S979-119

Introduced

To promote defense innovation, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 12, 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

This bill, To promote defense innovation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buying Faster than the Enemy Act of 2025.
  • Section id68be5b34017244bc9d54e4a21f1c7d8c: 2. Modifications to commercial solutions openings Section 3458 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: The...
  • Section ida5c668d462524cb3a69308a462b62a98: 3. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial services Chapter 247 of title 10, United...
  • Section idf851cad45cd84b15bb75a2790ddf4e3c: 3459. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial services The Secretary of Defense may...
  • Section id9efdb7f9de824d6396ce821cacdb5096: 4. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to procurement of commercial products and commercial services Section 3452 of title 10, United...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To promote defense innovation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Defense, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To promote defense innovation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Defense Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 12, 2025

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

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Defense
3 mentions across 3 clauses
+1 positive -1 negative ?1 uncertain

Defense contractors and subcontractors, Defense contractors and suppliers, Nontraditional defense contractors

Positive-direction: Defense contractors and suppliers

Negative-direction: Defense contractors and subcontractors

6/8
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Defense Transportation
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

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