AUTHORITY TO EXPEDITE PROCUREMENT OF 7.62MM RIFLES.

SEC. 111. AUTHORITY TO EXPEDITE PROCUREMENT OF 7.62MM RIFLES. (a) 7.62mm Rifles.— (1) Procurement authority.—The Secretary of the Army is authorized to expedite the procurement of a commercially available off-the-shelf item or nondevelopmental item for a 7.62mm rifle capability in accordance with this section. (2) Limitation.—The Secretary of the Army may use the authority under paragraph (1) to procure only the following: (A) Not more than 7,000 7.62mm rifles. (B) Equipment and ammunition associated with such rifles. (3) Contracting procedures.— (A) Full and open competition.—In awarding contracts under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army shall use full and open competition to the extent practicable. (B) Procedures other than full and open competition.—The Secretary of the Army may not award a contract under paragraph (1) using procedures other than full and open competition until a period of 10 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional committees the report described in subparagraph (C). (C) Report.—The report described in this subparagraph is a report of the Secretary of the Army that includes— (i) a detailed justification for limiting full and open competition for the procurement authorized under paragraph (1); (ii) a description of the objectives, costs, and timelines associated with the procurement; and (iii) an assessment of the projected impact of the procurement on any related programs in terms of cost, schedule, and the use of full and open competition in such programs. (b) Related Programs.— (1) In general.—The Secretary of the Army is authorized to use funds made available to carry out subsection (a)— (A) to accelerate by two years the squad designated marksman rifle program of the Army; (B) to accelerate by two years the advanced armor piercing ammunition program of the Army; and (C) subject to paragraph (2), to accelerate the next generation squad weapon program of the Army. (2) Full and open competition.—Any contract awarded under the next generation squad weapon program of the Army shall be awarded using full and open competition. (c) Definitions.—In this section, the terms “commercially available off-the-shelf item”, “full and open competition”, and “nondevelopmental item” have the meanings given the terms in chapter 1 of title 41, United States Code.