[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1840. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 appropriate place in title VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. WAIVERS OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS FOR PROGRESS PAYMENTS 
                   UNDER CERTAIN CONTRACTS DURING THE COVID-19 
                   NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

       During the national emergency declared under the National 
     Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the 
     coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly referred to as ``COVID-
     19''), the Secretary of Defense may waive section 2307(e)(2) 
     of title 10, United States Code, with respect to progress 
     payments for any undefinitized contract.
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