3.0.0 2139 2019-11-15T21:50:18Z 2019-11-15T21:50:18Z Senate S S 2012-02-29 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing ssga13 Contracting Oversight (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Hearings by 2012-04-17T18:44:10Z Referred to 2012-02-29T19:08:23Z End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012 112 4259 HR 2012-05-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. Related bill CRS End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012 112 2234 S 2012-12-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 571. Related bill CRS Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 112 3286 S 2012-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2012-04-17 ssga13 Contracting Oversight (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-659. Committee 2012-02-29 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-02-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2012-02-29 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2012-03-01 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-03-01 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2012-03-27 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2012-04-19 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Afghanistan Appropriations Asia Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Crimes against women Defense spending Department of Defense Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign aid and international relief Foreign labor Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Human rights Human trafficking Jurisdiction and venue Law enforcement officers Military command and structure Military education and training Military law Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development Military readiness Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Sex offenses U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-02-29 Introduced in Senate 2012-07-24T18:14:03Z Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 - Requires the President, in making any request for financing an overseas contingency operation (OCO), to include in such request a specific statement of the requested funds and a specific proposal to finance the amount requested. Designates the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the principal advisor to the President on financial matters in connection with OCOs.

Sets forth the responsibilities of specified Inspectors General for OCOs and requires the appointment of a designated lead Inspector General for any OCO that exceeds 30 days.

Expands the responsibilities of the Chief Acquisition Officers in federal agencies to include oversight of contracts and contracting activities for OCOs.

Includes contracts for support of OCOs in the management structure of the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Requires the designation of at least one suspension and debarment official for each federal agency. Expands the bases for the suspension of contractors from contracting with the federal government.

Requires the DOD Secretary to prescribe in regulations the chain of authority and responsibility for policy, planning, and execution of contract support for OCOs.

Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide quarterly assessments of the capability of OCOs to support current and anticipated wartime missions and to recommend resources required to improve and enhance support and planning for such operational contract support.

Requires the inclusion of matters relating to OCOs in joint professional military education.

Establishes: (1) within the Department of State the Office of Acquisition and Logistics to oversee acquisition, procurement, and logistics management activities in the Department of State; and (2) within USAID the Office of Acquisition and Assistance to direct, manage, and oversee USAID acquisition and procurement activities.

Requires the Secretary of State to: (1) conduct a quadrennial diplomacy and development review of U.S. diplomatic and overseas development strategy, with a view toward determining such U.S. strategy for the next 20 years; and (2) develop and administer a course for Department of State personnel on acquisition for Department of State support and participation in OCOs.

Limits periods for OCO contracts to three years for competitively bid contracts and one year for non-competitively bid contracts. Limits service contracts to a single tier of subcontractors.

Requires: (1) a review, risk analysis, and report on the performance of security functions of OCOs; (2) a justification and approval for sole-source OCO contracts; and (3) the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish and maintain a separate uniform contract writing system for all executive agencies, except for DOD, which shall establish and maintain its own system.

Requires the Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy to establish and maintain a database of prices of items and services charged the federal government under government contracts to assist federal acquisition officials in monitoring developments in such prices and conducting pricing or cost analyses.

Requires contractors and related entities to consent to personal jurisdiction for civil actions on overseas contracts valued at more than $5 million.

Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years on any individual who knowingly and with intent to defraud recruits, solicits, or hires a person outside the United States to work on on a government contract performed on government facilities outside the United States by means of materially false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises regarding such employment. Authorizes the termination of a contract if a contractor or subcontractor engages in severe forms of human trafficking.

Requires the DOD Secretary to certify to Congress that a country in which a capital project for an OCO (i.e., a project with an estimated cost in excess of $1 million) is being carried out has the capability to maintain and utilize such project.

]]> Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 Display Title Comprehensive Contingency Contracting Reform Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance security, increase accountability, and improve the contracting of the Federal Government for overseas contingency operations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-02-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2139is/xml/BILLS-112s2139is.xml 2012-04-17 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-659. 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.