3.0.0 4749 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z House H HR 2004-06-25 108 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-06-25T13:02:40Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-06-25T13:02:35Z 2004-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2004-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2004-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 N W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2004-06-25 True S000749 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] JOHN SPRATT D SC M. 5 2004-06-25 True M000627 Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] MARTIN MEEHAN D MA T. 5 2004-06-25 True C000868 Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] ROBERT CRAMER D AL E. 5 2004-06-25 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Business records Commerce Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Cost effectiveness Crime and Law Enforcement Defense contracts Department of Defense Employee selection Finance and Financial Sector Government contractors Government paperwork Health Identification of criminals Labor and Employment Law Logistics Occupational health and safety Police questioning Private police Protection of officials Salaries Security clearances Standards Subcontractors Government Operations and Politics 00 2004-06-25 Introduced in House 2004-09-29T18:46:21Z Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act - Directs that each "covered contract" (i.e., a contract entered into by the Government with a private security contractor, or a task order issued under the contract) require contractors to provide the appropriate Government contracting officer with information at the time the contract is awarded and to update the information during contract performance regarding: (1) the number of persons being used by the contractor and subcontractors; (2) how such persons are trained; (3) their salaries and benefits; and (4) a description of each category of activity required by the covered contract.

Directs that the contractor provide, before: (1) award of the contract, cost estimates of salary, insurance, materials, logistics, travel, administrative costs, and other costs of carrying out the contract; and (2) closeout of the contract, a report on the actual costs.

Sets forth provisions regarding casualty reporting, oversight, waiver authority (in an emergency or exceptional situation), and revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) prescribe minimum standards for the persons that private security contractors may hire for the performance of any covered contract; (2) perform a cost and effectiveness analysis, before a Federal agency enters into such a contract, for every category of potential activity that may be carried out by the private security contractor under the contract; and (3) ensure that the overall military mission would not be significantly affected if the contractor personnel refused to perform work as required under the contract.

]]> Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act Display Title Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act Official Title as Introduced To require accountability for personnel performing Federal contracts with private security contractors. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act Introduced in House 2004-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4749ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4749ih.xml 2004-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.