I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1731 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 4, 2011 Ms. Tsongas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit notifications to Congress with respect to the failure by the Secretary to comply with statutory body armor procurement budget information requirements.

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Status of compliance on body armor procurement budget information

Not later than each 90 days beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notification of— (1)the status of the Secretary with respect to complying with the body armor procurement line item requirement under section 141(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2223; 10 U.S.C. 221 note); and (2)the reasons why the Secretary has failed to comply with such requirement.