Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the procurement of not more than 80 C-17 aircraft. Permits the duration of such contracts to exceed five, but not seven, years.
Directs the Secretary, in deciding to enter into a multiyear contract for a period of less than seven years, to consider whether, within the shorter period: (1) sufficient procurement funding is provided; and (2) the contractor is capable of delivering the aircraft.
Requires that each contract include a clause that permits the Secretary to: (1) terminate the contract as of September 30, 1998, without a modification in the price of each aircraft and without incurring any obligation to pay the contractor termination costs; and (2) then enter into follow-on one-year contracts with the contractor for the procurement of C-17 aircraft at a negotiated price not exceeding the price negotiated before such date, for the annual production contract for the C-17 aircraft in lot VIII and subsequent lots.
Committee on Armed Services ordered to be reported an original measure.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5298-5299)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5298-5299)
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Procurement.
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