I 118THCONGRESS 1 STSESSION H. R. 5898 To authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into a limited number of cost-plus incentive-fee contracts for the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER6, 2023 Mr. B ACONintroduced the following bill O CTOBER25, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into a limited number of cost-plus incentive-fee contracts for the Sen- tinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sentinel Program Con-4 struction Risk Mitigation Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:25 Nov 01, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5898.IH H5898 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 5898 IH SEC. 2. FORM OF CONTRACTING AUTHORIZED TO MITI-1 GATE RISK TO SENTINEL PROGRAM SCHED-2 ULE AND COST. 3 Notwithstanding section 3323 of title 10, United 4 States Code, the Secretary of Defense, for a military con-5 struction project associated with the Sentinel Interconti-6 nental Ballistic Missile program launch facilities, control 7 centers, and related infrastructure, may use a cost-plus 8 incentive-fee form of contracting for not more than the 9 first two low-rate initial production lots for such a project. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:25 Nov 01, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5898.IH H5898 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB