To limit the availability of funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense pending action on certain amphibious shipbuilding programs, and for other purposes.

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3885 To limit the availability of funds for the Office of the Secretary of Defense pending action on certain amphibious shipbuilding programs, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 14, 2021 Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. PALAZZO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To limit the availability of funds for the Office of the Sec- retary of Defense pending action on certain amphibious shipbuilding programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND 3 EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY. 4 (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap- 5 propriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2022 6 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the Director 7 of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, not more 8 than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:47 Jul 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3885.IH H3885 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3885 IH date on which the Secretary of the Navy enters into a con- 1 tract pursuant to section 124 of the William M. (Mac) 2 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 3 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 4 (b) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.— 5 Section 124(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 6 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 7 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 8 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 and 2022’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:47 Jul 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3885.IH H3885 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS