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Conference Report 107-772 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003

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Legislative History

(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2410n the following new section:

Sec. 2410o. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products

(a) TEN-YEAR CONTRACT PERIOD- The Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract for a period of up to 10 years for the purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products for the support of a United States national security program or a United States space program.

(b) EXTENSIONS- A contract entered into for more than one year under the authority of subsection (a) may be extended for a total of not more than 10 years pursuant to any option or options set forth in the contract.'.

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following item:

Conference Report 107-772

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 826) that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts for periods of up to 10 years for dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products. (See Senate Amendment and Senate Report 107-151 below)

The House bill contained no similar provision. 

The House recedes.

Senate Amendment

SEC. 826. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR PURCHASE OF DINITROGEN TETROXIDE, HYDRAZINE, AND HYDRAZINE-RELATED PRODUCTS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2410n the following new section:

`Sec. 2410o. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products

`(a) TEN-YEAR CONTRACT PERIOD- The Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract for a period of up to 10 years for the purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products for the support of a United States national security program or a United States space program.

`(b) EXTENSIONS- A contract entered into for more than one year under the authority of subsection (a) may be extended for a total of not more than 10 years pursuant to any option or options set forth in the contract.'.

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 is amended by adding at the end the following item:

`2410o. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products.'.

Senate Report 107-151

Multiyear procurement authority for purchase of dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products (sec. 826)

The committee recommends a provision that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter contracts for periods of up to 10 years for dinitrogen tetroxide, hydrazine, and hydrazine-related products if the contracts are in support of either United States national security programs or the United States space program. The Department of Defense has informed the committee that this authority is needed to ensure a reliable domestic industrial base for fuels that are a prerequisite of assured access to space.