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H.R. 6426: KC-X Tanker Recompete Act

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H.R. 6426: KC-X Tanker Recompete Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

KC-X Tanker Recompete Act

Plain summary

KC-X Tanker Recompete Act - Prohibits funds from being used by the Department of Defense (DOD) on the KC-X (aerial refueling) tanker contract. Defines such contract as the contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force on February 29, 2008, for such aircraft. Outlines requirements and conditions as part of the acquisition process for the award of a contract for a replacement for the KC-135 tanker, including: (1) an independent cost estimate; (2) an increase in the proposal cost or price by the amount of any illegal subsidization by a subsidized person; (3) ensuring an evaluation of the cost borne by a supplier and the cost borne by a foreign government; (4) the consideration of national security impacts; (5) defense industrial base considerations; (6) consideration of the loss of U.S. employee and corporate tax revenue when awarding contracts to foreign entities; and (7) the impact of U.S. regulatory burdens. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the contract source selection authority to require any prospective defense contractor or subcontractor not already covered by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to comply with such Act's requirements as a contract award condition. Allows a waiver of such requirement for national security purposes.

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Official text

KC-X Tanker Recompete Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · 4 cosponsors

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Jerry Moran (R-KS)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6426 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110