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 124 STAT. 4268 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (b) PROHIBITION ON SPECIFICATION IN SOLICITATIONS.—No solicitation issued before January 1, 2015, by the Department of Defense may include a requirement that proposals submitted pursu- ant to such solicitation must include the use of fire resistant rayon fiber. (c) REPORT REQUIRED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 15, 2011, the Comp- troller General of the United States shall submit to the Commit- tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- resentatives a report on the supply chain for fire resistant fiber for the production of military uniforms. (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, an analysis of the following: (A) The current and anticipated sources of fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of military uniforms. (B) The extent to which fire resistant rayon fiber has unique properties that provide advantages for the produc- tion of military uniforms. (C) The extent to which the efficient procurement of fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of military uniforms is impeded by existing statutory or regulatory requirements. (D) The actions the Department of Defense has taken to identify alternatives to fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of military uniforms. (E) The extent to which such alternatives provide an adequate substitute for fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of military uniforms. (F) The impediments to the use of such alternatives, and the actions the Department has taken to overcome such impediments. (G) The extent to which uncertainty regarding the future availability of fire resistant rayon fiber results in instability or inefficiency for elements of the United States textile industry that use fire resistant rayon fiber, and the extent to which that instability or inefficiency results in less efficient business practices, impedes investment and innovation, and thereby results or may result in higher costs, delayed delivery, or a lower quality of product deliv- ered to the Government. (H) The extent to which any modifications to existing law or regulation may be necessary to ensure the efficient acquisition of fire resistant fiber or alternative fire resistant products for the production of military uniforms. SEC. 822. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM FIRMS IN THE SMALL ARMS PRODUCTION INDUS- TRIAL BASE. (a) REPEAL.—Section 2473 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin- ning of chapter 146 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2473.