3.0.0 1760 2023-01-11T13:27:43Z 2023-01-11T13:27:43Z House HR 2015-04-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REED:H.R. 1760.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2154]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-04-13T18:03:40Z 2015-04-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 N M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2015-04-13 True B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2015-04-13 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2015-04-13 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2015-04-13 True D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2015-04-13 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2015-04-13 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2015-04-13 True B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2015-04-13 True R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2015-04-13 True J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2015-04-13 True J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2015-04-13 True S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2015-04-20 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2015-06-09 False V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] David Valadao R CA G. 21 2015-06-09 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2015-06-09 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2015-06-09 False C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2015-06-12 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2015-06-23 False Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Department of Defense Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Veterans Affairs General Services Administration Government studies and investigations Manufacturing Military procurement, research, weapons development National Aeronautics and Space Administration Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Small Business Administration Small business Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-04-13 Introduced in House 2015-04-22T22:11:11Z Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2015

Directs the President to establish: (1) an annual government-wide goal to procure goods and services using strategic sourcing, and (2) an annual government-wide goal for savings from the use of strategic sourcing. Defines "strategic sourcing" as a structured and collaborative process of critically analyzing an organization's spending patterns to better leverage its purchasing power, reduce costs, and improve overall value and performance.

Requires the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) issue guidance to executive agencies for implementing the strategic sourcing goals established by this Act, and (2) report on spending for goods and services that was strategically sourced and the extent of the savings realized.

Directs the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Energy, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the General Services Administration, and the Small Business Administration to take certain actions to support strategic sourcing, including establishing department wide-goals and savings targets for strategic sourcing efforts and a strategic sourcing accountability official.

Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct studies on contract utilization fees and on establishing strategic sourcing initiative contract vehicles, and (2) assess and report on the performance of executive agencies in implementing the strategic sourcing goals required by this Act and the amounts saved through the use of strategic sourcing.

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