Pete Sessions: “I would like to state to the honorable gentleman from Virginia, the subcommittee chairman, that he is correct, this is…”

“I would like to state to the honorable gentleman from Virginia, the subcommittee chairman, that he is correct, this is exactly as the language is and as stated. The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight is well aware of the extensive work by the Committee on National Security over the years in addressing the contracting out process within the Department of Defense. I agree with the assertion of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Bateman) that this bill specifically excludes the Department of Defense's depot maintenance function from the new procedures established by the bill and does nothing to alter or supersede existing statutory requirements with regard to the contracting out of the Department of Defense commercial or industrial activities.”