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To require the Secretary of Defense to report on the use of other transaction authority, and for other purposes.
To require the Secretary of Defense to report on the use of other transaction authority, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress within 180 days of enactment on the use of other transaction authority under section 4022 of title 10 for follow-on production contracts. The report must cover prototype projects and follow-on production contracts awarded between October 1, 2020, and October 1, 2025. The report shall include the number of prototype projects that transitioned to production, a summary of the status and performance of each follow-on production contract, and an assessment of trends or lessons learned. The bill also requires the Secretary to provide recommendations for improving the use of follow-on production contracts and increasing the number of successful transitions from prototype to production.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
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Actions (2)
- Nov 28, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Nov 28, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 28, 2025
Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Wittman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to report on the use of other transaction authority, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPORT ON THE USE OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the use of follow-on production contracts or transactions under section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, during the period beginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on October 1, 2025. Such report shall include—
(1) the number of transactions for a prototype project awarded under the authority provided by such section 4022;
(2) the number of such transactions for which an option for a follow-on production contract or transaction was awarded;
(3) for each follow-on production contract or transaction described in paragraph (2), a summary of the status of such contract or transaction, including a description of the overall performance of the contractor in execution of such contract or transaction and the total value of the award;
(4) an assessment of any trends or lessons learned that may limit or prevent the use of follow-on production contracts or transactions under such section 4022; and
(5) any recommendations of the Secretary to improve the use of follow-on production contracts or transactions under such section 4022 and to increase the number of prototype projects that successfully transition to production through such use. <all>
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