems authorized under the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to waive such contract requirements if such Secretary: (1) determines that entering into such contracts will result in unnecessary combat casualties; and (2) notifies the congressional defense and appropriations committees of such determination, including the reasons supporting such determination.

]]> To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into certain contracts regarding roller systems. Display Title To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into certain contracts regarding roller systems. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into certain contracts regarding roller systems. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2010-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr6187ih/xml/BILLS-111hr6187ih.xml 2010-10-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.