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On the recordApril 9, 2024
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4092 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The United States has a long and proud history of manufacturing defense products. (2) Factories and arsenals of the Department of the Army that are owned and operated by the United States Government are a critical component of the organic industrial base. (3) The 2023 National Defense Industrial Strategy recognizes the need of the Department of Defense to more strategically utilize the organic industrial base in order to maintain a competitive military advantage. (4) Sufficient workload at arsenals of the Department of the Army that are owned and operated by the United States Government ensure cost efficiency and technical competence in peacetime, while preserving the ability to provide an effective and timely response to mobilizations, national defense contingency situations, and other emergency requirements. SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTING FOR SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FOR CERTAIN WORKLOAD ACTIVITIES.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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