HR 5298
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Free trade and trade barriers
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Fair Defense Competition Act
Introduced: May 13, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
May 13, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 13, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fair Defense Competition Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), in awarding a contract for any major defense acquisition program and conducting the cost or price evaluation of any proposal for that contract, to take into account any final panel report that concludes that an illegal subsidy (inconsistent with the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures) has been provided with respect to: (1) any merchandise or major component of such program; or (2) the development of any merchandise or major component thereof.
Requires the Secretary, if the illegal subsidy has not been withdrawn, to increase the cost or price of the proposal by the amount of the subsidy.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Committees of jurisdiction
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