§4705 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

Requires the Secretary of Defense or another DoD official to tell Congress at least 30 days before ending or canceling a contract when that action will cause a loss of at least 50 contractor workers at remote or isolated military sites, or at least 100 contractor workers in total (including those at remote sites). The notice must include how the cancellation will affect members of the armed forces. The Secretary can waive the 30-day rule for national security reasons, but then must send the notice within one week after the cancellation. Definitions: "remote or isolated installation" — a military base the Secretary has marked as remote under the FY2022 NDAA policy. "Remote or isolated installation contractor employee" — a contractor worker who serves that base and lives nearby.

Title 10, §4705

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(a)Except as provided by subsection (c), not later than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary of Defense or any other official of an element of the Department of Defense cancels or terminates a contract, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a notice of such cancellation or termination if such cancellation or termination involves a reduction in employment of not fewer than—

(1)50 remote or isolated installation contractor employees; or

(2)100 employees of contractors, including remote or isolated installation contractor employees.

(b)A notice described in subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the effect of such cancellation or termination on members of the armed forces.

(c)(1)The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to the cancellation or termination of a contract if the Secretary determines that such waiver is in the interest of national security.

(2)If the Secretary waives the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to the cancellation or termination of a contract, the Secretary shall submit the notice required by such subsection with respect to such cancellation or termination not later than one week after such cancellation or termination.

(d)In this section:

(1)The term “remote or isolated installation” means a military installation (as defined in section 2801 of this title) that is a remote military installation, as determined by the Secretary pursuant to the policy required by section 565 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 1781b note).

(2)The term “remote or isolated installation contractor employee” means an individual who—

(A)is an employee of a contractor;

(B)as such an employee, provides goods or services to a remote or isolated installation; and

(C)resides in the same geographic area as such remote or isolated installation.

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section 565 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), is section 565 of Pub. L. 117–81, which is set out as a note under section 1781b of this title.

§4705 Notice of Contract Cancellation or Termination Relating to Remote or Isolated Installations

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