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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1735 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1609

Sec. 1609. Modification of pilot program for acquisition of commercial satellite communication services

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Section 1605 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by striking may develop and all that follows through funds by the Secretary and inserting shall develop and carry out a pilot program ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: In carrying out the pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use a variety of methods authorized by law to effectively and efficiently acquire commercial satellite communications services, including by carrying out multiple pathfinder activities under the pilot program. ; and in subsection (d)— in the heading, by striking and inserting Reports.— ;
Reports and briefings.— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 90 days and inserting 270 days ; in subparagraph (A), by striking ; or and inserting ; and ; and by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: a description of the appropriate metrics established by the Secretary to meet the goals of the pilot program. ; by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph (2): At the same time as the President submits to Congress the budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the pilot program. . in paragraph
(3)(as redesignated by subparagraph (C))— in subparagraph (A), by striking expanding the use of working capital funds to effectively and efficiently acquire and inserting the pilot program and whether the pilot program effectively and efficiently acquires ; and subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking working capital funds as described in subparagraph
(A)and inserting the pilot program .
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