Mark Dayton: “I would like to express support for several very important amendments to the Defense Authorization Bill 2005 that were…”

“I would like to express support for several very important amendments to the Defense Authorization Bill 2005 that were agreed this week in the discussions in the Senate Armed Services Committee. I refer specifically to the proposals in Title VIII-- Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management and Related Matters, Subtitle D--Industrial Base Matters (Sections 841, 842 and 843). I consider the Section with regard to a 'Commission on the Future of the National Technology and Industrial Base' as a highly constructive proposal. Specifically the balanced tasking of the Committee seems to inherently guarantee certain success. Taking into account the increasingly important subject of interoperability, specifically relevant in the present day environment, I also value the amendment concerning the 'Conforming standard for waiver of domestic source or content requirements' as an important building block for a fertile environment for defense trade of which the warfighter of today and of tomorrow will be able to benefit.”