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Jun 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Jun 18, 2025
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Jun 18, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Jun 18, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:13 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2139 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2139
To provide for expedited procurement for experimental purposes, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 2025
Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for expedited procurement for experimental purposes, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2139 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2139
To provide for expedited procurement for experimental purposes, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 2025
Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for expedited procurement for experimental purposes, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Procurement Reform for Immediate
Military Equipment Act'' or the ``PRIME Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 4023 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection
(a) , by striking ``ordnance, signal,
chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space
flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies,
including parts and accessories, and designs thereof,'' and
inserting ``demonstrations, prototypes, products, supplies,
parts, accessories, auxiliary services, and design for defense-
related articles'';
(2) in subsection
(b) --
(A) by inserting ``or modified'' after ``may be
made''; and
(B) by inserting ``prototyping,'' after ``greater
than necessary for''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``
(c) Follow-On Production Contracts or Transactions.
(1) in subsection
(a) , by striking ``ordnance, signal,
chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space
flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies,
including parts and accessories, and designs thereof,'' and
inserting ``demonstrations, prototypes, products, supplies,
parts, accessories, auxiliary services, and design for defense-
related articles'';
(2) in subsection
(b) --
(A) by inserting ``or modified'' after ``may be
made''; and
(B) by inserting ``prototyping,'' after ``greater
than necessary for''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``
(c) Follow-On Production Contracts or Transactions.--Purchases
under this section may allow for follow-on production contracts or
transactions without the use of competitive procedures or further
justification, even if explicit notification was not provided, if a
combatant command submits a written determination that the purchased
item successfully completed the experiment and intends to field the
item.''.
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