To ensure fairness and transparency in the processes used by the Navy to award contracts for ship maintenance and repair, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To ensure fairness and transparency in the processes used by the Navy to award contracts for ship maintenance and repair, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HEED13BBB5DE14B34826585F1E905843D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smart Ship Repair Act of 2024 or the SSRA of 2024.
- Section H36011E41513C4E2FBD21BAD925544DC3: 2. Definition of short-term work for purposes of Navy construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of vessel projects Section 8669a(c)(4) of...
- Section H88C9C4C102F543FBA8E8DEBB1A7D865C: 3. Study on price differentials used in Navy ship repair solicitations Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to...
- Section H172D978F347A4342864B68DE86B739E2: 4. Report on navy policy for soliciting coastwide bids for certain repair availabilities Not later than March 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit...
- Section H8EA2B1191FC348C4996CBAFAE8C6102D: 5. Congressional defense committees defined In this Act, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To ensure fairness and transparency in the processes used by the Navy to award contracts for ship maintenance and repair, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To ensure fairness and transparency in the processes used by the Navy to award contracts for ship maintenance and repair, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Peters (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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