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HR 1850 105th Congress House

To require the Secretary of Defense to plan and carry out pilot projects to test various "best business practices" for defense inventory management.

Introduced: June 10, 1997 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 10, 1997
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Jul 3, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jun 10, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Jun 10, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 10, 1997

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct pilot projects to test various techniques to improve defense inventory management. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a plan for carrying out such projects; (2) provide the Comptroller General with access to plan development information; (3) submit the developed plan to specified congressional committees; and (4) provide such committees with a progress report six months after the pilot projects begin.

Directs the Comptroller General to transmit to such committees an assessment of the plan and appropriate recommendations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 10, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1850: To require the Secretary of Defense to plan and carry out pilot projects to test various "best business practices" for defense inventory management.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1850/
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"H.R. 1850: To require the Secretary of Defense to plan and carry out pilot projects to test various "best business practices" for defense inventory management.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1850/.
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H.R. 1850, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1850/.
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