10 U.S.C. § 4705: Notice of contract…

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The Secretary of Defense (or another Defense official) must tell Congress at least 30 days before canceling or ending a contract if that action will cut at least 50 contractor jobs at a remote or isolated installation, or at least 100 contractor jobs overall. The notice must explain how the cancellation or ending of the contract will affect members of the armed forces. The Secretary can skip the advance notice for national security reasons, but then must send the notice within one week after the cancellation or ending. Definitions: "remote or isolated installation" — a military base the Secretary has labeled as remote under the policy required by section 565 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 1781b note). "Remote or isolated installation contractor employee" — a contractor worker who provides goods or services to that installation and lives in the same area.

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(a)In General.—

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)Requirements.—

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)Waiver.—

(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)Definitions.—

In this section: (1)

(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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