A bill to repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.

Bill: 114-s-2470
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2016-01-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement

Russia

Spacecraft and satellites

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2016-01-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 to repeal, and deem never to have been enacted, the requirement that the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive procurements be open for award to all certified providers of such systems offering the best value to the government, regardless of the rocket engine's country of origin (including the Russian Federation), for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2470 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 28, 2016 Mr. McCain (for himself and Mrs. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.

1. Repeal of provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program Section 8048 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 (division C of Public Law 114–113 ) is repealed and shall be deemed never to have been enacted.