[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3608 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3608

  To amend section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
  Fiscal Year 1995 to prohibit additional payments for restructuring 
     costs under defense contracts and to revise certain reporting 
                  requirements relating to such costs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1996

 Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett of 
  Wisconsin, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Miller of California) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
  Fiscal Year 1995 to prohibit additional payments for restructuring 
     costs under defense contracts and to revise certain reporting 
                  requirements relating to such costs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PAYMENTS FOR AND REPORTS ON 
              RESTRUCTURING COSTS UNDER DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

    (a) Prohibition on Additional Payments for Restructuring Costs.--
Section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2821; 10 U.S.C. 2324 note) is 
amended by inserting at the end of subsection (a) the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(3) Effective on the date of the enactment of this paragraph, no 
additional payments shall be made for restructuring costs incurred on 
or after August 15, 1994, until reports to Congress for 1995 and 1996 
are filed pursuant to subsection (e).''.
    (b) Amendments Relating to Report by Secretary of Defense.--
Subsection (e) of section 818 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
        ``1995, 1996, and 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1995 
        and 1996''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting at the end the following 
        new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Actual employment data within defense 
                contractors immediately before public announcement of 
                plans for each business combination since July 21, 
                1993, and layoffs subsequent to approval of each such 
                business combination, along with an estimate of the 
                costs to the United States resulting from the 
                layoffs.''.
    (c) Amendments Relating to Report by Comptroller General.--
Subsection (g) of section 818 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking out ``periodically'' and inserting 
                in lieu thereof ``quarterly every fiscal year''; and
                    (B) by striking out the period at the end and 
                inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``, including 
                the amount of appropriated funds obligated for each 
                business combination.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``1997'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``1996''.
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