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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6187 

To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into certain contracts 

regarding roller systems. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 

Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. JONES, and Mr. BARTLETT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Army to seek to enter into 

certain contracts regarding roller systems. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SELF-PROTECTIVE ADAPTIVE ROLLER KIT II 

4 SYSTEM. 

5 (a) PURCHASE OR LEASE OF TECHNICAL DATA

6 PACKAGE.—Not later than 10 days after the date of the 

7 enactment of this Act, and in accordance with subsection 

8 (b)(2), the Secretary of the Army shall seek to enter into 

9 a contract with Pearson Engineering Limited of New10 castle, the United Kingdom, for the purchase or unlimited 


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1 lease of the self-protective adaptive roller kit II system 

2 technical data package. 

3 (b) PROCUREMENT OF SYSTEM.— 

4 (1) PRODUCTION.—Not later than three days 

5 after the date on which the Secretary enters into a 

6 contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

7 seek to enter into contracts to procure the self-pro8 tective adaptive roller kit II system with any domes9 tic manufacturer with capacity to produce such sys10 tem. 

11 (2) TERMINATION OF PEARSON CONTRACTS.— 

12 If no contract is entered into under paragraph (1) 

13 by the date that is 30 days after the date on which 

14 the Secretary enters into a contract under sub15 section (a), the Secretary shall terminate— 

16 (A) the contract entered into under sub17 section (a); and 

18 (B) any contract entered into by the Sec19 retary with Pearson Engineering Limited with 

20 respect to the self-protective adaptive roller kit 

21 II system. 

22 (c) PANAMA CITY GENERATION THREE.— 

23 (1) FAILURE TO ENTER INTO TECHNICAL DATA

24 PACKAGE CONTRACT.—If no contract is entered into 

25 under subsection (a) by the date that is 30 days 


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1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec2 retary, in coordination with the Secretary of the 

3 Navy, shall seek to enter into contracts to procure 

4 the Panama City generation three roller system. 

5 (2) FAILURE TO ENTER INTO PRODUCTION

6 CONTRACT.—If no contract is entered into under 

7 subsection (b)(1) by the date that is 30 days after 

8 the date on which the Secretary enters into a con9 tract under subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordi10 nation with the Secretary of the Navy, shall seek to 

11 enter into contracts to procure the Panama City 

12 generation three roller system. 

13 (d) RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro15 vided in this section, the Secretary shall carry out 

16 this section in accordance with section 807 of the 

17 Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for 

18 Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 

19 2302 note). 

20 (2) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of section 

21 807(c)(1) of such Act, the self-protective adaptive 

22 roller kit II system technical data package, the self23 protective adaptive roller kit II system, and the Pan24 ama City generation three roller system are deemed 

25 to have been determined in writing by the Secretary 


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1 of Defense as being urgently needed to eliminate a 

2 combat capability deficiency that has resulted in 

3 combat fatalities. 

4 (3) FUNDING.—For purposes of section 

5 807(c)(3) of such Act— 

6 (A) funds used to enter into a contract 

7 under this section shall not apply to the 

8 $100,000,000 aggregate amount; and 

9 (B) the Secretary may use any funds avail10 able to the Department of Defense for any fis11 cal year to enter into a contract under this sec12 tion. 

13 (4) QUANTITY.—Section 807(f) of such Act 

14 shall not apply to self-protective adaptive roller kit 

15 II systems or Panama City generation three roller 

16 systems procured under this section. 

17 (e) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 

18 the requirements under this Act to seek to enter into con19 tracts if the Secretary— 

20 (1) determines that entering into such contracts 

21 will result in unnecessary combat casualties; and 

22 (2) submits to the congressional defense com23 mittees a written notification of such determination, 

24 including the reasons supporting such determination. 

25 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit2 tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

3 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘self-protective adaptive roller kit 

5 II system technical data package’’ means the tech6 nical drawings, specifications, and other engineering 

7 data necessary for the production of the self-protec8 tive adaptive roller kit II system. 

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