[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2375. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 865. REPORT ON LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS 
                   APPLICATION PROCESS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report that 
     provides an update on the implementation of the limitation on 
     certain procurements application process, as described in 
     subsection (j)(1) of section 4864 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include, at a minimum--
       (1) a description of the process used by the Department of 
     Defense to analyze and assess potential items for 
     consideration to be required to be procured from a 
     manufacturer that is part of the national technology and 
     industrial base;
       (2) the name and title of the individual designated by the 
     Secretary under subsection (j)(2)(A) of section 4864 of title 
     10, United States Code, to administer the limitation on 
     certain procurements application process;
       (3) a description of the application process for a person 
     or organization that meets the definition of national 
     technology and industrial base under section 4801(1) of title 
     10, United States Code, to apply for status as an item 
     required to be procured from a manufacturer that is part of 
     the national technology and industrial base;
       (4) the number of persons or organizations that have 
     applied under the such application process;
       (5) an identification of any person or organization that 
     has had an item approved by the component acquisition 
     executive under such application process; and
       (6) recommendations on modifications to the application 
     process that would facilitating easier accessibility for 
     applications from such persons and organizations.
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