S3541-119

In Committee

A bill to increase competition in Defense contracting, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Dec 17, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 1. Increasing competition in Defense contracting. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, and procurement rules. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 1. Increasing competition in Defense contracting.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 1. Increasing competition in Defense contracting.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 1. Increasing competition in Defense contracting.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 17, 2025

Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Dec 17, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Dec 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_council"
→ Defense Acquisition Regulations Council
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Defense

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"" §small business concern

"" §nontraditional defense contractors

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