To limit the availability of funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense pending action on certain amphibious shipbuilding programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-3885
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2021-06-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending

Department of Defense

Executive agency funding and structure

Government studies and investigations

Military procurement, research, weapons development
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill limits the availability of funds available for FY2022 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation until the Department of the Navy enters into a contract for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3885 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2021 Mr. Wittman (for himself and Mr. Palazzo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To limit the availability of funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense pending action on certain amphibious shipbuilding programs, and for other purposes.

1. Limitation on availability of funds and extension of procurement authority (a) Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy enters into a contract pursuant to section 124 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ). (b) Extension of procurement authority Section 124(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ) is amended by striking fiscal year 2021 and inserting fiscal years 2021 and 2022 .