3.0.0 104 2023-01-11T13:28:54Z 2023-01-11T13:28:54Z Senate S 2015-01-07 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-07T22:35:26Z 2015-01-07 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-01-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N Emergency Management Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement Emergency Management 00 2015-01-07 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-04T19:58:25Z Natural Disaster Fairness in Contracting Act of 2015 

Requires agencies, in entering into a contract to procure property or services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts, to use specified competitive procedures.

Allows agencies to enter into a contract to procure property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts using other than full and open competition only upon the written approval of the President or the President's designee. Requires congressional notification when procedures other than full and open competitive procedures are to be used.

Instructs agencies that enter into a contract for the procurement of property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts through the use of other than full and open competitive procedures to publish in the Federal Register or Federal Business Opportunities and otherwise make available to the public specified information concerning the contract seven days before it is finalized.

Permits the use of noncompetitive procedures by agencies when: (1) a contract will be performed within a six-month period, and (2) the need for the property or services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the government would otherwise be seriously injured.

]]> Natural Disaster Fairness in Contracting Act of 2015 Display Title Natural Disaster Fairness in Contracting Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for full and open competition for Federal contracts related to natural disaster reconstruction efforts. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Natural Disaster Fairness in Contracting Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s104is/xml/BILLS-114s104is.xml 2015-01-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.