To provide for the establishment of alternate use committees at defense facilities to assist in the economic adjustment of communities, industries, and workers as a result of reductions or realignments in defense or aerospace spending and arms exports and the closure or realignment of military installations.
Defense Alternative Use Committee Act - Directs the head of each defense agency to require each contractor, as a condition of each defense contract for the provision of defense materials or services, to agree to establish an alternative use committee (committee) at each defense facility used under the contract that employs at least 100 employees.
Requires the head of each Government defense facility to establish a committee of at least eight members, with equal representation between management and employees, to undertake economic conversion planning and preparation for the employment of its employees and utilization of its equipment and facilities in the event of a reduction or closure of such facility or the curtailment, conclusion, or disapproval of any defense contract. Provides for: (1) the appointment of community representatives to the committees; (2) prohibitions against discrimination against representatives of unorganized labor on such committees; and (3) funds for committee activities. Requires each committee to evaluate the assets of its facility and develop and review at least biennially a plan for the conversion of such facility to nondefense-related productive activity, to arrange for employee retraining and reemployment, and to dissolve itself after final defense facility conversion.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3107-3108)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
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