[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2648. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 129. MARINE CORPS INFANTRY AUTOMATIC RIFLE.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the 
     Marine Corps for fiscal year 2019 may be used to procure the 
     M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle in any quantity that would 
     result in the Marine Corps inventory exceeding 16,842 
     weapons, a number that is in accordance with the Marine Corps 
     approved acquisition objective as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Future Procurements.--In awarding any future contracts 
     for the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle Program, the Commandant 
     of the Marine Corps shall use full and open competition to 
     the maximum extent practicable.
       (c) Procedures Other Than Full and Open Competition.--The 
     Commandant of the Marine Corps may not award any future 
     contract for the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle Program beyond 
     the limitation set forth in subsection (a) using procedures 
     other than full and open competition until such time as the 
     Commandant provides the congressional defense committees with 
     a detailed justification for limiting full and open 
     competition for the procurement of the M27 Infantry Automatic 
     Rifle, including a description of the objectives, costs, and 
     timelines associated with the procurement.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Marine Corps 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     detailed report that describes and assesses the following 
     matters:
       (1) The small arms modernization strategy across the Marine 
     Corps, including all planned contracting activities for 
     fiscal year 2019 and the future years defense program.
       (2) The Infantry Automatic Rifle validated requirement and 
     related acquisition strategy.
       (3) The efforts within the Marine Corps to conduct a full 
     and open competition to replace the M4 carbine.
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