3.0.0 3038 2023-01-11T13:43:52Z 2023-01-11T13:43:52Z Senate S 2019-12-12 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-12-14T22:06:14Z Markup by 2020-07-22T16:00:00Z Referred to 2019-12-12T19:48:22Z S. Rept. 116-315 2020-12-14 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618. Calendars 2020-12-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-315. Committee 2020-12-14 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-315. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2020-07-22 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2019-12-12 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-12-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI N E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2019-12-12 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2020-07-20 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-08-05 False Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Competition and antitrust Congressional oversight Government information and archives Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public contracts and procurement Small business Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-12-12 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-16T14:31:13Z Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2019 or the PRICE Act of 2019

This bill directs the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish an annual report on a DHS website on projects that have used innovative procurement techniques within DHS to accomplish specified goals.

Such goals are

  • improving or encouraging better competition,
  • reducing time to award,
  • achieving cost savings,
  • achieving better mission outcomes, or
  • meeting the goals for contracts awarded to small business concerns.

The Management Directorate shall (1) develop and disseminate guidance and offer training for specified personnel concerning when and how to use such techniques, and (2) share best practices across DHS and make available to other federal agencies information to improve procurement methods and training.

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy shall convene a Chief Acquisition Officers Council to examine best practices for acquisition innovation in contracting in the federal government.

]]> 25 2020-12-14 Reported to Senate 2022-02-16T14:23:16Z Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2019 or the PRICE Act of 2019

This bill directs the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish an annual report on a DHS website on projects that have used innovative procurement techniques within DHS to accomplish specified goals.

Such goals are

  • improving or encouraging better competition,
  • reducing time to award,
  • achieving cost savings,
  • achieving better mission outcomes, or
  • meeting the goals for contracts awarded to small business concerns.

The Management Directorate shall (1) develop and disseminate guidance and offer training for specified personnel concerning when and how to use such techniques, and (2) share best practices across DHS and make available to other federal agencies information to improve procurement methods and training.

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy shall convene a Chief Acquisition Officers Council to examine best practices for acquisition innovation in contracting in the federal government.

]]> PRICE Act of 2019 Display Title PRICE Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced PRICE Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate PRICE Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3038rs/xml/BILLS-116s3038rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3038is/xml/BILLS-116s3038is.xml 2020-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618. 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.