Rural Installation Job Protection Act

HR 8417, the Rural Installation Job Protection Act, requires the Department of Defense to notify Congress at least 30 days before canceling or terminating a contract that would reduce employment by 50 or more contractor employees at remote military installations, or 100 or more total contractor employees. This applies specifically to contractors providing goods or services directly to remote or isolated military installations, where employees reside nearby. The Secretary of Defense may waive this notice requirement for national security reasons but must provide the notice within one week if waived. The bill aims to give Congress advance awareness of potential job impacts at these geographically isolated installations.