I 
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) in-
troduced 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SELF-PROTECTIVE ADAPTIVE ROLLER KIT II 
SYSTEM. 
(a) PURCHASE
OR LEASE
OF TECHNICAL DATA 
PACKAGE.—Not later than 10 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and in accordance with subsection 
(b)(2), the Secretary of the Army shall seek to enter into 
a contract with Pearson Engineering Limited of New-
castle, the United Kingdom, for the purchase or unlimited 
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lease of the self-protective adaptive roller kit II system 
technical data package. 
(b) PROCUREMENT OF SYSTEM.— 
(1) PRODUCTION.—Not later than three days 
after the date on which the Secretary enters into a 
contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
seek to enter into contracts to procure the self-pro-
tective adaptive roller kit II system with any domes-
tic manufacturer with capacity to produce such sys-
tem. 
(2) TERMINATION OF PEARSON CONTRACTS.— 
If no contract is entered into under paragraph (1) 
by the date that is 30 days after the date on which 
the Secretary enters into a contract under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall terminate— 
(A) the contract entered into under sub-
section (a); and 
(B) any contract entered into by the Sec-
retary with Pearson Engineering Limited with 
respect to the self-protective adaptive roller kit 
II system. 
(c) PANAMA CITY GENERATION THREE.— 
(1) FAILURE TO ENTER INTO TECHNICAL DATA 
PACKAGE CONTRACT.—If no contract is entered into 
under subsection (a) by the date that is 30 days 
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after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Secretary of the 
Navy, shall seek to enter into contracts to procure 
the Panama City generation three roller system. 
(2) FAILURE
TO
ENTER
INTO
PRODUCTION 
CONTRACT.—If no contract is entered into under 
subsection (b)(1) by the date that is 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary enters into a con-
tract under subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of the Navy, shall seek to 
enter into contracts to procure the Panama City 
generation three roller system. 
(d) RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, the Secretary shall carry out 
this section in accordance with section 807 of the 
Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note). 
(2) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of section 
807(c)(1) of such Act, the self-protective adaptive 
roller kit II system technical data package, the self- 
protective adaptive roller kit II system, and the Pan-
ama City generation three roller system are deemed 
to have been determined in writing by the Secretary 
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of Defense as being urgently needed to eliminate a 
combat capability deficiency that has resulted in 
combat fatalities. 
(3) 
FUNDING.—For 
purposes 
of 
section 
807(c)(3) of such Act— 
(A) funds used to enter into a contract 
under this section shall not apply to the 
$100,000,000 aggregate amount; and 
(B) the Secretary may use any funds avail-
able to the Department of Defense for any fis-
cal year to enter into a contract under this sec-
tion. 
(4) QUANTITY.—Section 807(f) of such Act 
shall not apply to self-protective adaptive roller kit 
II systems or Panama City generation three roller 
systems procured under this section. 
(e) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the requirements under this Act to seek to enter into con-
tracts if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that entering into such contracts 
will result in unnecessary combat casualties; and 
(2) submits to the congressional defense com-
mittees a written notification of such determination, 
including the reasons supporting such determination. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘self-protective adaptive roller kit 
II system technical data package’’ means the tech-
nical drawings, specifications, and other engineering 
data necessary for the production of the self-protec-
tive adaptive roller kit II system. 
Æ 
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