TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle C--Domestic Sourcing Requirements

P. L. 118-31

SEC. 831. EMERGENCY ACQUISITION AUTHORITY FOR PURPOSES OF REPLENISHING UNITED STATES STOCKPILES.

Section 3601(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking ``or'' at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

``(C) with respect to an armed attack by a country of concern (as defined in section 1(m) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)), to which the United States is not a party, for purposes of--

``(i) replenishing United States stockpiles of defense articles when such stockpiles are diminished as a result of the United States providing defense articles in response to such armed attack by a country of concern against--

``(I) a United States ally (as that term is defined in section 201(d) of the Act of December 2, 1942, titled `To provide benefits for the injury, disability, death, or enemy detention of employees of contractors with the United States, and for other purposes' (56 Stat. 1028, chapter 668; 42 U.S.C. 1711(d))); or

``(II) a United States partner; or

``(ii) contracting for the movement or delivery of defense articles transferred to such ally or partner through the President's drawdown authorities under sections 506(a)(1) and 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) and 2364) in connection with such response.''.

Sec. 831--Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United States stockpiles.

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 808) that would amend section 3601 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for emergency acquisition authority for the purposes of replenishing United States stockpiles of defense articles.

The House bill contained no similar provision.

The House recedes.

S. Rept. 118-58

Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United States stockpiles (sec. 808)

The committee recommends a provision that would amend section 3601 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for emergency acquisition authority for the purposes of replenishing United States stockpiles of defense articles.