S 2470
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Russia
Spacecraft and satellites
Trade restrictions
A bill to repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.
Introduced: January 28, 2016
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In committee
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 28, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1