A bill to increase competition in Defense contracting, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3541 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3541 To increase competition in Defense contracting, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17, 2025 Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To increase competition in Defense contracting, 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. INCREASING COMPETITION IN DEFENSE CONTRACTING. (a) Uses of Past Performance.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance, including examples and templates where appropriate, on-- (A) when the Department of Defense should accept past performance on a wider range of projects, such as a requirement without much precedent, in order to have increased competition among…