,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #h1      
#bjbe,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and ,mr4 
,sheehy7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require contractors to      
provide reasonable access to repair     
materials1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,warrior ,right to ,repair ,act of  
#bjbe4  #b4 ,requirement for contractors
 to provide reasonable access to repair 
materials  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #cfc
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new section3  #dffc4          
,requirement for contractors to provide 
reasonable access to repair materials   
7a7 ,requirement ,the head of an agency 
may not enter into a contract for the   
procurement of goods unless the         
contractor agrees in writing to provide 
the ,department of ,defense fair and    

reasonable access to all the repair     
materials1 including parts1 tools1 and  
information1 used by the manufacturer or
 provider or their authorized repair    
providers to diagnose1 maintain1 or     
repair the goods4  7b7 ,waiver authority
 for existing programs ,the head of an  
agency may waive the requirement under  
subsection 7a7 for a contract that is   
related to a program that began before  
the date of the enactment of this       
section upon submitting to the          
congressional defense committees a      
justification for the waiver based on an
 independent technical risk assessment  
identifying likely impacts to the       
program's costs1 schedule1 or technical 
performance1 including consideration and
 reporting of quantifiable1 cost1       
schedule1 and technical performance     
implications4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,fair and reasonable     
access ,the term fair and reasonable    
access means-- 7,a7 terms and conditions
 that allow the ,department of ,defense 

to provide the repair materials to an   
authorized contractor for the purpose of
 diagnosing1 maintaining1 or repairing  
the good2  7,b7 provision at prices1    
terms1 and conditions that are          
equivalent to the most favorable prices1
 terms1 and conditions under which the  
manufacturer or an authorized reseller  
or distributor offers the part1 tool1 or
 information to an authorized repair    
provider1 accounting for any discount1  
rebate1 convenient and timely means of  
delivery1 means of enabling fully       
restored and updated functionality1     
rights of use1 or other incentive or    
preference the manufacturer or an       
authorized reseller or distributor      
offers to an authorized repair provider2
 and  7,c7 if a manufacturer does not   
offer1 directly or through an authorized
 reseller or distributor1 the part1     
tool1 or information to any authorized  
repair provider1 then provision of such 
part1 tool1 or information at prices1   
terms1 and conditions that are otherwise

 determined by the ,united ,states      
,government to be fair and reasonable in
 accordance with this title4  7#b7 ,part
 ,the term part means any replacement   
part1 either new or used1 made available
 by or to an original equipment         
manufacturer 7,,oem7 for purposes of    
effecting the services of maintenance or
 repair of digital electronic equipment 
manufactured by or on behalf of1 sold1  
or otherwise supplied by the ,,oem4     
7#c7 ,tool ,the term tool means any     
software program1 hardware implement1 or
 other apparatus used for diagnosis1    
maintenance1 or repair of digital       
electronic equipment1 including software
 or other mechanisms that provision1    
program1 or pair a part1 calibrate      
functionality1 or perform any other     
function required to bring the equipment
 back to fully functional condition4  4 
7b7 ,report ,not later than #a year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall submit to the     

congressional defense committees a      
report on the implementation of section 
#dffc of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 as added by this section1        
including a description of compliance by
 the ,department of ,defense with the   
requirements of such section4  #c4      
,requirement for contract modifications 
related to repair capabilities  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense     
shall conduct a review to identify      
contract modifications necessary to     
remove intellectual property constraints
 that limit the ability of the          
,department of ,defense to conduct      
maintenance and access the repair       
materials1 including parts1 tools1 and  
information1 used by the manufacturer or
 provider or their authorized repair    
providers to diagnose1 maintain1 or     
repair goods covered by a contract4  7b7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,part ,the term part means any          
replacement part1 either new or used1   
made available by or to an original     

equipment manufacturer 7,,oem7 for      
purposes of effecting the services of   
maintenance or repair of digital        
electronic equipment manufactured by or 
on behalf of1 sold1 or otherwise        
supplied by the ,,oem4  7#b7 ,tool ,the 
term tool means any software program1   
hardware implement1 or other apparatus  
used for diagnosis1 maintenance1 or     
repair of digital electronic equipment1 
including software or other mechanisms  
that provision1 program1 or pair a part1
 calibrate functionality1 or perform any
 other function required to bring the   
equipment back to fully functional      
condition4