Sec. 116. STRATEGY AND AUTHORITY FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF COMPONENTS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON

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## SEC. 116 STRATEGY AND AUTHORITY FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF COMPONENTS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON ###

(a)Strategy Required The Secretary of the Army shall develop and implement a competitive procurement strategy to identify, test, qualify, and procure components and accessories for the next generation squad weapon of the Army, including magazines, that are capable of improving the performance of such weapon, with an emphasis on the procurement of— ####

(1)commercially available off-the-shelf items; ####

(2)nondevelopmental items; and ####

(3)components and accessories previously developed by the Army that may be used for such weapon. ###

(b)Market Survey Upon receipt of the initial operational test and evaluation report for the next generation squad weapon, the Secretary of the Army shall initiate a market survey to identify components and accessories for the weapon that meet the criteria described in subsection (a). ###

(c)Authorization After completing the market survey under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of components and accessories for the next generation squad weapon that meet the criteria described in subsection (a). ###

(d)Information to Congress Not later than one year after receiving the initial operational test and evaluation report for the next generation squad weapon, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— ####

(1)the competitive acquisition strategy developed under subsection (a), including timelines for the fielding of components and accessories for such weapon that— #####

(A)are commercially available off-the-shelf items or nondevelopmental items; and #####

(B)are capable of improving the performance of such weapon; ####

(2)an assessment of the mean rounds between stoppage and mean rounds between failure of the next generation squad weapon, including a comparison of— #####

(A)the mean rounds between stoppage and mean rounds between failure of such weapon; and #####

(B)the mean rounds between stoppage and mean rounds between failure of currently fielded weapons; ####

(3)an explanation of whether any items identified in the market survey conducted under subsection

(b)demonstrate the ability to increase the mean rounds between stoppage or the mean rounds between failure of the next generation squad weapon; and ####

(4)a plan to increase the mean rounds between stoppage and mean rounds between failure of the next generation squad weapon. ###

(e)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “commercially available off-the-shelf items” has the meaning given that term in section 104 of title 41, United States Code. ####

(2)The term “nondevelopmental items” has the meaning given that term in section 110 of title 41, United States Code. ## Subtitle C Navy Programs