[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 5414 Reported in House (RH)]


                                                 House Calendar No. 230
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5414

                          [Report No. 109-663]

To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United 
                   States Code, ``Public Contracts''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2006

    Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself and Mr. Conyers) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           September 15, 2006

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United 
                   States Code, ``Public Contracts''.

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1.  Table of contents.
Sec. 2.  Purpose; conformity with original intent.
Sec. 3.  Enactment of Title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 4.  Conforming amendment.
Sec. 5.  Conforming cross-references.
Sec. 6.  Technical amendments.
Sec. 7.  Transitional and savings provisions.
Sec. 8.  Repeals.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE; CONFORMITY WITH ORIGINAL INTENT.

  (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to enact certain laws 
relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, ``Public 
Contracts''.
  (b) Conformity With Original Intent.--In the codification of laws by 
this Act, the intent is to conform to the understood policy, intent, 
and purpose of Congress in the original enactments, with such 
amendments and corrections as will remove ambiguities, contradictions, 
and other imperfections, in accordance with section 205(c)(1) of House 
Resolution No. 988, 93d Congress, as enacted into law by Public Law 93-
554 (2 U.S.C. 285b(1)).

SEC. 3. ENACTMENT OF TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE.

  Certain general and permanent laws of the United States, related to 
public contracts, are revised, codified, and enacted as title 41, 
United States Code, ``Public Contracts'', as follows:

                       TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS

Subtitle                                                            Sec.

FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY...........................................101
OTHER ADVERTISING AND CONTRACT PROVISIONS...........................6101
MISCELLANEOUS.......................................................8101

                 Subtitle I--Federal Procurement Policy

                            Part A--General

Chapter                                                             Sec.

Definitions..........................................................101

              Part B--Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Establishment of Office and Authority and Functions of Administrator1101
Acquisition Councils................................................1301
Cost Accounting Standards...........................................1501
Agency Responsibilities and Procedures..............................1701
Simplified Acquisition Procedures...................................1901
Restrictions on Obtaining and Disclosing Certain Information........2101
Miscellaneous.......................................................2301

                          Part C--Procurement

General.............................................................3101
Planning and Solicitation...........................................3301
Truthful Cost and Pricing Data......................................3501
Awarding of Contracts...............................................3701
Specific Types of Contracts.........................................3901
Task and Delivery Order Contracts...................................4101
Allowable Costs.....................................................4301
Contract Financing..................................................4501
Miscellaneous.......................................................4701

                            Part A--General

                         CHAPTER 1--DEFINITIONS

                   SUBCHAPTER I--SUBTITLE DEFINITIONS

Sec.
101.  Administrator.
102.  Commercial component.
103.  Commercial item.
104.  Commercially available off-the-shelf item.
105.  Component.
106.  Federal Acquisition Regulation.
107.  Full and open competition.
108.  Item and item of supply.
109.  Major system.
110.  Nondevelopmental item.
111.  Procurement.
112.  Procurement system.
113.  Responsible source.
114.  Standards.
115.  Supplies.
116.  Technical data.

                    SUBCHAPTER II--PART B DEFINITIONS

131.  Acquisition.
132.  Competitive procedures.
133.  Executive agency.
134.  Simplified acquisition threshold.

                   SUBCHAPTER III--PART C DEFINITIONS

151.  Agency head.
152.  Competitive procedures.
153.  Simplified acquisition threshold.

                   SUBCHAPTER I--SUBTITLE DEFINITIONS

Sec. 101. Administrator
  In this subtitle, the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator 
for Federal Procurement Policy appointed under section 1102 of this 
title.
Sec. 102. Commercial component
  In this subtitle, the term ``commercial component'' means a component 
that is a commercial item.
Sec. 103. Commercial item
  In this subtitle, the term ``commercial item'' means--
          (1) an item, other than real property, that--
                  (A) is of a type customarily used by the general 
                public or by nongovernmental entities for purposes 
                other than governmental purposes; and
                  (B) has been sold, leased, or licensed, or offered 
                for sale, lease, or license, to the general public;
          (2) an item that--
                  (A) evolved from an item described in paragraph (1) 
                through advances in technology or performance; and
                  (B) is not yet available in the commercial 
                marketplace but will be available in the commercial 
                marketplace in time to satisfy the delivery 
                requirements under a Federal Government solicitation;
          (3) an item that would satisfy the criteria in paragraph (1) 
        or (2) were it not for--
                  (A) modifications of a type customarily available in 
                the commercial marketplace; or
                  (B) minor modifications made to meet Federal 
                Government requirements;
          (4) any combination of items meeting the requirements of 
        paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) that are of a type customarily 
        combined and sold in combination to the general public;
          (5) installation services, maintenance services, repair 
        services, training services, and other services if--
                  (A) those services are procured for support of an 
                item referred to in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), 
                regardless of whether the services are provided by the 
                same source or at the same time as the item; and
                  (B) the source of the services provides similar 
                services contemporaneously to the general public under 
                terms and conditions similar to those offered to the 
                Federal Government;
          (6) services offered and sold competitively, in substantial 
        quantities, in the commercial marketplace based on established 
        catalog or market prices for specific tasks performed or 
        specific outcomes to be achieved and under standard commercial 
        terms and conditions;
          (7) any item, combination of items, or service referred to in 
        paragraphs (1) to (6) even though the item, combination of 
        items, or service is transferred between or among separate 
        divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor; or
          (8) a nondevelopmental item if the procuring agency 
        determines, in accordance with conditions in the Federal 
        Acquisition Regulation, that the item was developed exclusively 
        at private expense and has been sold in substantial quantities, 
        on a competitive basis, to multiple State and local 
        governments.
Sec. 104. Commercially available off-the-shelf item
  In this subtitle, the term ``commercially available off-the-shelf 
item''--
          (1) means an item that--
                  (A) is a commercial item (as described in section 
                103(1) of this title);
                  (B) is sold in substantial quantities in the 
                commercial marketplace; and
                  (C) is offered to the Federal Government, without 
                modification, in the same form in which it is sold in 
                the commercial marketplace; but
          (2) does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of 
        the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 App. U.S.C. 1702), such as 
        agricultural products and petroleum products.
Sec. 105. Component
  In this subtitle, the term ``component'' means an item supplied to 
the Federal Government as part of an end item or of another component.
Sec. 106. Federal Acquisition Regulation
  In this subtitle, the term ``Federal Acquisition Regulation'' means 
the regulation issued under section 1303(a)(1) of this title.
Sec. 107. Full and open competition
  In this subtitle, the term ``full and open competition'', when used 
with respect to a procurement, means that all responsible sources are 
permitted to submit sealed bids or competitive proposals on the 
procurement.
Sec. 108. Item and item of supply
  In this subtitle, the terms ``item'' and ``item of supply''--
          (1) mean an individual part, component, subassembly, 
        assembly, or subsystem integral to a major system, and other 
        property which may be replaced during the service life of the 
        system, including spare parts and replenishment spare parts; 
        but
          (2) do not include packaging or labeling associated with 
        shipment or identification of an item.
Sec. 109. Major system
  (a) In General.--In this subtitle, the term ``major system'' means a 
combination of elements that will function together to produce the 
capabilities required to fulfill a mission need. These elements may 
include hardware, equipment, software, or a combination of hardware, 
equipment, and software, but do not include construction or other 
improvements to real property.
  (b) System Deemed To Be Major System.--A system is deemed to be a 
major system if--
          (1) the Department of Defense is responsible for the system 
        and the total expenditures for research, development, testing, 
        and evaluation for the system are estimated to exceed 
        $75,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars) or the 
        eventual total expenditure for procurement exceeds $300,000,000 
        (based on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars);
          (2) a civilian agency is responsible for the system and total 
        expenditures for the system are estimated to exceed the greater 
        of $750,000 (based on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars) or the 
        dollar threshold for a major system established by the agency 
        pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-
        109, entitled ``Major Systems Acquisitions''; or
          (3) the head of the agency responsible for the system 
        designates the system a major system.
Sec. 110. Nondevelopmental item
  In this subtitle, the term ``nondevelopmental item'' means--
          (1) a commercial item;
          (2) a previously developed item of supply that is in use by a 
        department or agency of the Federal Government, a State or 
        local government, or a foreign government with which the United 
        States has a mutual defense cooperation agreement;
          (3) an item of supply described in paragraph (1) or (2) that 
        requires only minor modification or modification of the type 
        customarily available in the commercial marketplace to meet the 
        requirements of the procuring department or agency; or
          (4) an item of supply currently being produced that does not 
        meet the requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) solely 
        because the item is not yet in use.
Sec. 111. Procurement
  In this subtitle, the term ``procurement'' includes all stages of the 
process of acquiring property or services, beginning with the process 
for determining a need for property or services and ending with 
contract completion and closeout.
Sec. 112. Procurement system
  In this subtitle, the term ``procurement system'' means the 
integration of the procurement process, the professional development of 
procurement personnel, and the management structure for carrying out 
the procurement function.
Sec. 113. Responsible source
  In this subtitle, the term ``responsible source'' means a prospective 
contractor that--
          (1) has adequate financial resources to perform the contract 
        or the ability to obtain those resources;
          (2) is able to comply with the required or proposed delivery 
        or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing 
        commercial and Government business commitments;
          (3) has a satisfactory performance record;
          (4) has a satisfactory record of integrity and business 
        ethics;
          (5) has the necessary organization, experience, accounting 
        and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability 
        to obtain the organization, experience, controls, and skills;
          (6) has the necessary production, construction, and technical 
        equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain the 
        equipment and facilities; and
          (7) is otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award 
        under applicable laws and regulations.
Sec. 114. Standards
  In this subtitle, the term ``standards'' means the criteria for 
determining the effectiveness of the procurement system by measuring 
the performance of the various elements of the system.
Sec. 115. Supplies
  In this subtitle, the term ``supplies''--
          (1) means an individual part, component, subassembly, 
        assembly, or subsystem integral to a major system, and other 
        property which may be replaced during the service life of the 
        system, including spare parts and replenishment spare parts; 
        but
          (2) does not include packaging or labeling associated with 
        shipment or identification of an item.
Sec. 116. Technical data
  In this subtitle, the term ``technical data''--
          (1) means recorded information (regardless of the form or 
        method of the recording) of a scientific or technical nature 
        (including computer software documentation) relating to 
        supplies procured by an agency; but
          (2) does not include computer software or financial, 
        administrative, cost or pricing, or management data or other 
        information incidental to contract administration.

                   SUBCHAPTER II--PART B DEFINITIONS

Sec. 131. Acquisition
  In part B, the term ``acquisition''--
          (1) means the process of acquiring, with appropriated 
        amounts, by contract for purchase or lease, property or 
        services (including construction) that support the missions and 
        goals of an executive agency, from the point at which the 
        requirements of the executive agency are established in 
        consultation with the chief acquisition officer of the 
        executive agency; and
          (2) includes--
                  (A) the process of acquiring property or services 
                that are already in existence, or that must be created, 
                developed, demonstrated, and evaluated;
                  (B) the description of requirements to satisfy agency 
                needs;
                  (C) solicitation and selection of sources;
                  (D) award of contracts;
                  (E) contract performance;
                  (F) contract financing;
                  (G) management and measurement of contract 
                performance through final delivery and payment; and
                  (H) technical and management functions directly 
                related to the process of fulfilling agency 
                requirements by contract.
Sec. 132. Competitive procedures
  In part B, the term ``competitive procedures'' means procedures under 
which an agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open 
competition.
Sec. 133. Executive agency
  In part B, the term ``executive agency'' means--
          (1) an executive department specified in section 101 of title 
        5;
          (2) a military department specified in section 102 of title 
        5;
          (3) an independent establishment as defined in section 104(1) 
        of title 5; and
          (4) a wholly owned Government corporation fully subject to 
        chapter 91 of title 31.
Sec. 134. Simplified acquisition threshold
  In part B, the term ``simplified acquisition threshold'' means 
$100,000.

                   SUBCHAPTER III--PART C DEFINITIONS

Sec. 151. Agency head
  In part C, the term ``agency head'' means the head or any assistant 
head of an executive agency, and may at the option of the Administrator 
of General Services include the chief official of any principal 
organizational unit of the General Services Administration.
Sec. 152. Competitive procedures
  In part C, the term ``competitive procedures'' means procedures under 
which an executive agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and 
open competition. The term also includes--
          (1) procurement of architectural or engineering services 
        conducted in accordance with chapter 11 of title 40;
          (2) the competitive selection of basic research proposals 
        resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review or 
        scientific review (as appropriate) of those proposals;
          (3) the procedures established by the Administrator of 
        General Services for the multiple awards schedule program of 
        the General Services Administration if--
                  (A) participation in the program has been open to all 
                responsible sources; and
                  (B) orders and contracts under those procedures 
                result in the lowest overall cost alternative to meet 
                the needs of the Federal Government;
          (4) procurements conducted in furtherance of section 15 of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) as long as all 
        responsible business concerns that are entitled to submit 
        offers for those procurements are permitted to compete; and
          (5) a competitive selection of research proposals resulting 
        from a general solicitation and peer review or scientific 
        review (as appropriate) solicited pursuant to section 9 of that 
        Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
Sec. 153. Simplified acquisition threshold
  (1) In general.--In part C, the term ``simplified acquisition 
threshold'' has the meaning provided that term in section 134 of this 
title, except that, in the case of a contract to be awarded and 
performed, or purchase to be made, outside the United States in support 
of a contingency operation or a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation, 
the term means an amount equal to two times the amount specified for 
that term in section 134 of this title.
  (2) Specific definitions relating to simplified acquisition 
threshold.--In paragraph (1)--
          (A) Contingency operation.--The term ``contingency 
        operation'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) 
        of title 10.
          (B) Humanitarian or peacekeeping operation.--The term 
        ``humanitarian or peacekeeping operation'' means a military 
        operation in support of the provision of humanitarian or 
        foreign disaster assistance or in support of a peacekeeping 
        operation under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of the United 
        Nations. The term does not include routine training, force 
        rotation, or stationing.

              Part B--Office of Federal Procurement Policy

  CHAPTER 11--ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE AND AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF 
                             ADMINISTRATOR

                          SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

Sec.
1101.  Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
1102.  Administrator.

       SUBCHAPTER II--AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

1121.  General authority.
1122.  Functions.
1123.  Small business concerns.
1124.  Tests of innovative procurement methods and procedures.
1125.  Recipients of Federal grants or assistance.
1126.  Policy regarding consideration of contractor past performance.
1127.  Determining benchmark compensation amount.
1128.  Maintaining necessary capability with respect to acquisition of 
          architectural and engineering services.
1129.  Center of excellence in contracting for services.
1130.  Effect of part on other law.
1131.  Annual report.

                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

Sec. 1101. Office of Federal Procurement Policy
  (a) Organization.--There is an Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
in the Office of Management and Budget.
  (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy are to--
          (1) provide overall direction of Government-wide procurement 
        policies, regulations, procedures, and forms for executive 
        agencies; and
          (2) promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the 
        procurement of property and services by the executive branch of 
        the Federal Government.
  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Necessary amounts may be 
appropriated each fiscal year for the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy to carry out the responsibilities of the Office for that fiscal 
year.
Sec. 1102. Administrator
  (a) Head of Office.--The head of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy is the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
  (b) Appointment.--The Administrator is appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

      SUBCHAPTER II--AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

Sec. 1121. General authority
  (a) Overall Direction and Leadership.--The Administrator shall 
provide overall direction of procurement policy and leadership in the 
development of procurement systems of the executive agencies.
  (b) Federal Acquisition Regulation.--To the extent that the 
Administrator considers appropriate in carrying out the policies and 
functions set forth in this part, and with due regard for applicable 
laws and the program activities of the executive agencies, the 
Administrator may prescribe Government-wide procurement policies. The 
policies shall be implemented in a single Government-wide procurement 
regulation called the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
  (c) Policies To Be Followed by Executive Agencies.--
          (1) Areas of procurement for which policies are to be 
        followed.--The policies implemented in the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation shall be followed by executive agencies in the 
        procurement of--
                  (A) property other than real property in being;
                  (B) services, including research and development; and
                  (C) construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance 
                of real property.
          (2) Procedures to ensure compliance.--The Administrator shall 
        establish procedures to ensure compliance with the Federal 
        Acquisition Regulation by all executive agencies.
          (3) Application of other laws.--The authority of an executive 
        agency under another law to prescribe policies, regulations, 
        procedures, and forms for procurement is subject to the 
        authority conferred in this section and sections 1122(a) to 
        (c)(1), 1125, 1126, 1130, 1131, and 2304 of this title.
  (d) When Certain Agencies Are Unable To Agree or Fail To Act.--In any 
instance in which the Administrator determines that the Department of 
Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the 
General Services Administration are unable to agree on or fail to issue 
Government-wide regulations, procedures, and forms in a timely manner, 
including regulations, procedures, and forms necessary to implement 
prescribed policy the Administrator initiates under subsection (b), the 
Administrator, with due regard for applicable laws and the program 
activities of the executive agencies and consistent with the policies 
and functions set forth in this part, shall prescribe Government-wide 
regulations, procedures, and forms which executive agencies shall 
follow in procuring items listed in subsection (c)(1).
  (e) Oversight of Procurement Regulations of Other Agencies.--The 
Administrator, with the concurrence of the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, and with consultation with the head of the 
agency concerned, may deny the promulgation of or rescind any 
Government-wide regulation or final rule or regulation of any executive 
agency relating to procurement if the Administrator determines that the 
rule or regulation is inconsistent with any policies, regulations, or 
procedures issued pursuant to subsection (b).
  (f) Limitation on Authority.--The authority of the Administrator 
under this part shall not be construed to--
          (1) impair or interfere with the determination by executive 
        agencies of their need for, or their use of, specific property, 
        services, or construction, including particular specifications 
        for the property, services, or construction; or
          (2) interfere with the determination by executive agencies of 
        specific actions in the award or administration of procurement 
        contracts.
Sec. 1122. Functions
  (a) In General.--The functions of the Administrator include--
          (1) providing leadership and ensuring action by the executive 
        agencies in establishing, developing, and maintaining the 
        single system of simplified Government-wide procurement 
        regulations and resolving differences among the executive 
        agencies in developing simplified Government-wide procurement 
        regulations, procedures, and forms;
          (2) coordinating the development of Government-wide 
        procurement system standards that executive agencies shall 
        implement in their procurement systems;
          (3) providing leadership and coordination in formulating the 
        executive branch position on legislation relating to 
        procurement;
          (4)(A) providing for and directing the activities of the 
        computer-based Federal Procurement Data System (including 
        recommending to the Administrator of General Services a 
        sufficient budget for those activities), which shall be located 
        in the General Services Administration, in order to adequately 
        collect, develop, and disseminate procurement data; and
          (B) ensuring executive agency compliance with the record 
        requirements of section 1710 of this title;
          (5) providing for and directing the activities of the Federal 
        Acquisition Institute (including recommending to the 
        Administrator of General Services a sufficient budget for those 
        activities), which shall be located in the General Services 
        Administration, in order to--
                  (A) foster and promote the development of a 
                professional acquisition workforce Government-wide;
                  (B) promote and coordinate Government-wide research 
                and studies to improve the procurement process and the 
                laws, policies, methods, regulations, procedures, and 
                forms relating to acquisition by the executive 
                agencies;
                  (C) collect data and analyze acquisition workforce 
                data from the Office of Personnel Management, from the 
                heads of executive agencies, and, through periodic 
                surveys, from individual employees;
                  (D) periodically analyze acquisition career fields to 
                identify critical competencies, duties, tasks, and 
                related academic prerequisites, skills, and knowledge;
                  (E) coordinate and assist agencies in identifying and 
                recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition 
                fields;
                  (F) develop instructional materials for acquisition 
                personnel in coordination with private and public 
                acquisition colleges and training facilities;
                  (G) evaluate the effectiveness of training and career 
                development programs for acquisition personnel;
                  (H) promote the establishment and utilization of 
                academic programs by colleges and universities in 
                acquisition fields;
                  (I) facilitate, to the extent requested by agencies, 
                interagency intern and training programs; and
                  (J) perform other career management or research 
                functions as directed by the Administrator;
          (6) administering section 1703(a) to (i) of this title;
          (7) establishing criteria and procedures to ensure the 
        effective and timely solicitation of the viewpoints of 
        interested parties in the development of procurement policies, 
        regulations, procedures, and forms;
          (8) developing standard contract forms and contract language 
        in order to reduce the Federal Government's cost of procuring 
        property and services and the private sector's cost of doing 
        business with the Federal Government;
          (9) providing for a Government-wide award to recognize and 
        promote vendor excellence;
          (10) providing for a Government-wide award to recognize and 
        promote excellence in officers and employees of the Federal 
        Government serving in procurement-related positions;
          (11) developing policies, in consultation with the 
        Administrator of the Small Business Administration, that ensure 
        that small businesses, qualified HUBZone small business 
        concerns (as defined in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 632(p))), small businesses owned and controlled by 
        socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small 
        businesses owned and controlled by women are provided with the 
        maximum practicable opportunities to participate in 
        procurements that are conducted for amounts below the 
        simplified acquisition threshold;
          (12) developing policies that will promote achievement of 
        goals for participation by small businesses, small business 
        concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, 
        qualified HUBZone small business concerns (as defined in 
        section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p))), 
        small businesses owned and controlled by socially and 
        economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses 
        owned and controlled by women; and
          (13) completing action, as appropriate, on the 
        recommendations of the Commission on Government Procurement.
  (b) Consultation and Assistance.--In carrying out the functions in 
subsection (a), the Administrator--
          (1) shall consult with the affected executive agencies, 
        including the Small Business Administration;
          (2) with the concurrence of the heads of affected executive 
        agencies, may designate one or more executive agencies to 
        assist in performing those functions; and
          (3) may establish advisory committees or other interagency 
        groups to assist in providing for the establishment, 
        development, and maintenance of a single system of simplified 
        Government-wide procurement regulations and to assist in 
        performing any other function the Administrator considers 
        appropriate.
  (c) Assignment, Delegation, or Transfer.--
          (1) To administrator.--Except as otherwise provided by law, 
        only duties, functions, or responsibilities expressly assigned 
        by this part shall be assigned, delegated, or transferred to 
        the Administrator.
          (2) By administrator.--
                  (A) Within office.--The Administrator may make and 
                authorize delegations within the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy that the Administrator determines to 
                be necessary to carry out this part.
                  (B) To another executive agency.--The Administrator 
                may delegate, and authorize successive redelegations 
                of, an authority, function, or power of the 
                Administrator under this part (other than the authority 
                to provide overall direction of Federal procurement 
                policy and to prescribe policies and regulations to 
                carry out the policy) to another executive agency with 
                the consent of the head of the executive agency or at 
                the direction of the President.
Sec. 1123. Small business concerns
  In formulating the Federal Acquisition Regulation and procedures to 
ensure compliance with the Regulation, the Administrator, in 
consultation with the Small Business Administration, shall--
          (1) conduct analyses of the impact on small business concerns 
        resulting from revised procurement regulations; and
          (2) incorporate into revised procurement regulations 
        simplified bidding, contract performance, and contract 
        administration procedures for small business concerns.
Sec. 1124. Tests of innovative procurement methods and procedures
  (a) In General.--The Administrator may develop innovative procurement 
methods and procedures to be tested by selected executive agencies. In 
developing a program to test innovative procurement methods and 
procedures under this subsection, the Administrator shall consult with 
the heads of executive agencies to--
          (1) ascertain the need for and specify the objectives of the 
        program;
          (2) develop the guidelines and procedures for carrying out 
        the program and the criteria to be used in measuring the 
        success of the program;
          (3) evaluate the potential costs and benefits which may be 
        derived from the innovative procurement methods and procedures 
        tested under the program;
          (4) select the appropriate executive agencies or components 
        of executive agencies to carry out the program;
          (5) specify the categories and types of products or services 
        to be procured under the program; and
          (6) develop the methods to be used to analyze the results of 
        the program.
  (b) Approval of Executive Agencies Required.--A program to test 
innovative procurement methods and procedures may not be carried out 
unless approved by the heads of the executive agencies selected to 
carry out the program.
  (c) Request for Waiver of Law.--If the Administrator determines that 
it is necessary to waive the application of a provision of law to carry 
out a proposed program to test innovative procurement methods and 
procedures under subsection (a), the Administrator shall transmit 
notice of the proposed program to the Committee on Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and request that the Committees take 
the necessary action to provide that the provision of law does not 
apply with respect to the proposed program. The notification to 
Congress shall include--
          (1) a description of the proposed program (including the 
        scope and purpose of the proposed program);
          (2) the procedures to be followed in carrying out the 
        proposed program;
          (3) the provisions of law affected and the application of any 
        provision of law that must be waived in order to carry out the 
        proposed program; and
          (4) the executive agencies involved in carrying out the 
        proposed program.
Sec. 1125. Recipients of Federal grants or assistance
  (a) Authority.--With due regard to applicable laws and the program 
activities of the executive agencies administering Federal programs of 
grants or assistance, the Administrator may prescribe Government-wide 
policies, regulations, procedures, and forms that the Administrator 
considers appropriate and that executive agencies shall follow in 
providing for the procurement, to the extent required under those 
programs, of property or services referred to in section 1121(c)(1) of 
this title by recipients of Federal grants or assistance under the 
programs.
  (b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) does not--
          (1) permit the Administrator to authorize procurement or 
        supply support, either directly or indirectly, to a recipient 
        of a Federal grant or assistance; or
          (2) authorize action by a recipient contrary to State and 
        local law in the case of a program to provide a Federal grant 
        or assistance to a State or political subdivision.
Sec. 1126. Policy regarding consideration of contractor past 
                    performance
  (a) Guidance.--The Administrator shall prescribe for executive 
agencies guidance regarding consideration of the past contract 
performance of offerors in awarding contracts. The guidance shall 
include--
          (1) standards for evaluating past performance with respect to 
        cost (when appropriate), schedule, compliance with technical or 
        functional specifications, and other relevant performance 
        factors that facilitate consistent and fair evaluation by all 
        executive agencies;
          (2) policies for the collection and maintenance of 
        information on past contract performance that, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, facilitate automated collection, 
        maintenance, and dissemination of information and provide for 
        ease of collection, maintenance, and dissemination of 
        information by other methods, as necessary;
          (3) policies for ensuring that--
                  (A) offerors are afforded an opportunity to submit 
                relevant information on past contract performance, 
                including performance under contracts entered into by 
                the executive agency concerned, other departments and 
                agencies of the Federal Government, agencies of State 
                and local governments, and commercial customers; and
                  (B) the information submitted by offerors is 
                considered; and
          (4) the period for which information on past performance of 
        offerors may be maintained and considered.
  (b) Information Not Available.--If there is no information on past 
contract performance of an offeror or the information on past contract 
performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated 
favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past contract performance.
Sec. 1127. Determining benchmark compensation amount
  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Benchmark compensation amount.--The term ``benchmark 
        compensation amount'', for a fiscal year, is the median amount 
        of the compensation provided for all senior executives of all 
        benchmark corporations for the most recent year for which data 
        is available at the time the determination under subsection (b) 
        is made.
          (2) Benchmark corporation.--The term ``benchmark 
        corporation'', with respect to a fiscal year, means a publicly-
        owned United States corporation that has annual sales in excess 
        of $50,000,000 for the fiscal year.
          (3) Compensation.--The term ``compensation'', for a fiscal 
        year, means the total amount of wages, salary, bonuses, and 
        deferred compensation for the fiscal year, whether paid, 
        earned, or otherwise accruing, as recorded in an employer's 
        cost accounting records for the fiscal year.
          (4) Fiscal year.--The term ``fiscal year'' means a fiscal 
        year a contractor establishes for accounting purposes.
          (5) Publicly-owned united states corporation.--The term 
        ``publicly-owned United States corporation'' means a 
        corporation--
                  (A) organized under the laws of a State of the United 
                States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a 
                possession of the United States; and
                  (B) whose voting stock is publicly traded.
          (6) Senior executives.--The term ``senior executives'', with 
        respect to a contractor, means the 5 most highly compensated 
        employees in management positions at each home office and each 
        segment of the contractor.
  (b) Determining Benchmark Compensation Amount.--For purposes of 
section 4304(a)(16) of this title and section 2324(e)(1)(P) of title 
10, the Administrator shall review commercially available surveys of 
executive compensation and, on the basis of the results of the review, 
determine a benchmark compensation amount to apply for each fiscal 
year. In making determinations under this subsection, the Administrator 
shall consult with the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency 
and other officials of executive agencies as the Administrator 
considers appropriate.
Sec. 1128. Maintaining necessary capability with respect to acquisition 
                    of architectural and engineering services
  The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the 
Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, shall develop and implement a plan to ensure that 
the Federal Government maintains the necessary capability with respect 
to the acquisition of architectural and engineering services to--
          (1) ensure that Federal Government employees have the 
        expertise to determine agency requirements for those services;
          (2) establish priorities and programs, including acquisition 
        plans;
          (3) establish professional standards;
          (4) develop scopes of work; and
          (5) award and administer contracts for those services.
Sec. 1129. Center of excellence in contracting for services
  The Administrator shall maintain a center of excellence in 
contracting for services. The center shall assist the acquisition 
community by identifying, and serving as a clearinghouse for, best 
practices in contracting for services in the public and private 
sectors.
Sec. 1130. Effect of part on other law
  This part does not impair or affect the authorities or 
responsibilities relating to the procurement of real property conferred 
by part C of this subtitle and chapters 1 to 11 of title 40.
Sec. 1131. Annual report
  The Administrator annually shall submit to Congress an assessment of 
the progress made in executive agencies in implementing the policy 
regarding major acquisitions that is stated in section 3103(a) of this 
title. The Administrator shall use data from existing management 
systems in making the assessment.

                    CHAPTER 13--ACQUISITION COUNCILS

          SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATORY COUNCIL

Sec.
1301.  Definition.
1302.  Establishment and membership.
1303.  Functions and authority.
1304.  Contract clauses and certifications.

            SUBCHAPTER II--CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS COUNCIL

1311.  Establishment and membership.
1312.  Functions.

          SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATORY COUNCIL

Sec. 1301. Definition
  In this subchapter, the term ``Council'' means the Federal 
Acquisition Regulatory Council established under section 1302(a) of 
this title.
Sec. 1302. Establishment and membership
  (a) Establishment.--There is a Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 
to assist in the direction and coordination of Government-wide 
procurement policy and Government-wide procurement regulatory 
activities in the Federal Government.
  (b) Membership.--
          (1) Makeup of council.--The Council consists of--
                  (A) the Administrator;
                  (B) the Secretary of Defense;
                  (C) the Administrator of National Aeronautics and 
                Space; and
                  (D) the Administrator of General Services.
          (2) Designation of other officials.--
                  (A) Officials who may be designated.--Notwithstanding 
                section 121(d)(1) and (2) of title 40, the officials 
                specified in subparagraphs (B) to (D) of paragraph (1) 
                may designate to serve on and attend meetings of the 
                Council in place of that official--
                          (i) the official assigned by statute with the 
                        responsibility for acquisition policy in each 
                        of their respective agencies or, in the case of 
                        the Secretary of Defense, an official at an 
                        organizational level not lower than an 
                        Assistant Secretary of Defense within the 
                        Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
                        Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; or
                          (ii) if no official of that agency is 
                        assigned by statute with the responsibility for 
                        acquisition policy for that agency, the 
                        official designated pursuant to section 1702(c) 
                        of this title.
                  (B) Limitation on designation.--No other official or 
                employee may be designated to serve on the Council.
Sec. 1303. Functions and authority
  (a) Functions.--
          (1) Issue and maintain federal acquisition regulation.--
        Subject to sections 1121, 1122(a) to (c)(1), 1125, 1126, 1130, 
        1131, and 2304 of this title, the Administrator of General 
        Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of 
        National Aeronautics and Space, pursuant to their respective 
        authorities under part C of this subtitle, chapters 4 and 137 
        of title 10, and the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 
        (42 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), shall jointly issue and maintain in 
        accordance with subsection (d) a single Government-wide 
        procurement regulation, to be known as the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation.
          (2) Limitation on other regulations.--Other regulations 
        relating to procurement issued by an executive agency shall be 
        limited to--
                  (A) regulations essential to implement Government-
                wide policies and procedures within the agency; and
                  (B) additional policies and procedures required to 
                satisfy the specific and unique needs of the agency.
          (3) Ensure consistent regulations.--The Administrator, in 
        consultation with the Council, shall ensure that procurement 
        regulations prescribed by executive agencies are consistent 
        with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and in accordance with 
        the policies prescribed pursuant to section 1121(b) of this 
        title.
          (4) Request to review regulation.--
                  (A) Basis for request.--Under procedures the 
                Administrator establishes, a person may request the 
                Administrator to review a regulation relating to 
                procurement on the basis that the regulation is 
                inconsistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
                  (B) Period of review.--Unless the request is 
                frivolous or does not, on its face, state a valid basis 
                for the review, the Administrator shall complete the 
                review not later than 60 days after receiving the 
                request. The time for completion of the review may be 
                extended if the Administrator determines that an 
                additional period of review is required. The 
                Administrator shall advise the requester of the reasons 
                for the extension and the date by which the review will 
                be completed.
          (5) When regulation is inconsistent or needs to be 
        improved.--If the Administrator determines that a regulation 
        relating to procurement is inconsistent with the Federal 
        Acquisition Regulation or that the regulation otherwise should 
        be revised to remove an inconsistency with the policies 
        prescribed under section 1121(b) of this title, the 
        Administrator shall rescind or deny the promulgation of the 
        regulation or take other action authorized under sections 1121, 
        1122(a) to (c)(1), 1125, 1126, 1130, 1131, and 2304 of this 
        title as may be necessary to remove the inconsistency. If the 
        Administrator determines that the regulation, although not 
        inconsistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulation or those 
        policies, should be revised to improve compliance with the 
        Regulation or policies, the Administrator shall take action 
        authorized under sections 1121, 1122(a) to (c)(1), 1125, 1126, 
        1130, 1131, and 2304 as may be necessary and appropriate.
          (6) Decisions to be in writing and publicly available.--The 
        decisions of the Administrator shall be in writing and made 
        publicly available.
  (b) Additional Responsibilities of Membership.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to the authority, direction, and 
        control of the head of the agency concerned, each official who 
        represents an agency on the Council pursuant to section 1302(b) 
        of this title shall--
                  (A) approve or disapprove all regulations relating to 
                procurement that are proposed for public comment, 
                prescribed in final form, or otherwise made effective 
                by that agency before the regulation may be prescribed 
                in final form, or otherwise made effective, except that 
                the official may grant an interim approval, without 
                review, for not more than 60 days for a procurement 
                regulation in urgent and compelling circumstances;
                  (B) carry out the responsibilities of that agency set 
                forth in chapter 35 of title 44 for each information 
                collection request that relates to procurement rules or 
                regulations; and
                  (C) eliminate or reduce--
                          (i) any redundant or unnecessary levels of 
                        review and approval in the procurement system 
                        of that agency; and
                          (ii) redundant or unnecessary procurement 
                        regulations which are unique to that agency.
          (2) Limitation on delegation.--The authority to review and 
        approve or disapprove regulations under paragraph (1)(A) may 
        not be delegated to an individual outside the office of the 
        official who represents the agency on the Council pursuant to 
        section 1302(b) of this title.
  (c) Governing Policies.--All actions of the Council and of members of 
the Council shall be in accordance with and furtherance of the policies 
prescribed under section 1121(b) of this title.
  (d) General Authority With Respect to Federal Acquisition 
Regulation.--Subject to section 1121(d) of this title, the Council 
shall manage, coordinate, control, and monitor the maintenance of, 
issuance of, and changes in, the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 1304. Contract clauses and certifications
  (a) Repetitive Nonstandard Contract Clauses Discouraged.--The Council 
shall prescribe regulations to discourage the use of a nonstandard 
contract clause on a repetitive basis. The regulations shall include 
provisions that--
          (1) clearly define what types of contract clauses are to be 
        treated as nonstandard clauses; and
          (2) require prior approval for the use of a nonstandard 
        clause on a repetitive basis by an official at a level of 
        responsibility above the contracting officer.
  (b) When Certification Required.--
          (1) By law.--A provision of law may not be construed as 
        requiring a certification by a contractor or offeror in a 
        procurement made or to be made by the Federal Government unless 
        that provision of law specifically provides that such a 
        certification shall be required.
          (2) In federal acquisition regulation.--A requirement for a 
        certification by a contractor or offeror may not be included in 
        the Federal Acquisition Regulation unless--
                  (A) the certification requirement is specifically 
                imposed by statute; or
                  (B) written justification for the certification 
                requirement is provided to the Administrator by the 
                Council and the Administrator approves in writing the 
                inclusion of the certification requirement.
          (3) Executive agency procurement regulation.--
                  (A) Definition.--In subparagraph (B), the term ``head 
                of the executive agency'' with respect to a military 
                department means the Secretary of Defense.
                  (B) When certification requirement may be included in 
                regulation.--A requirement for a certification by a 
                contractor or offeror may not be included in a 
                procurement regulation of an executive agency unless--
                          (i) the certification requirement is 
                        specifically imposed by statute; or
                          (ii) written justification for the 
                        certification requirement is provided to the 
                        head of the executive agency by the senior 
                        procurement executive of the agency and the 
                        head of the executive agency approves in 
                        writing the inclusion of the certification 
                        requirement.

           SUBCHAPTER II--CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS COUNCIL

Sec. 1311. Establishment and membership
  (a) Establishment.--There is in the executive branch a Chief 
Acquisition Officers Council.
  (b)  Membership.--The members of the Council are--
          (1) the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of 
        Management and Budget;
          (2) the Administrator;
          (3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
        Technology, and Logistics;
          (4) the chief acquisition officer of each executive agency 
        that is required to have a chief acquisition officer under 
        section 1702 of this title and the senior procurement executive 
        of each military department; and
          (5) any other senior agency officer of each executive agency, 
        appointed by the head of the agency in consultation with the 
        Chairman of the Council, who can effectively assist the Council 
        in performing the functions set forth in section 1312(b) of 
        this title and supporting the associated range of acquisition 
        activities.
  (c) Leadership and Support.--
          (1) Chairman.--The Deputy Director for Management of the 
        Office of Management and Budget is the Chairman of the Council.
          (2) Vice chairman.--The Vice Chairman of the Council shall be 
        selected by the Council from among its members. The Vice 
        Chairman serves for one year and may serve multiple terms.
          (3) Leader of activities.--The Administrator shall lead the 
        activities of the Council on behalf of the Deputy Director for 
        Management.
          (4) Support.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
        provide administrative and other support for the Council.
Sec. 1312. Functions
  (a) Principal Forum.--The Chief Acquisition Officers Council is the 
principal interagency forum for monitoring and improving the Federal 
acquisition system.
  (b) Functions.--The Council shall perform functions that include the 
following:
          (1) Develop recommendations for the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget on Federal acquisition policies and 
        requirements.
          (2) Share experiences, ideas, best practices, and innovative 
        approaches related to Federal acquisition.
          (3) Assist the Administrator in the identification, 
        development, and coordination of multiagency projects and other 
        innovative initiatives to improve Federal acquisition.
          (4) Promote effective business practices that ensure the 
        timely delivery of best value products to the Federal 
        Government and achieve appropriate public policy objectives.
          (5) Further integrity, fairness, competition, openness, and 
        efficiency in the Federal acquisition system.
          (6) Work with the Office of Personnel Management to assess 
        and address the hiring, training, and professional development 
        needs of the Federal Government related to acquisition.
          (7) Work with the Administrator and the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulatory Council to promote the business practices referred 
        to in paragraph (4) and other results of the functions carried 
        out under this subsection.

                 CHAPTER 15--COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Sec.
1501.  Cost Accounting Standards Board.
1502.  Cost accounting standards.
1503.  Contract price adjustment.
1504.  Effect on other standards and regulations.
1505.  Examinations.
1506.  Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1501. Cost Accounting Standards Board
  (a) Organization.--The Cost Accounting Standards Board is an 
independent board in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
  (b) Membership.--
          (1) Number of members, chairman, and appointment.--The Board 
        consists of 5 members. One member is the Administrator, who 
        serves as Chairman. The other 4 members, all of whom shall have 
        experience in Federal Government contract cost accounting, are 
        as follows:
                  (A) 2 representatives of the Federal Government--
                          (i) one of whom is a representative of the 
                        Department of Defense appointed by the 
                        Secretary of Defense; and
                          (ii) one of whom is an officer or employee of 
                        the General Services Administration appointed 
                        by the Administrator of General Services.
                  (B) 2 individuals from the private sector, each of 
                whom is appointed by the Administrator, and--
                          (i) one of whom is a representative of 
                        industry; and
                          (ii) one of whom is particularly 
                        knowledgeable about cost accounting problems 
                        and systems.
          (2) Term of office.--
                  (A) Length of term.--The term of office of each 
                member, other than the Administrator, is 4 years. The 
                terms are staggered, with the terms of 2 members 
                expiring in the same year, the term of another member 
                expiring the next year, and the term of the last member 
                expiring the year after that.
                  (B) Individual required to remain with appointing 
                agency.--A member appointed under paragraph (1)(A) may 
                not continue to serve after ceasing to be an officer or 
                employee of the agency from which that member was 
                appointed.
          (3) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Board shall be filled in the 
        same manner in which the original appointment was made. A 
        member appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of 
        the term for which that member's predecessor was appointed.
  (c) Senior Staff.--The Administrator, after consultation with the 
Board, may--
          (1) appoint an executive secretary and 2 additional staff 
        members without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing 
        appointments in the competitive service; and
          (2) pay those employees without regard to the provisions of 
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 relating 
        to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that 
        those employees may not receive pay in excess of the maximum 
        rate of basic pay payable under section 5376 of title 5.
  (d) Other Staff.--The Administrator may appoint, fix the compensation 
of, and remove additional employees of the Board under the applicable 
provisions of title 5.
  (e) Detailed and Temporary Personnel.--For service on advisory 
committees and task forces to assist the Board in carrying out its 
functions and responsibilities--
          (1) the Board, with the consent of the head of a Federal 
        agency, may use, without reimbursement, personnel of that 
        agency; and
          (2) the Administrator, after consultation with the Board, may 
        procure temporary and intermittent services of personnel under 
        section 3109(b) of title 5.
  (f) Compensation.--
          (1) Officers and employees of the government.--Members of the 
        Board who are officers or employees of the Federal Government, 
        and officers and employees of other agencies of the Federal 
        Government who are used under subsection (e)(1), shall not 
        receive additional compensation for services but shall continue 
        to be compensated by the employing department or agency of the 
        officer or employee.
          (2) Appointees from private sector.--Each member of the Board 
        appointed from the private sector shall receive compensation at 
        a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate for level 
        IV of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel 
        time) in which the member is engaged in the actual performance 
        of duties vested in the Board.
          (3) Temporary and intermittent personnel.--An individual 
        hired under subsection (e)(2) may receive compensation at a 
        rate fixed by the Administrator, but not to exceed the daily 
        equivalent of the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule 
        for each day (including travel time) in which the individual is 
        properly engaged in the actual performance of duties under this 
        chapter.
          (4) Travel expenses.--While serving away from home or regular 
        place of business, Board members and other individuals serving 
        on an intermittent basis under this chapter shall be allowed 
        travel expenses in accordance with section 5703 of title 5.
Sec. 1502. Cost accounting standards
  (a) Authority.--
          (1) Cost accounting standards board.--The Cost Accounting 
        Standards Board has exclusive authority to prescribe, amend, 
        and rescind cost accounting standards, and interpretations of 
        the standards, designed to achieve uniformity in the cost 
        accounting standards governing measurement, assignment, and 
        allocation of costs to contracts with the Federal Government.
          (2) Administrator for federal procurement policy.--The 
        Administrator, after consultation with the Board, shall 
        prescribe rules and procedures governing actions of the Board 
        under this chapter. The rules and procedures shall require that 
        any action to prescribe, amend, or rescind a standard or 
        interpretation be approved by majority vote of the Board.
  (b) Mandatory Use of Standards.--
          (1) Subcontract.--
                  (A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``subcontract'' includes a transfer of commercial items 
                between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a 
                contractor or subcontractor.
                  (B) When standards are to be used.--Cost accounting 
                standards prescribed under this chapter are mandatory 
                for use by all executive agencies and by contractors 
                and subcontractors in estimating, accumulating, and 
                reporting costs in connection with the pricing and 
                administration of, and settlement of disputes 
                concerning, all negotiated prime contract and 
                subcontract procurements with the Federal Government in 
                excess of the amount set forth in section 
                2306a(a)(1)(A)(i) of title 10 as the amount is adjusted 
                in accordance with applicable requirements of law.
                  (C) Nonapplication of standards.--Subparagraph (B) 
                does not apply to--
                          (i) a contract or subcontract for the 
                        acquisition of a commercial item;
                          (ii) a contract or subcontract where the 
                        price negotiated is based on a price set by law 
                        or regulation;
                          (iii) a firm, fixed-price contract or 
                        subcontract awarded on the basis of adequate 
                        price competition without submission of 
                        certified cost or pricing data; or
                          (iv) a contract or subcontract with a value 
                        of less than $7,500,000 if, when the contract 
                        or subcontract is entered into, the segment of 
                        the contractor or subcontractor that will 
                        perform the work has not been awarded at least 
                        one contract or subcontract with a value of 
                        more than $7,500,000 that is covered by the 
                        standards.
          (2) Exemptions and waivers by board.--The Board may--
                  (A) exempt classes of contractors and subcontractors 
                from the requirements of this chapter; and
                  (B) establish procedures for the waiver of the 
                requirements of this chapter for individual contracts 
                and subcontracts.
          (3) Waiver by head of executive agency.--
                  (A) In general.--The head of an executive agency may 
                waive the applicability of the cost accounting 
                standards for a contract or subcontract with a value of 
                less than $15,000,000 if that official determines in 
                writing that the segment of the contractor or 
                subcontractor that will perform the work--
                          (i) is primarily engaged in the sale of 
                        commercial items; and
                          (ii) would not otherwise be subject to the 
                        cost accounting standards under this section.
                  (B) In exceptional circumstances.--The head of an 
                executive agency may waive the applicability of the 
                cost accounting standards for a contract or subcontract 
                under exceptional circumstances when necessary to meet 
                the needs of the agency. A determination to waive the 
                applicability of the standards under this subparagraph 
                shall be set forth in writing and shall include a 
                statement of the circumstances justifying the waiver.
                  (C) Restriction on delegation of authority.--The head 
                of an executive agency may not delegate the authority 
                under subparagraph (A) or (B) to an official in the 
                executive agency below the senior policymaking level in 
                the executive agency.
                  (D) Contents of federal acquisition regulation.--The 
                Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include--
                          (i) criteria for selecting an official to be 
                        delegated authority to grant waivers under 
                        subparagraph (A) or (B); and
                          (ii) the specific circumstances under which 
                        the waiver may be granted.
                  (E) Report.--The head of each executive agency shall 
                report the waivers granted under subparagraphs (A) and 
                (B) for that agency to the Board on an annual basis.
  (c) Required Board Action for Prescribing Standards and 
Interpretations.--Before prescribing cost accounting standards and 
interpretations, the Board shall--
          (1) take into account, after consultation and discussions 
        with the Comptroller General, professional accounting 
        organizations, contractors, and other interested parties--
                  (A) the probable costs of implementation, including 
                any inflationary effects, compared to the probable 
                benefits;
                  (B) the advantages, disadvantages, and improvements 
                anticipated in the pricing and administration of, and 
                settlement of disputes concerning, contracts; and
                  (C) the scope of, and alternatives available to, the 
                action proposed to be taken;
          (2) prepare and publish a report in the Federal Register on 
        the issues reviewed under paragraph (1);
          (3)(A) publish an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking in 
        the Federal Register to solicit comments on the report prepared 
        under paragraph (2);
          (B) provide all parties affected at least 60 days after 
        publication to submit their views and comments; and
          (C) during the 60-day period, consult with the Comptroller 
        General and consider any recommendation the Comptroller General 
        may make; and
          (4) publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
        Register and provide all parties affected at least 60 days 
        after publication to submit their views and comments.
  (d) Effective Dates.--Rules, regulations, cost accounting standards, 
and modifications thereof prescribed or amended under this chapter 
shall have the full force and effect of law, and shall become effective 
within 120 days after publication in the Federal Register in final 
form, unless the Board determines that a longer period is necessary. 
The Board shall determine implementation dates for contractors and 
subcontractors. The dates may not be later than the beginning of the 
second fiscal year of the contractor or subcontractor after the 
standard becomes effective.
  (e) Accompanying Material.--Rules, regulations, cost accounting 
standards, and modifications thereof prescribed or amended under this 
chapter shall be accompanied by prefatory comments and by 
illustrations, if necessary.
  (f) Implementing Regulations.--The Board shall prescribe regulations 
for the implementation of cost accounting standards prescribed or 
interpreted under this section. The regulations shall be incorporated 
into the Federal Acquisition Regulation and shall require contractors 
and subcontractors as a condition of contracting with the Federal 
Government to--
          (1) disclose in writing their cost accounting practices, 
        including methods of distinguishing direct costs from indirect 
        costs and the basis used for allocating indirect costs; and
          (2) agree to a contract price adjustment, with interest, for 
        any increased costs the Federal Government pays the contractor 
        or subcontractor because of a change in the contractor's or 
        subcontractor's cost accounting practices or a failure by the 
        contractor or subcontractor to comply with applicable cost 
        accounting standards.
  (g) Nonapplicability of Certain Sections of Title 5.--Functions 
exercised under this chapter are not subject to sections 551, 553 to 
559, and 701 to 706 of title 5.
Sec. 1503. Contract price adjustment
  (a) Disagreement Constitutes a Dispute.--If the Federal Government 
and a contractor or subcontractor fail to agree on a contract price 
adjustment, including whether the contractor or subcontractor has 
complied with the applicable cost accounting standards, the 
disagreement will constitute a dispute under chapter 69 of this title.
  (b) Amount of Adjustment.--A contract price adjustment undertaken 
under section 1502(f)(2) of this title shall be made, where applicable, 
on relevant contracts between the Federal Government and the contractor 
that are subject to the cost accounting standards so as to protect the 
Federal Government from payment, in the aggregate, of increased costs, 
as defined by the Cost Accounting Standards Board. The Federal 
Government may not recover costs greater than the aggregate increased 
cost to the Federal Government on the relevant contracts subject to the 
price adjustment unless the contractor made a change in its cost 
accounting practices of which it was aware or should have been aware at 
the time of the price negotiation and which it failed to disclose to 
the Federal Government.
  (c) Interest.--The interest rate applicable to a contract price 
adjustment is the annual rate of interest established under section 
6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6621) for the 
period. Interest accrues from the time payments of the increased costs 
were made to the contractor or subcontractor to the time the Federal 
Government receives full compensation for the price adjustment.
Sec. 1504. Effect on other standards and regulations
  (a) Previously Existing Standards.--All cost accounting standards, 
waivers, exemptions, interpretations, modifications, rules, and 
regulations prescribed by the Cost Accounting Standards Board under 
section 719 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 App. U.S.C. 
2168)--
          (1) remain in effect until amended, superseded, or rescinded 
        by the Board under this chapter; and
          (2) are subject to the provisions of this part in the same 
        manner as if prescribed by the Board under this part.
  (b) Inconsistent Agency Regulations.--To ensure that a regulation or 
proposed regulation of an executive agency is not inconsistent with a 
cost accounting standard prescribed or amended under this chapter, the 
Administrator, under the authority in sections 1121, 1122(a) to (c)(1), 
1125, 1126, 1130, 1131, and 2304 of this title, shall rescind or deny 
the promulgation of the inconsistent regulation or proposed regulation 
and take other appropriate action authorized under sections 1121, 
1122(a) to (c)(1), 1125, 1126, 1130, 1131, and 2304.
  (c) Costs Not Subject to Different Standards.--Costs that are the 
subject of cost accounting standards prescribed under this chapter are 
not subject to regulations established by another executive agency that 
differ from those standards with respect to the measurement, 
assignment, and allocation of those costs.
Sec. 1505. Examinations
  To determine whether a contractor or subcontractor has complied with 
cost accounting standards prescribed under this chapter and has 
followed consistently the contractor's or subcontractor's disclosed 
cost accounting practices, an authorized representative of the head of 
the agency concerned, of the offices of inspector general established 
under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 App. U.S.C.), or of the 
Comptroller General shall have the right to examine and copy documents, 
papers, or records of the contractor or subcontractor relating to 
compliance with the standards.
Sec. 1506. Authorization of appropriations
  Necessary amounts may be appropriated to carry out this chapter.

           CHAPTER 17--AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES

Sec.
1701.  Cooperation with the Administrator.
1702.  Chief Acquisition Officers and senior procurement executives.
1703.  Acquisition workforce.
1704.  Advocates for competition.
1705.  Personnel evaluation.
1706.  Publication of proposed regulations.
1707.  Procurement notice.
1708.  Contracting functions performed by Federal personnel.
1709.  Value engineering.
1710.  Record requirements.
1711.  Procurement data.
Sec. 1701. Cooperation with the Administrator
  On the request of the Administrator, each executive agency shall--
          (1) make its services, personnel, and facilities available to 
        the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to the greatest 
        practicable extent for the performance of functions under this 
        part; and
          (2) except when prohibited by law, furnish to the 
        Administrator, and give the Administrator access to, all 
        information and records in its possession that the 
        Administrator may determine to be necessary for the performance 
        of the functions of the Office.
Sec. 1702. Chief Acquisition Officers and senior procurement executives
  (a) Appointment or Designation of Chief Acquisition Officer.--The 
head of each executive agency described in section 901(b)(1) (other 
than the Department of Defense) or 901(b)(2)(C) of title 31 with a 
Chief Financial Officer appointed or designated under section 901(a) of 
title 31 shall appoint or designate a non-career employee as Chief 
Acquisition Officer for the agency.
  (b) Authority and Functions of Chief Acquisition Officer.--
          (1) Primary duty.--The primary duty of a Chief Acquisition 
        Officer is acquisition management.
          (2) Advice and assistance.--A Chief Acquisition Officer shall 
        advise and assist the head of the executive agency and other 
        agency officials to ensure that the mission of the executive 
        agency is achieved through the management of the agency's 
        acquisition activities.
          (3) Other functions.--The functions of each Chief Acquisition 
        Officer include--
                  (A) monitoring the performance of acquisition 
                activities and acquisition programs of the executive 
                agency, evaluating the performance of those programs on 
                the basis of applicable performance measurements, and 
                advising the head of the executive agency regarding the 
                appropriate business strategy to achieve the mission of 
                the executive agency;
                  (B) increasing the use of full and open competition 
                in the acquisition of property and services by the 
                executive agency by establishing policies, procedures, 
                and practices that ensure that the executive agency 
                receives a sufficient number of sealed bids or 
                competitive proposals from responsible sources to 
                fulfill the Federal Government's requirements 
                (including performance and delivery schedules) at the 
                lowest cost or best value considering the nature of the 
                property or service procured;
                  (C) increasing appropriate use of performance-based 
                contracting and performance specifications;
                  (D) making acquisition decisions consistent with all 
                applicable laws and establishing clear lines of 
                authority, accountability, and responsibility for 
                acquisition decisionmaking within the executive agency;
                  (E) managing the direction of acquisition policy for 
                the executive agency, including implementation of the 
                unique acquisition policies, regulations, and standards 
                of the executive agency;
                  (F) developing and maintaining an acquisition career 
                management program in the executive agency to ensure 
                that there is an adequate professional workforce; and
                  (G) as part of the strategic planning and performance 
                evaluation process required under section 306 of title 
                5 and sections 1105(a)(28), 1115, 1116, and 9703 of 
                title 31--
                          (i) assessing the requirements established 
                        for agency personnel regarding knowledge and 
                        skill in acquisition resources management and 
                        the adequacy of those requirements for 
                        facilitating the achievement of the performance 
                        goals established for acquisition management;
                          (ii) developing strategies and specific plans 
                        for hiring, training, and professional 
                        development to rectify a deficiency in meeting 
                        those requirements; and
                          (iii) reporting to the head of the executive 
                        agency on the progress made in improving 
                        acquisition management capability.
  (c) Senior Procurement Executive.--
          (1) Designation.--The head of each executive agency shall 
        designate a senior procurement executive.
          (2) Responsibility.--The senior procurement executive is 
        responsible for management direction of the procurement system 
        of the executive agency, including implementation of the unique 
        procurement policies, regulations, and standards of the 
        executive agency.
          (3) When chief acquisition officer appointed or designated.--
        For an executive agency for which a Chief Acquisition Officer 
        has been appointed or designated under subsection (a), the head 
        of the executive agency shall--
                  (A) designate the Chief Acquisition Officer as the 
                senior procurement executive for the executive agency; 
                or
                  (B) ensure that the senior procurement executive 
                designated under paragraph (1) reports directly to the 
                Chief Acquisition Officer without intervening 
                authority.
Sec. 1703. Acquisition workforce
  (a) Description.--For purposes of this section, the acquisition 
workforce of an agency consists of all employees serving in acquisition 
positions listed in subsection (g)(1)(A).
  (b) Applicability.--
          (1) Nonapplicability to certain executive agencies.--Except 
        as provided in subsection (i), this section does not apply to 
        an executive agency that is subject to chapter 87 of title 10.
          (2) Applicability of programs.--The programs established by 
        this section apply to the acquisition workforce of each 
        executive agency.
  (c) Management Policies.--
          (1) Duties of head of executive agency.--
                  (A) Establish policies and procedures.--After 
                consultation with the Administrator, the head of each 
                executive agency shall establish policies and 
                procedures for the effective management (including 
                accession, education, training, career development, and 
                performance incentives) of the acquisition workforce of 
                the agency. The development of acquisition workforce 
                policies under this section shall be carried out 
                consistent with the merit system principles set forth 
                in section 2301(b) of title 5.
                  (B) Ensure uniform implementation.--The head of each 
                executive agency shall ensure that, to the maximum 
                extent practicable, acquisition workforce policies and 
                procedures established are uniform in their 
                implementation throughout the agency.
          (2) Duties of administrator.--The Administrator shall issue 
        policies to promote uniform implementation of this section by 
        executive agencies, with due regard for differences in program 
        requirements among agencies that may be appropriate and 
        warranted in view of the agency mission. The Administrator 
        shall coordinate with the Deputy Director for Management of the 
        Office of Management and Budget to ensure that the policies are 
        consistent with the policies and procedures established, and 
        enhanced system of incentives provided, pursuant to section 
        5051(c) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 
        (Public Law 103-355, 108 Stat. 3351). The Administrator shall 
        evaluate the implementation of this section by executive 
        agencies.
  (d) Authority and Responsibility of Senior Procurement Executive.--
Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the head of an 
executive agency, the senior procurement executive of the agency shall 
carry out all powers, functions, and duties of the head of the agency 
with respect to implementing this section. The senior procurement 
executive shall ensure that the policies of the head of the executive 
agency established in accordance with this section are implemented 
throughout the agency.
  (e) Collecting and Maintaining Information.--The Administrator shall 
ensure that the heads of executive agencies collect and maintain 
standardized information on the acquisition workforce related to 
implementing this section. To the maximum extent practicable, 
information requirements shall conform to standards the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management establishes for the Central Personnel 
Data File.
  (f) Career Development.--
          (1) Career paths.--
                  (A) Identification.--The head of each executive 
                agency shall ensure that appropriate career paths for 
                personnel who desire to pursue careers in acquisition 
                are identified in terms of the education, training, 
                experience, and assignments necessary for career 
                progression to the most senior acquisition positions. 
                The head of each executive agency shall make available 
                information on those career paths.
                  (B) Critical duties and tasks.--For each career path, 
                the head of each executive agency shall identify the 
                critical acquisition-related duties and tasks in which, 
                at minimum, employees of the agency in the career path 
                shall be competent to perform at full performance grade 
                levels. For this purpose, the head of the executive 
                agency shall provide appropriate coverage of the 
                critical duties and tasks identified by the Director of 
                the Federal Acquisition Institute.
                  (C) Mandatory training and education.--For each 
                career path, the head of each executive agency shall 
                establish requirements for the completion of course 
                work and related on-the-job training in the critical 
                acquisition-related duties and tasks of the career 
                path. The head of each executive agency also shall 
                encourage employees to maintain the currency of their 
                acquisition knowledge and generally enhance their 
                knowledge of related acquisition management disciplines 
                through academic programs and other self-developmental 
                activities.
          (2) Performance incentives.--The head of each executive 
        agency shall provide for an enhanced system of incentives to 
        encourage excellence in the acquisition workforce that rewards 
        performance of employees who contribute to achieving the 
        agency's performance goals. The system of incentives shall 
        include provisions that--
                  (A) relate pay to performance (including the extent 
                to which the performance of personnel in the workforce 
                contributes to achieving the cost goals, schedule 
                goals, and performance goals established for 
                acquisition programs pursuant to section 3103(b) of 
                this title); and
                  (B) provide for consideration, in personnel 
                evaluations and promotion decisions, of the extent to 
                which the performance of personnel in the workforce 
                contributes to achieving the cost goals, schedule 
                goals, and performance goals.
  (g) Qualification Requirements.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator 
        shall--
                  (A) establish qualification requirements, including 
                education requirements, for--
                          (i) entry-level positions in the General 
                        Schedule Contracting series (GS-1102);
                          (ii) senior positions in the General Schedule 
                        Contracting series (GS-1102);
                          (iii) all positions in the General Schedule 
                        Purchasing series (GS-1105); and
                          (iv) positions in other General Schedule 
                        series in which significant acquisition-related 
                        functions are performed; and
                  (B) prescribe the manner and extent to which the 
                qualification requirements shall apply to an individual 
                serving in a position described in subparagraph (A) at 
                the time the requirements are established.
          (2) Relationship to requirements applicable to defense 
        acquisition workforce.--The Administrator shall establish 
        qualification requirements and make prescriptions under 
        paragraph (1) that are comparable to those established for the 
        same or equivalent positions pursuant to chapter 87 of title 10 
        with appropriate modifications.
          (3) Approval of requirements.--The Administrator shall submit 
        any requirement established or prescription made under 
        paragraph (1) to the Director of the Office of Personnel 
        Management for approval. The Director is deemed to have 
        approved the requirement or prescription if the Director does 
        not disapprove the requirement or prescription within 30 days 
        after receiving it.
  (h) Education and Training.--
          (1) Funding levels.--The head of an executive agency shall 
        set forth separately the funding levels requested for educating 
        and training the acquisition workforce in the budget 
        justification documents submitted in support of the President's 
        budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31.
          (2) Tuition assistance.--The head of an executive agency may 
        provide tuition reimbursement in education (including a full-
        time course of study leading to a degree) in accordance with 
        section 4107 of title 5 for personnel serving in acquisition 
        positions in the agency.
          (3) Restricted obligation.--Amounts appropriated for 
        education and training under this section may not be obligated 
        for another purpose.
  (i) Training Fund.--
          (1) Purposes.--The purposes of this subsection are to ensure 
        that the Federal acquisition workforce--
                  (A) adapts to fundamental changes in the nature of 
                Federal Government acquisition of property and services 
                associated with the changing roles of the Federal 
                Government; and
                  (B) acquires new skills and a new perspective to 
                enable it to contribute effectively in the changing 
                environment of the 21st century.
          (2) Establishment and management of fund.--There is an 
        acquisition workforce training fund. The Administrator of 
        General Services shall manage the fund through the Federal 
        Acquisition Institute to support the training of the 
        acquisition workforce of the executive agencies, except as 
        provided in paragraph (5). The Administrator of General 
        Services shall consult with the Administrator in managing the 
        fund.
          (3) Credits to fund.--Five percent of the fees collected by 
        executive agencies (other than the Department of Defense) under 
        the following contracts shall be credited to the fund:
                  (A) Government-wide task and delivery-order contracts 
                entered into under sections 4103 and 4105 of this 
                title.
                  (B) Government-wide contracts for the acquisition of 
                information technology as defined in section 11101 of 
                title 40 and multiagency acquisition contracts for that 
                technology authorized by section 11314 of title 40.
                  (C) multiple-award schedule contracts entered into by 
                the Administrator of General Services.
          (4) Remittance by head of executive agency.--The head of an 
        executive agency that administers a contract described in 
        paragraph (3) shall remit to the General Services 
        Administration the amount required to be credited to the fund 
        with respect to the contract at the end of each quarter of the 
        fiscal year.
          (5) Transfer and use of fees collected from department of 
        defense.--The Administrator of General Services shall transfer 
        to the Secretary of Defense fees collected from the Department 
        of Defense pursuant to paragraph (3). The Defense Acquisition 
        University shall use the fees for acquisition workforce 
        training.
          (6) Amounts not to be used for other purposes.--The 
        Administrator of General Services, through the Office of 
        Federal Procurememt Policy, shall ensure that amounts collected 
        for training under this subsection are not used for a purpose 
        other than the purpose specified in paragraph (2).
          (7) Amounts are in addition to other amounts for education 
        and training.--Amounts credited to the fund are in addition to 
        amounts requested and appropriated for education and training 
        referred to in subsection (h)(1).
          (8) Availability of amounts.--Amounts credited to the fund 
        remain available to be expended only in the fiscal year for 
        which they are credited and the 2 succeeding fiscal years.
          (9) Expiration.--This subsection ceases to be effective 5 
        years after November 24, 2003.
  (j) Recruitment Program.--
          (1) Shortage category positions.--For purposes of sections 
        3304, 5333, and 5753 of title 5, the head of a department or 
        agency of the Federal Government (other than the Secretary of 
        Defense) may determine, under regulations prescribed by the 
        Office of Personnel Management, that certain Federal 
        acquisition positions (as described in subsection (g)(1)(A)) 
        are shortage category positions in order to use the authorities 
        in those sections to recruit and appoint highly qualified 
        individuals directly to those positions in the department or 
        agency.
          (2) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2007, the Director of 
        the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the 
        Administrator, shall submit to Congress a report on the 
        implementation of this subsection. The report shall include--
                  (A) a list of the departments and agencies that 
                exercised the authority provided in this subsection and 
                whether the exercise of the authority was carried out 
                in accordance with the regulations of the Office of 
                Personnel Management;
                  (B) the Director's assessment of the efficacy of the 
                exercise of the authority provided in this subsection 
                in attracting employees with unusually high 
                qualifications to the acquisition workforce; and
                  (C) recommendations the Director considers 
                appropriate on whether the authority to carry out the 
                program should be extended.
          (3) Termination of authority.--The head of a department or 
        agency may not appoint an individual to a position of 
        employment under this subsection after September 30, 2007.
Sec. 1704. Advocates for competition
  (a) Establishment and Designation.--
          (1) Establishment.--Each executive agency has an advocate for 
        competition.
          (2) Designation.--The head of each executive agency shall--
                  (A) designate for the executive agency and for each 
                procuring activity of the executive agency one officer 
                or employee serving in a position authorized for the 
                executive agency on July 18, 1984 (other than the 
                senior procurement executive designated pursuant to 
                section 1702(c) of this title) to serve as the advocate 
                for competition;
                  (B) not assign those officers or employees duties or 
                responsibilities that are inconsistent with the duties 
                and responsibilities of the advocates for competition; 
                and
                  (C) provide those officers or employees with the 
                staff or assistance necessary to carry out the duties 
                and responsibilities of the advocate for competition, 
                such as individuals who are specialists in engineering, 
                technical operations, contract administration, 
                financial management, supply management, and 
                utilization of small and disadvantaged business 
                concerns.
  (b) Duties and Functions.--The advocate for competition of an 
executive agency shall--
          (1) be responsible for challenging barriers to, and promoting 
        full and open competition in, the procurement of property and 
        services by the executive agency;
          (2) review the procurement activities of the executive 
        agency;
          (3) identify and report to the senior procurement executive 
        of the executive agency--
                  (A) opportunities and actions taken to achieve full 
                and open competition in the procurement activities of 
                the executive agency; and
                  (B) any condition or action which has the effect of 
                unnecessarily restricting competition in the 
                procurement actions of the executive agency;
          (4) prepare and transmit to the senior procurement executive 
        an annual report describing--
                  (A) the advocate's activities under this section;
                  (B) new initiatives required to increase competition; 
                and
                  (C) remaining barriers to full and open competition;
          (5) recommend to the senior procurement executive--
                  (A) goals and the plans for increasing competition on 
                a fiscal year basis; and
                  (B) a system of personal and organizational 
                accountability for competition, which may include the 
                use of recognition and awards to motivate program 
                managers, contracting officers, and others in authority 
                to promote competition in procurement programs; and
          (6) describe other ways in which the executive agency has 
        emphasized competition in programs for procurement training and 
        research.
  (c) Responsibilities.--The advocate for competition for each 
procuring activity is responsible for promoting full and open 
competition, promoting the acquisition of commercial items, and 
challenging barriers to acquisition, including unnecessarily 
restrictive statements of need, unnecessarily detailed specifications, 
and unnecessarily burdensome contract clauses.
Sec. 1705. Personnel evaluation
  The head of each executive agency subject to part C shall ensure, 
with respect to the employees of that agency whose primary duties and 
responsibilities pertain to the award of contracts subject to the 
provisions of the Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition 
Enhancement Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-577, 98 Stat. 3066), that the 
performance appraisal system applicable to those employees affords 
appropriate recognition to, among other factors, efforts to--
          (1) increase competition and achieve cost savings through the 
        elimination of procedures that unnecessarily inhibit full and 
        open competition;
          (2) further the purposes of the Small Business and Federal 
        Procurement Competition Enhancement Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-
        577, 98 Stat. 3066) and the Defense Procurement Reform Act of 
        1984 (Public Law 98-525, title XII, 98 Stat. 2588); and
          (3) further other objectives and purposes of the Federal 
        acquisition system authorized by law.
Sec. 1706. Publication of proposed regulations
  (a) Covered Policies, Regulations, Procedures, and Forms.--
          (1) Required comment period.--Except as provided in 
        subsection (d), a procurement policy, regulation, procedure, or 
        form (including an amendment or modification thereto) may not 
        take effect until 60 days after it is published for public 
        comment in the Federal Register pursuant to subsection (b) if 
        it--
                  (A) relates to the expenditure of appropriated 
                amounts; and
                  (B)(i) has a significant effect beyond the internal 
                operating procedures of the agency issuing the policy, 
                regulation, procedure, or form; or
                  (ii) has a significant cost or administrative impact 
                on contractors or offerors.
          (2) Exception.--A policy, regulation, procedure, or form may 
        take effect earlier than 60 days after the publication date 
        when there are compelling circumstances for the earlier 
        effective date, but the effective date may not be less than 30 
        days after the publication date.
  (b) Publication in Federal Register and Comment Period.--Subject to 
subsection (c), the head of the agency shall have published in the 
Federal Register a notice of the proposed procurement policy, 
regulation, procedure, or form and provide for a public comment period 
for receiving and considering the views of all interested parties on 
the proposal. The length of the comment period may not be less than 30 
days.
  (c) Contents of Notice.--Notice of a proposed procurement policy, 
regulation, procedure, or form prepared for publication in the Federal 
Register shall include--
          (1) the text of the proposal or, if it is impracticable to 
        publish the full text of the proposal, a summary of the 
        proposal and a statement specifying the name, address, and 
        telephone number of the officer or employee of the executive 
        agency from whom the full text may be obtained; and
          (2) a request for interested parties to submit comments on 
        the proposal and the name and address of the officer or 
        employee of the Federal Government designated to receive the 
        comments.
  (d) Waiver.--The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) may be 
waived by the officer authorized to issue a procurement policy, 
regulation, procedure, or form if urgent and compelling circumstances 
make compliance with the requirements impracticable.
  (e) Effectiveness of Policy, Regulation, Procedure, or Form.--
          (1) Temporary basis.--A procurement policy, regulation, 
        procedure, or form for which the requirements of subsections 
        (a) and (b) are waived under subsection (d) is effective on a 
        temporary basis if--
                  (A) a notice of the policy, regulation, procedure, or 
                form is published in the Federal Register and includes 
                a statement that the policy, regulation, procedure, or 
                form is temporary; and
                  (B) provision is made for a public comment period of 
                30 days beginning on the date on which the notice is 
                published.
          (2) Final policy, regulation, procedure, or form.--After 
        considering the comments received, the head of the agency 
        waiving the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) under 
        subsection (d) may issue the final procurement policy, 
        regulation, procedure, or form.
Sec. 1707. Procurement notice
  (a) Notice Requirement.--Except as provided in subsection (b)--
          (1) an executive agency intending to solicit bids or 
        proposals for a contract for property or services for a price 
        expected to exceed $10,000, but not to exceed $25,000, shall 
        post, for not less than 10 days, in a public place at the 
        contracting office issuing the solicitation a notice of 
        solicitation described in subsection (c);
          (2) an executive agency shall publish a notice of 
        solicitation described in subsection (c) if the agency intends 
        to--
                  (A) solicit bids or proposals for a contract for 
                property or services for a price expected to exceed 
                $25,000; or
                  (B) place an order, expected to exceed $25,000, under 
                a basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or similar 
                arrangement; and
          (3) an executive agency awarding a contract for property or 
        services for a price exceeding $25,000, or placing an order 
        exceeding $25,000 under a basic agreement, basic ordering 
        agreement, or similar arrangement, shall furnish for 
        publication a notice announcing the award or order if there is 
        likely to be a subcontract under the contract or order.
  (b) Exemptions.--
          (1) In general.--A notice is not required under subsection 
        (a) if--
                  (A) the proposed procurement is for an amount not 
                greater than the simplified acquisition threshold and 
                is to be conducted by--
                          (i) using widespread electronic public notice 
                        of the solicitation in a form that allows 
                        convenient and universal user access through a 
                        single, Government-wide point of entry; and
                          (ii) permitting the public to respond to the 
                        solicitation electronically;
                  (B) the notice would disclose the executive agency's 
                needs and disclosure would compromise national 
                security;
                  (C) the proposed procurement would result from 
                acceptance of--
                          (i) an unsolicited proposal that demonstrates 
                        a unique and innovative research concept and 
                        publication of a notice of the unsolicited 
                        research proposal would disclose the 
                        originality of thought or innovativeness of the 
                        proposal or would disclose proprietary 
                        information associated with the proposal; or
                          (ii) a proposal submitted under section 9 of 
                        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638);
                  (D) the procurement is made against an order placed 
                under a requirements contract, a task order contract, 
                or a delivery order contract;
                  (E) the procurement is made for perishable 
                subsistence supplies;
                  (F) the procurement is for utility services, other 
                than telecommunication services, and only one source is 
                available;
                  (G) the procurement is for the services of an expert 
                for use in any litigation or dispute (including any 
                reasonably foreseeable litigation or dispute) involving 
                the Federal Government in a trial, hearing, or 
                proceeding before a court, administrative tribunal, or 
                agency, or in any part of an alternative dispute 
                resolution process, whether or not the expert is 
                expected to testify; or
                  (H) the procurement is by the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security pursuant to the special procedures provided in 
                section 833(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
                U.S.C. 393(c)).
          (2) Certain procurements.--The requirements of subsection 
        (a)(2) do not apply to a procurement--
                  (A) under conditions described in paragraph (2), (3), 
                (4), (5), or (7) of section 3303(a) of this title or 
                paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of section 2304(c) 
                of title 10; or
                  (B) for which the head of the executive agency makes 
                a determination in writing, after consultation with the 
                Administrator and the Administrator of the Small 
                Business Administration, that it is not appropriate or 
                reasonable to publish a notice before issuing a 
                solicitation.
          (3) Implementation consistent with international 
        agreements.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall be implemented in a manner 
        consistent with applicable international agreements.
  (c) Contents of Notice.--Each notice of solicitation required by 
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall include--
          (1) an accurate description of the property or services to be 
        contracted for, which description--
                  (A) shall not be unnecessarily restrictive of 
                competition; and
                  (B) shall include, as appropriate, the agency 
                nomenclature, National Stock Number or other part 
                number, and a brief description of the item's form, 
                fit, or function, physical dimensions, predominant 
                material of manufacture, or similar information that 
                will assist a prospective contractor to make an 
                informed business judgment as to whether a copy of the 
                solicitation should be requested;
          (2) provisions that--
                  (A)(i) state whether the technical data required to 
                respond to the solicitation will not be furnished as 
                part of the solicitation; and
                  (ii) identify the source in the Federal Government, 
                if any, from which the technical data may be obtained; 
                and
                  (B)(i) state whether an offeror or its product or 
                service must meet a qualification requirement in order 
                to be eligible for award; and
                  (ii) if so, identify the office from which the 
                qualification requirement may be obtained;
          (3) the name, business address, and telephone number of the 
        contracting officer;
          (4) a statement that all responsible sources may submit a 
        bid, proposal, or quotation (as appropriate) that the agency 
        shall consider;
          (5) in the case of a procurement using procedures other than 
        competitive procedures, a statement of the reason justifying 
        the use of those procedures and the identity of the intended 
        source; and
          (6) in the case of a contract in an amount estimated to be 
        greater than $25,000 but not greater than the simplified 
        acquisition threshold, or a contract for the procurement of 
        commercial items using special simplified procedures--
                  (A) a description of the procedures to be used in 
                awarding the contract; and
                  (B) a statement specifying the periods for 
                prospective offerors and the contracting officer to 
                take the necessary preaward and award actions.
  (d) Electronic Publication of Notice of Solicitation, Award, or 
Order.--A notice of solicitation, award, or order required to be 
published under subsection (a) shall be published by electronic means. 
The notice must be electronically accessible in a form that allows 
convenient and universal user access through the single Government-wide 
point of entry designated in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
  (e) Time Limitations.--
          (1) Issuing notice of solicitation and establishing deadline 
        for submitting bids and proposals.--An executive agency 
        required by subsection (a)(2) to publish a notice of 
        solicitation may not--
                  (A) issue the solicitation earlier than 15 days after 
                the date on which the notice is published; or
                  (B) in the case of a contract or order expected to be 
                greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, 
                establish a deadline for the submission of all bids or 
                proposals in response to the notice required by 
                subsection (a)(2) that--
                          (i) in the case of a solicitation for 
                        research and development, is earlier than 45 
                        days after the date the notice required for a 
                        bid or proposal for a contract described in 
                        subsection (a)(2)(A) is published;
                          (ii) in the case of an order under a basic 
                        agreement, basic ordering agreement, or similar 
                        arrangement, is earlier than 30 days after the 
                        date the notice required for an order described 
                        in subsection (a)(2)(B) is published; or
                          (iii) in any other case, is earlier than 30 
                        days after the date the solicitation is issued.
          (2) Establishing deadline when none provided by statute.--An 
        executive agency shall establish a deadline for the submission 
        of all bids or proposals in response to a solicitation for 
        which a deadline is not provided by statute. Each deadline for 
        the submission of offers shall afford potential offerors a 
        reasonable opportunity to respond.
          (3) Flexible deadlines.--The Administrator shall prescribe 
        regulations defining limited circumstances in which flexible 
        deadlines can be used under paragraph (1) for the issuance of 
        solicitations and the submission of bids or proposals for the 
        procurement of commercial items.
  (f) Consideration of Certain Timely Received Offers.--An executive 
agency intending to solicit offers for a contract for which a notice of 
solicitation is required to be posted under subsection (a)(1) shall 
ensure that contracting officers consider each responsive offer timely 
received from an offeror.
  (g) Availability of Complete Solicitation Package and Payment of 
Fee.--An executive agency shall make available to a business concern, 
or the authorized representative of a concern, the complete 
solicitation package for any on-going procurement announced pursuant to 
a notice of solicitation under subsection (a). An executive agency may 
require the payment of a fee, not exceeding the actual cost of 
duplication, for a copy of the package.
Sec. 1708. Contracting functions performed by Federal personnel
  (a) Covered Personnel.--Personnel referred to in subsection (b) are--
          (1) an employee, as defined in section 2105 of title 5;
          (2) a member of the armed forces; and
          (3) an individual assigned to a Federal agency pursuant to 
        subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5.
  (b) Limitation on Payment for Advisory and Assistance Services.--No 
individual who is not an individual described in subsection (a) may be 
paid by an executive agency for services to conduct evaluations or 
analyses of any aspect of a proposal submitted for an acquisition 
unless personnel described in subsection (a) with adequate training and 
capabilities to perform the evaluations and analyses are not readily 
available in the agency or another Federal agency. When administering 
this subsection, the head of each executive agency shall determine in 
accordance with standards and procedures prescribed in the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation whether--
          (1) a sufficient number of personnel described in subsection 
        (a) in the agency or another Federal agency are readily 
        available to perform a particular evaluation or analysis for 
        the head of the executive agency making the determination; and
          (2) the readily available personnel have the training and 
        capabilities necessary to perform the evaluation or analysis.
  (c) Certain Relationship Not Affected.--This section does not affect 
the relationship between the Federal Government and a Federally funded 
research and development center.
Sec. 1709. Value engineering
  Each executive agency shall establish and maintain cost-effective 
procedures and processes for analyzing the functions of a program, 
project, system, product, item of equipment, building, facility, 
service, or supply of the agency. The analysis shall be--
          (1) performed by qualified agency or contractor personnel; 
        and
          (2) directed at improving performance, reliability, quality, 
        safety, and life cycle costs.
Sec. 1710. Record requirements
  (a) Maintaining Records on Computer.--Each executive agency shall 
establish and maintain for 5 years a computer file, by fiscal year, 
containing unclassified records of all procurements greater than the 
simplified acquisition threshold in that fiscal year.
  (b) Contents.--The record established under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each procurement carried out using--
          (1) competitive procedures--
                  (A) the date of contract award;
                  (B) information identifying the source to whom the 
                contract was awarded;
                  (C) the property or services the Federal Government 
                obtains under the procurement; and
                  (D) the total cost of the procurement; or
          (2) procedures other than competitive procedures--
                  (A) the information described in paragraph (1);
                  (B) the reason under section 3303(a) of this title or 
                section 2304(c) of title 10 for using the procedures; 
                and
                  (C) the identity of the organization or activity that 
                conducted the procurement.
  (c) Separate Record Category for Procurements Resulting in One Bid or 
Proposal.--Information included in a record pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1) that relates to procurements resulting in the submission of a 
bid or proposal by only one responsible source shall be separately 
categorized from the information relating to other procurements 
included in the record. The record of that information shall be 
designated ``noncompetitive procurements using competitive 
procedures''.
  (d) Transmission and Data System Entry of Information.--Information 
included in the record established and maintained under subsection (a) 
shall be transmitted to the Administrator of General Services and shall 
be entered in the Federal Procurement Data System referred to in 
section 1122(a)(4) of this title.
Sec. 1711. Procurement data
  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Qualified hubzone small business concern.--The term 
        ``qualified HUBZone small business concern'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 632(p)).
          (2) Small business concern owned and controlled by socially 
        and economically disadvantaged individuals.--The term ``small 
        business concern owned and controlled by socially and 
        economically disadvantaged individuals'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        637(d)).
          (3) Small business concern owned and controlled by women.--
        The term ``small business concern owned and controlled by 
        women'' has the meaning given that term in section 8(d) of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and section 204 of the 
        Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-533, 102 
        Stat. 2692).
  (b) Reporting.--Each Federal agency shall report to the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy the number of qualified HUBZone small 
business concerns, the number of small businesses owned and controlled 
by women, and the number of small business concerns owned and 
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, by 
gender, that are first time recipients of contracts from the agency. 
The Office shall take appropriate action to ascertain, for each fiscal 
year, the number of those small businesses that have newly entered the 
Federal market.

             CHAPTER 19--SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

Sec.
1901.  Simplified acquisition procedures.
1902.  Procedures applicable to purchases below micro-purchase 
          threshold.
1903.  Special emergency procurement authority.
1904.  Certain transactions for defense against attack.
1905.  List of laws inapplicable to contracts or subcontracts not 
          greater than simplified acquisition threshold.
1906.  List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commercial items.
1907.  List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commercially 
          available off-the-shelf items.
1908.  Inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar thresholds.
Sec. 1901. Simplified acquisition procedures
  (a) When Procedures Are To Be Used.--To promote efficiency and 
economy in contracting and to avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies 
and contractors, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide for 
special simplified procedures for purchases of property and services 
for amounts--
          (1) not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold; 
        and
          (2) greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but not 
        greater than $5,000,000 for which the contracting officer 
        reasonably expects, based on the nature of the property or 
        services sought and on market research, that offers will 
        include only commercial items.
  (b) Prohibition on Dividing Purchases.--A proposed purchase or 
contract for an amount above the simplified acquisition threshold may 
not be divided into several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts 
to use the simplified acquisition procedures required by subsection 
(a).
  (c) Promotion of Competition Required.--When using simplified 
acquisition procedures, the head of an executive agency shall promote 
competition to the maximum extent practicable.
  (d) Consideration of Offers Timely Received.--The simplified 
acquisition procedures contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
shall include a requirement that a contracting officer consider each 
responsive offer timely received from an eligible offeror.
  (e) Report.--Until October 1, 2004, procuring activities shall 
continue to report under section 1710(d) of this title procurement 
awards of at least $25,000, but less than $100,000, in conformity with 
the procedures for the reporting of a contract award greater than 
$25,000 that were in effect on October 1, 1992.
  (f) Special Rules for Commercial Items.--The Federal Acquisition 
Regulation shall provide that an executive agency using special 
simplified procedures to purchase commercial items--
          (1) shall publish a notice in accordance with section 1707 of 
        this title and, as provided in section 1707(c)(4) of this 
        title, permit all responsible sources to submit a bid, 
        proposal, or quotation (as appropriate) that the agency shall 
        consider;
          (2) may not conduct the purchase on a sole source basis 
        unless the need to do so is justified in writing and approved 
        in accordance with section 2304(f) of title 10 or section 
        3303(d) of this title, as applicable; and
          (3) shall include in the contract file a written description 
        of the procedures used in awarding the contract and the number 
        of offers received.
Sec. 1902. Procedures applicable to purchases below micro-purchase 
                    threshold
  (a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the micro-purchase 
threshold is $2,500.
  (b) Compliance With Certain Requirements and Nonapplicability of 
Certain Authority.--
          (1) Compliance with certain requirements.--The head of each 
        executive agency shall ensure that procuring activities of that 
        agency, when awarding a contract with a price exceeding the 
        micro-purchase threshold, comply with the requirements of 
        section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), 
        section 2323 of title 10, and section 7102 of the Federal 
        Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355, 15 
        U.S.C. 644 note).
          (2) Nonapplicability of certain authority.--The authority 
        under part 13.106(a)(1) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
        (48 C.F.R. 13.106(a)(1)), as in effect on November 18, 1993, to 
        make purchases without securing competitive quotations does not 
        apply to a purchase with a price exceeding the micro-purchase 
        threshold.
  (c) Nonapplicability of Certain Provisions.--An executive agency 
purchase with an anticipated value of the micro-purchase threshold or 
less is not subject to section 15(j) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(j)) and chapter 83 of this title.
  (d) Purchases Without Competitive Quotations.--A purchase not greater 
than $2,500 may be made without obtaining competitive quotations if an 
employee of an executive agency or a member of the armed forces, 
authorized to do so, determines that the price for the purchase is 
reasonable.
  (e) Equitable Distribution.--Purchases not greater than $2,500 shall 
be distributed equitably among qualified suppliers.
  (f) Implementation Through Federal Acquisition Regulation.--This 
section shall be implemented through the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation.
Sec. 1903. Special emergency procurement authority
  (a) Applicability.--The authorities provided in subsections (b) and 
(c) apply with respect to a procurement of property or services by or 
for an executive agency that the head of the executive agency 
determines are to be used--
          (1) in support of a contingency operation (as defined in 
        section 101(a) of title 10); or
          (2) to facilitate the defense against or recovery from 
        nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack against 
        the United States.
  (b) Increased Thresholds and Limitation.--For a procurement to which 
this section applies under subsection (a)--
          (1) the amount specified in section 1902(a), (d), and (e) of 
        this title shall be deemed to be--
                  (A) $15,000 in the case of a contract to be awarded 
                and performed, or purchase to be made, in the United 
                States; and
                  (B) $25,000 in the case of a contract to be awarded 
                and performed, or purchase to be made, outside the 
                United States;
          (2) the term ``simplified acquisition threshold'' means--
                  (A) $250,000 in the case of a contract to be awarded 
                and performed, or purchase to be made, in the United 
                States; and
                  (B) $1,000,000 in the case of a contract to be 
                awarded and performed, or purchase to be made, outside 
                the United States; and
          (3) the $5,000,000 limitation in sections 1901(a)(2) and 
        3304(a)(2) of this title and section 2304(g)(1)(B) of title 10 
        is deemed to be $10,000,000.
  (c) Authority To Treat Property or Service as Commercial Item.--
          (1) In general.--The head of an executive agency carrying out 
        a procurement of property or a service to which this section 
        applies under subsection (a)(2) may treat the property or 
        service as a commercial item for the purpose of carrying out 
        the procurement.
          (2) Certain contracts not exempt from standards or 
        requirements.--A contract in an amount of more than $15,000,000 
        that is awarded on a sole source basis for an item or service 
        treated as a commercial item under paragraph (1) is not exempt 
        from--
                  (A) cost accounting standards prescribed under 
                section 1502 of this title; or
                  (B) cost or pricing data requirements (commonly 
                referred to as truth in negotiating) under chapter 35 
                of this title and section 2306a of title 10.
Sec. 1904. Certain transactions for defense against attack
  (a) Authority.--
          (1) In general.--The head of an executive agency that engages 
        in basic research, applied research, advanced research, and 
        development projects that are necessary to the responsibilities 
        of the executive agency in the field of research and 
        development and have the potential to facilitate defense 
        against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, 
        chemical, or radiological attack may exercise the same 
        authority (subject to the same restrictions and conditions) 
        with respect to the research and projects as the Secretary of 
        Defense may exercise under section 2371 of title 10, except for 
        subsections (b) and (f) of section 2371.
          (2) Prototype projects.--The head of an executive agency, 
        under the authority of paragraph (1), may carry out prototype 
        projects that meet the requirements of paragraph (1) in 
        accordance with the requirements and conditions provided for 
        carrying out prototype projects under section 845 of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public 
        Law 103-160, 10 U.S.C. 2371 note), including that, to the 
        maximum extent practicable, competitive procedures shall be 
        used when entering into agreements to carry out projects under 
        section 845(a) of that Act and that the period of authority to 
        carry out projects under section 845(a) of that Act terminates 
        as provided in section 845(g) of that Act.
          (3) Application of requirements and conditions.--In applying 
        the requirements and conditions of section 845 of that Act 
        under this subsection--
                  (A) section 845(c) of that Act shall apply with 
                respect to prototype projects carried out under 
                paragraph (2); and
                  (B) the Director of the Office of Management and 
                Budget shall perform the functions of the Secretary of 
                Defense under section 845(d) of that Act.
          (4) Applicability to selected executive agencies.--
                  (A) Office of management and budget.--The head of an 
                executive agency may exercise authority under this 
                subsection for a project only if authorized by the 
                Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
                  (B) Department of homeland security.--Authority under 
                this subsection does not apply to the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security while section 831 of the Homeland 
                Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is in effect.
  (b) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. No transaction 
may be conducted under the authority of this section before the 
regulations take effect.
  (c) Annual Report.--The annual report of the head of an executive 
agency that is required under section 2371(h) of title 10, as applied 
to the head of the executive agency by subsection (a), shall be 
submitted to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives.
  (d) Termination of Authority.--The authority to carry out 
transactions under subsection (a) terminates on September 30, 2008.
Sec. 1905. List of laws inapplicable to contracts or subcontracts not 
                    greater than simplified acquisition threshold
  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Council'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 1301 of this title.
  (b) Inclusion in Federal Acquisition Regulation.--
          (1) In general.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
        include a list of provisions of law that are inapplicable to 
        contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the 
        simplified acquisition threshold. A provision of law properly 
        included on the list pursuant to paragraph (2) does not apply 
        to contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the 
        simplified acquisition threshold that are made by an executive 
        agency. This section does not render a provision of law not 
        included on the list inapplicable to contracts and subcontracts 
        in amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition 
        threshold.
          (2) Laws enacted after october 13, 1994.--A provision of law 
        described in subsection (c) that is enacted after October 13, 
        1994, shall be included on the list of inapplicable provisions 
        of laws required by paragraph (1) unless the Council makes a 
        written determination that it would not be in the best interest 
        of the Federal Government to exempt contracts or subcontracts 
        in amounts not greater than the simplified acquisition 
        threshold from the applicability of the provision.
  (c) Covered Law.--A provision of law referred to in subsection (b)(2) 
is a provision of law that the Council determines sets forth policies, 
procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the procurement of 
property or services by the Federal Government, except for a provision 
of law that--
          (1) provides for criminal or civil penalties; or
          (2) specifically refers to this section and provides that, 
        notwithstanding this section, it shall be applicable to 
        contracts or subcontracts in amounts not greater than the 
        simplified acquisition threshold.
  (d) Petition.--A person may petition the Administrator to take 
appropriate action when a provision of law described in subsection (c) 
is not included on the list of inapplicable provisions of law as 
required by subsection (b) and the Council has not made a written 
determination pursuant to subsection (b)(2). The Administrator shall 
revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include the provision on 
the list of inapplicable provisions of law unless the Council makes a 
determination pursuant to subsection (b)(2) within 60 days after the 
petition is received.
Sec. 1906. List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commercial 
                    items
  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Council'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 1301 of this title.
  (b) Contracts.--
          (1) Inclusion in federal acquisition regulation.--The Federal 
        Acquisition Regulation shall include a list of provisions of 
        law that are inapplicable to contracts for the procurement of 
        commercial items. A provision of law properly included on the 
        list pursuant to paragraph (2) does not apply to purchases of 
        commercial items by an executive agency. This section does not 
        render a provision of law not included on the list inapplicable 
        to contracts for the procurement of commercial items.
          (2) Laws enacted after october 13, 1994.--A provision of law 
        described in subsection (d) that is enacted after October 13, 
        1994, shall be included on the list of inapplicable provisions 
        of law required by paragraph (1) unless the Council makes a 
        written determination that it would not be in the best interest 
        of the Federal Government to exempt contracts for the 
        procurement of commercial items from the applicability of the 
        provision.
  (c) Subcontracts.--
          (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``subcontract'' 
        includes a transfer of commercial items between divisions, 
        subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor or subcontractor.
          (2) Inclusion in federal acquisition regulation.--The Federal 
        Acquisition Regulation shall include a list of provisions of 
        law that are inapplicable to subcontracts under a contract or 
        subcontract for the procurement of commercial items. A 
        provision of law properly included on the list pursuant to 
        paragraph (3) does not apply to those subcontracts. This 
        section does not render a provision of law not included on the 
        list inapplicable to subcontracts under a contract for the 
        procurement of commercial items.
          (3) Provisions to be excluded from list.--A provision of law 
        described in subsection (d) shall be included on the list of 
        inapplicable provisions of law required by paragraph (2) unless 
        the Council makes a written determination that it would not be 
        in the best interest of the Federal Government to exempt 
        subcontracts under a contract for the procurement of commercial 
        items from the applicability of the provision.
          (4) Waiver not authorized.--This subsection does not 
        authorize the waiver of the applicability of any provision of 
        law with respect to any subcontract under a contract with a 
        prime contractor reselling or distributing commercial items of 
        another contractor without adding value.
  (d) Covered Law.--A provision of law referred to in subsections 
(b)(2) and (c) is a provision of law that the Council determines sets 
forth policies, procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the 
procurement of property or services by the Federal Government, except 
for a provision of law that--
          (1) provides for criminal or civil penalties; or
          (2) specifically refers to this section and provides that, 
        notwithstanding this section, it shall be applicable to 
        contracts for the procurement of commercial items.
  (e) Petition.--A person may petition the Administrator to take 
appropriate action when a provision of law described in subsection (d) 
is not included on the list of inapplicable provisions of law as 
required by subsection (b) or (c) and the Council has not made a 
written determination pursuant to subsection (b)(2) or (c)(3). The 
Administrator shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
include the provision on the list of inapplicable provisions of law 
unless the Council makes a determination pursuant to subsection (b)(2) 
or (c)(3) within 60 days after the petition is received.
Sec. 1907. List of laws inapplicable to procurements of commercially 
                    available off-the-shelf items
  (a) Inclusion in Federal Acquisition Regulation.--
          (1) In general.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
        include a list of provisions of law that are inapplicable to 
        contracts for the procurement of commercially available off-
        the-shelf items. A provision of law properly included on the 
        list pursuant to paragraph (2) does not apply to contracts for 
        the procurement of commercially available off-the-shelf items. 
        This section does not render a provision of law not included on 
        the list inapplicable to contracts for the procurement of 
        commercially available off-the-shelf items.
          (2) Laws to be included.--A provision of law described in 
        subsection (b) shall be included on the list of inapplicable 
        provisions of law required by paragraph (1) unless the 
        Administrator makes a written determination that it would not 
        be in the best interest of the Federal Government to exempt 
        contracts for the procurement of commercially available off-
        the-shelf items from the applicability of the provision.
          (3) Other authorities or responsibilities not affected.--This 
        section does not modify, supersede, impair, or restrict 
        authorities or responsibilities under--
                  (A) section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
                644); or
                  (B) bid protest procedures developed under the 
                authority of--
                          (i) subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31;
                          (ii) section 2305(e) and (f) of title 10; or
                          (iii) sections 3706 and 3707 of this title.
  (b) Covered Law.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(3), a 
provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(1) is a provision of law 
that the Administrator determines imposes Federal Government-unique 
policies, procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the procurement 
of property or services on persons whom the Federal Government has 
awarded contracts for the procurement of commercially available off-
the-shelf items, except for a provision of law that--
          (1) provides for criminal or civil penalties; or
          (2) specifically refers to this section and provides that, 
        notwithstanding this section, it shall be applicable to 
        contracts for the procurement of commercially available off-
        the-shelf items.
Sec. 1908. Inflation adjustment of acquisition-related dollar 
                    thresholds
  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Council'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 1301 of this title.
  (b) Application.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        requirement for adjustment under subsection (c) applies to a 
        dollar threshold that is specified in law as a factor in 
        defining the scope of the applicability of a policy, procedure, 
        requirement, or restriction provided in that law to the 
        procurement of property or services by an executive agency, as 
        the Council determines.
          (2) Exceptions.--Subsection (c) does not apply to dollar 
        thresholds--
                  (A) in chapter 67 of this title;
                  (B) in sections 3141 to 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 
                40; or
                  (C) the United States Trade Representative 
                establishes pursuant to title III of the Trade 
                Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.).
          (3) Relationship to other inflation adjustment authorities.--
        This section supersedes the applicability of other provisions 
        of law that provide for the adjustment of a dollar threshold 
        that is adjustable under this section.
  (c) Requirement for Periodic Adjustment.--
          (1) Baseline constant dollar value.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (2), the baseline constant dollar value for a dollar 
        threshold--
                  (A) in effect on October 1, 2000, that was first 
                specified in a law that took effect on or before 
                October 1, 2000, is the October 1, 2000, constant 
                dollar value of that dollar threshold; and
                  (B) specified in a law that takes effect after 
                October 1, 2000, is the constant dollar value of that 
                threshold as of the effective date of that dollar 
                threshold pursuant to that law.
          (2) Adjustment.--On October 1 of each year evenly divisible 
        by 5, the Council shall adjust each acquisition-related dollar 
        threshold provided by law, as described in subsection (b)(1), 
        to the baseline constant dollar value of that threshold.
          (3) Exclusive means of adjustment.--A dollar threshold 
        adjustable under this section shall be adjusted only as 
        provided in this section.
  (d) Publication.--The Council shall publish a notice of the adjusted 
dollar thresholds under this section in the Federal Register. The 
thresholds take effect on the date of publication.
  (e) Calculation.--An adjustment under this section shall be--
          (1) calculated on the basis of changes in the Consumer Price 
        Index for all-urban consumers published monthly by the 
        Secretary of Labor; and
          (2) rounded, in the case of a dollar threshold that on the 
        day before the adjustment is--
                  (A) less than $10,000, to the nearest $500;
                  (B) not less than $10,000, but less than $100,000, to 
                the nearest $5,000;
                  (C) not less than $100,000, but less than $1,000,000, 
                to the nearest $50,000; and
                  (D) $1,000,000 or more, to the nearest $500,000.
  (f) Petition for Inclusion of Omitted Threshold.--
          (1) Petition submitted to administrator.--A person may 
        request adjustment of a dollar threshold adjustable under this 
        section that is not included in a notice of adjustment 
        published under subsection (d) by submitting a petition for 
        adjustment to the Administrator.
          (2) Actions of administrator.--On receipt of a petition for 
        adjustment of a dollar threshold under paragraph (1), the 
        Administrator--
                  (A) shall determine, in writing, whether the dollar 
                threshold is required to be adjusted under this 
                section; and
                  (B) on determining that it should be adjusted, shall 
                publish in the Federal Register a revised notice of the 
                adjustment dollar thresholds under this section that 
                includes the adjustment of the dollar threshold covered 
                by the petition.
          (3) Effective date of adjustment by petition.--The adjustment 
        of a dollar threshold pursuant to a petition under this 
        subsection takes effect on the date the revised notice adding 
        the adjustment under paragraph (2)(B) is published.

     CHAPTER 21--RESTRICTIONS ON OBTAINING AND DISCLOSING CERTAIN 
                              INFORMATION

Sec.
2101.  Definitions.
2102.  Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information.
2103.  Actions required of procurement officers when contacted regarding 
          non-Federal employment.
2104.  Prohibition on former official's acceptance of compensation from 
          contractor.
2105.  Penalties and administrative actions.
2106.  Reporting information believed to constitute evidence of offense.
2107.  Savings provisions.
Sec. 2101. Definitions
  In this chapter:
          (1) Contracting officer.--The term ``contracting officer'' 
        means an individual who, by appointment in accordance with 
        applicable regulations, has the authority to enter into a 
        Federal agency procurement contract on behalf of the Government 
        and to make determinations and findings with respect to the 
        contract.
          (2) Contractor bid or proposal information.--The term 
        ``contractor bid or proposal information'' means any of the 
        following information submitted to a Federal agency as part of, 
        or in connection with, a bid or proposal to enter into a 
        Federal agency procurement contract, if that information 
        previously has not been made available to the public or 
        disclosed publicly:
                  (A) Cost or pricing data (as defined in section 
                2306a(h) of title 10 with respect to procurements 
                subject to that section and section 3501 of this title 
                with respect to procurements subject to that section).
                  (B) Indirect costs and direct labor rates.
                  (C) Proprietary information about manufacturing 
                processes, operations, or techniques marked by the 
                contractor in accordance with applicable law or 
                regulation.
                  (D) Information marked by the contractor as 
                ``contractor bid or proposal information'', in 
                accordance with applicable law or regulation.
          (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40.
          (4) Federal agency procurement.--The term ``Federal agency 
        procurement'' means the acquisition (by using competitive 
        procedures and awarding a contract) of goods or services 
        (including construction) from non-Federal sources by a Federal 
        agency using appropriated amounts.
          (5) Official.--The term ``official'' means--
                  (A) an officer, as defined in section 2104 of title 
                5;
                  (B) an employee, as defined in section 2105 of title 
                5; and
                  (C) a member of the uniformed services, as defined in 
                section 2101(3) of title 5.
          (6) Protest.--The term ``protest'' means a written objection 
        by an interested party to the award or proposed award of a 
        Federal agency procurement contract, pursuant to subchapter V 
        of chapter 35 of title 31.
          (7) Source selection information.--The term ``source 
        selection information'' means any of the following information 
        prepared for use by a Federal agency to evaluate a bid or 
        proposal to enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, 
        if that information previously has not been made available to 
        the public or disclosed publicly:
                  (A) Bid prices submitted in response to a Federal 
                agency solicitation for sealed bids, or lists of those 
                bid prices before public bid opening.
                  (B) Proposed costs or prices submitted in response to 
                a Federal agency solicitation, or lists of those 
                proposed costs or prices.
                  (C) Source selection plans.
                  (D) Technical evaluation plans.
                  (E) Technical evaluations of proposals.
                  (F) Cost or price evaluations of proposals.
                  (G) Competitive range determinations that identify 
                proposals that have a reasonable chance of being 
                selected for award of a contract.
                  (H) Rankings of bids, proposals, or competitors.
                  (I) Reports and evaluations of source selection 
                panels, boards, or advisory councils.
                  (J) Other information marked as ``source selection 
                information'' based on a case-by-case determination by 
                the head of the agency, the head's designee, or the 
                contracting officer that its disclosure would 
                jeopardize the integrity or successful completion of 
                the Federal agency procurement to which the information 
                relates.
Sec. 2102. Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement 
                    information
  (a) Prohibition on Disclosing Procurement Information.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided by law, a person 
        described in paragraph (3) shall not knowingly disclose 
        contractor bid or proposal information or source selection 
        information before the award of a Federal agency procurement 
        contract to which the information relates.
          (2) Employee of private sector organization.--In addition to 
        the restriction in paragraph (1), an employee of a private 
        sector organization assigned to an agency under chapter 37 of 
        title 5 shall not knowingly disclose contractor bid or proposal 
        information or source selection information during the 3-year 
        period after the employee's assignment ends, except as provided 
        by law.
          (3) Application.--Paragraph (1) applies to a person that--
                  (A)(i) is a present or former official of the Federal 
                Government; or
                  (ii) is acting or has acted for or on behalf of, or 
                who is advising or has advised the Federal Government 
                with respect to, a Federal agency procurement; and
                  (B) by virtue of that office, employment, or 
                relationship has or had access to contractor bid or 
                proposal information or source selection information.
  (b) Prohibition on Obtaining Procurement Information.--Except as 
provided by law, a person shall not knowingly obtain contractor bid or 
proposal information or source selection information before the award 
of a Federal agency procurement contract to which the information 
relates.
Sec. 2103. Actions required of procurement officers when contacted 
                    regarding non-Federal employment
  (a) Actions Required.--An agency official participating personally 
and substantially in a Federal agency procurement for a contract in 
excess of the simplified acquisition threshold who contacts or is 
contacted by a person that is a bidder or offeror in that Federal 
agency procurement regarding possible non-Federal employment for that 
official shall--
          (1) promptly report the contact in writing to the official's 
        supervisor and to the designated agency ethics official (or 
        designee) of the agency in which the official is employed; and
          (2)(A) reject the possibility of non-Federal employment; or
          (B) disqualify himself or herself from further personal and 
        substantial participation in that Federal agency procurement 
        until the agency authorizes the official to resume 
        participation in the procurement, in accordance with the 
        requirements of section 208 of title 18 and applicable agency 
        regulations on the grounds that--
                  (i) the person is no longer a bidder or offeror in 
                that Federal agency procurement; or
                  (ii) all discussions with the bidder or offeror 
                regarding possible non-Federal employment have 
                terminated without an agreement or arrangement for 
                employment.
  (b) Retention of Reports.--The agency shall retain each report 
required by this section for not less than 2 years following the 
submission of the report. The reports shall be made available to the 
public on request, except that any part of a report that is exempt from 
the disclosure requirements of section 552(b)(1) of title 5 may be 
withheld from disclosure to the public.
  (c) Persons Subject to Penalties.--The following are subject to the 
penalties and administrative actions set forth in section 2105 of this 
title:
          (1) An official who knowingly fails to comply with the 
        requirements of this section.
          (2) A bidder or offeror that engages in employment 
        discussions with an official who is subject to the restrictions 
        of this section, knowing that the official has not complied 
        with paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a).
Sec. 2104. Prohibition on former official's acceptance of compensation 
                    from contractor
  (a) Prohibition.--A former official of a Federal agency may not 
accept compensation from a contractor as an employee, officer, 
director, or consultant of the contractor within one year after the 
official--
          (1) served, when the contractor was selected or awarded a 
        contract, as the procuring contracting officer, the source 
        selection authority, a member of the source selection 
        evaluation board, or the chief of a financial or technical 
        evaluation team in a procurement in which that contractor was 
        selected for award of a contract in excess of $10,000,000;
          (2) served as the program manager, deputy program manager, or 
        administrative contracting officer for a contract in excess of 
        $10,000,000 awarded to that contractor; or
          (3) personally made for the Federal agency a decision to--
                  (A) award a contract, subcontract, modification of a 
                contract or subcontract, or a task order or delivery 
                order in excess of $10,000,000 to that contractor;
                  (B) establish overhead or other rates applicable to 
                one or more contracts for that contractor that are 
                valued in excess of $10,000,000;
                  (C) approve issuance of one or more contract payments 
                in excess of $10,000,000 to that contractor; or
                  (D) pay or settle a claim in excess of $10,000,000 
                with that contractor.
  (b) When Compensation May Be Accepted.--Subsection (a) does not 
prohibit a former official of a Federal agency from accepting 
compensation from a division or affiliate of a contractor that does not 
produce the same or similar products or services as the entity of the 
contractor that is responsible for the contract referred to in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a).
  (c) Implementing Regulations.--Regulations implementing this section 
shall include procedures for an official or former official of a 
Federal agency to request advice from the appropriate designated agency 
ethics official regarding whether the official or former official is or 
would be precluded by this section from accepting compensation from a 
particular contractor.
  (d) Persons Subject to Penalties.--The following are subject to the 
penalties and administrative actions set forth in section 2105 of this 
title:
          (1) A former official who knowingly accepts compensation in 
        violation of this section.
          (2) A contractor that provides compensation to a former 
        official knowing that the official accepts the compensation in 
        violation of this section.
Sec. 2105. Penalties and administrative actions
  (a) Criminal Penalties.--A person that violates section 2102 of this 
title to exchange information covered by section 2102 of this title for 
anything of value or to obtain or give a person a competitive advantage 
in the award of a Federal agency procurement contract shall be fined 
under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
  (b) Civil Penalties.--The Attorney General may bring a civil action 
in an appropriate district court of the United States against a person 
that engages in conduct that violates section 2102, 2103, or 2104 of 
this title. On proof of that conduct by a preponderance of the 
evidence--
          (1) an individual is liable to the Federal Government for a 
        civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation plus 
        twice the amount of compensation that the individual received 
        or offered for the prohibited conduct; and
          (2) an organization is liable to the Federal Government for a 
        civil penalty of not more than $500,000 for each violation plus 
        twice the amount of compensation that the organization received 
        or offered for the prohibited conduct.
  (c) Administrative Actions.--
          (1) Types of action that federal agency may take.--A Federal 
        agency that receives information that a contractor or a person 
        has violated section 2102, 2103, or 2104 of this title shall 
        consider taking one or more of the following actions, as 
        appropriate:
                  (A) Canceling the Federal agency procurement, if a 
                contract has not yet been awarded.
                  (B) Rescinding a contract with respect to which--
                          (i) the contractor or someone acting for the 
                        contractor has been convicted for an offense 
                        punishable under subsection (a); or
                          (ii) the head of the agency that awarded the 
                        contract has determined, based on a 
                        preponderance of the evidence, that the 
                        contractor or a person acting for the 
                        contractor has engaged in conduct constituting 
                        the offense.
                  (C) Initiating a suspension or debarment proceeding 
                for the protection of the Federal Government in 
                accordance with procedures in the Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation.
                  (D) Initiating an adverse personnel action, pursuant 
                to the procedures in chapter 75 of title 5 or other 
                applicable law or regulation.
          (2) Amount government entitled to recover.--When a Federal 
        agency rescinds a contract pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the 
        Federal Government is entitled to recover, in addition to any 
        penalty prescribed by law, the amount expended under the 
        contract.
          (3) Present responsibility affected by conduct.--For purposes 
        of a suspension or debarment proceeding initiated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1)(C), engaging in conduct constituting an offense 
        under section 2102, 2103, or 2104 of this title affects the 
        present responsibility of a Federal Government contractor or 
        subcontractor.
Sec. 2106. Reporting information believed to constitute evidence of 
                    offense
  A person may not file a protest against the award or proposed award 
of a Federal agency procurement contract alleging a violation of 
section 2102, 2103, or 2104 of this title, and the Comptroller General 
may not consider that allegation in deciding a protest, unless the 
person, no later than 14 days after the person first discovered the 
possible violation, reported to the Federal agency responsible for the 
procurement the information that the person believed constitutes 
evidence of the offense.
Sec. 2107. Savings provisions
  This chapter does not--
          (1) restrict the disclosure of information to, or its receipt 
        by, a person or class of persons authorized, in accordance with 
        applicable agency regulations or procedures, to receive that 
        information;
          (2) restrict a contractor from disclosing its own bid or 
        proposal information or the recipient from receiving that 
        information;
          (3) restrict the disclosure or receipt of information 
        relating to a Federal agency procurement after it has been 
        canceled by the Federal agency before contract award unless the 
        Federal agency plans to resume the procurement;
          (4) prohibit individual meetings between a Federal agency 
        official and an offeror or potential offeror for, or a 
        recipient of, a contract or subcontract under a Federal agency 
        procurement, provided that unauthorized disclosure or receipt 
        of contractor bid or proposal information or source selection 
        information does not occur;
          (5) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
        restrict its receipt by, Congress, a committee or subcommittee 
        of Congress, the Comptroller General, a Federal agency, or an 
        inspector general of a Federal agency;
          (6) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
        restrict its receipt by, the Comptroller General in the course 
        of a protest against the award or proposed award of a Federal 
        agency procurement contract; or
          (7) limit the applicability of a requirement, sanction, 
        contract penalty, or remedy established under another law or 
        regulation.

                       CHAPTER 23--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec.
2301.  Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement.
2302.  Rights in technical data.
2303.  Conflict of interest standards for consultants.
2304.  Authority of Director of Office of Management and Budget not 
          affected.
2305.  Openness of meetings.
2306.  Comptroller General's access to information.
2307.  Modular contracting for information technology.
2308.  Protection of constitutional rights of contractors.
2309.  Performance-based contracts or task orders for services to be 
          treated as contracts for the procurement of commercial items.
Sec. 2301. Use of electronic commerce in Federal procurement
  (a) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
``electronic commerce'' means electronic techniques for accomplishing 
business transactions, including electronic mail or messaging, World 
Wide Web technology, electronic bulletin boards, purchase cards, 
electronic funds transfers, and electronic data interchange.
  (b) Establishment, Maintenance, and Use of Electronic Commerce 
Procedures and Processes.--The head of each executive agency, after 
consulting with the Administrator, shall establish, maintain, and use, 
to the maximum extent that is practicable and cost-effective, 
procedures and processes that employ electronic commerce in the conduct 
and administration of the procurement system of the agency.
  (c) Applicable Standards.--In conducting electronic commerce, the 
head of an executive agency shall apply nationally and internationally 
recognized standards that broaden interoperability and ease the 
electronic interchange of information.
  (d) Requirements of Systems, Technologies, Procedures, and 
Processes.--The head of each executive agency shall ensure that 
systems, technologies, procedures, and processes established pursuant 
to this section--
          (1) are implemented with uniformity throughout the agency, to 
        the extent practicable;
          (2) are implemented only after granting due consideration to 
        the use or partial use, as appropriate, of existing electronic 
        commerce and electronic data interchange systems and 
        infrastructures such as the Federal acquisition computer 
        network architecture known as FACNET;
          (3) facilitate access to Federal Government procurement 
        opportunities, including opportunities for small business 
        concerns, socially and economically disadvantaged small 
        business concerns, and business concerns owned predominantly by 
        women; and
          (4) ensure that any notice of agency requirements or agency 
        solicitation for contract opportunities is provided in a form 
        that allows convenient and universal user access through a 
        single, Government-wide point of entry.
  (e) Implementation.--In carrying out the requirements of this 
section, the Administrator shall--
          (1) issue policies to promote, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, uniform implementation of this section by 
        executive agencies, with due regard for differences in program 
        requirements among agencies that may require departures from 
        uniform procedures and processes in appropriate cases, when 
        warranted because of the agency mission;
          (2) ensure that the head of each executive agency complies 
        with the requirements of subsection (d); and
          (3) consult with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies 
        with applicable technical and functional expertise, including 
        the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology, the General Services 
        Administration, and the Department of Defense.
Sec. 2302. Rights in technical data
  (a) Where Defined.--The legitimate proprietary interest of the 
Federal Government and of a contractor in technical or other data shall 
be defined in regulations prescribed as part of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation.
  (b) General Extent of Regulations.--
          (1) Other rights not impaired.--Regulations prescribed under 
        subsection (a) may not impair a right of the Federal Government 
        or of a contractor with respect to a patent or copyright or 
        another right in technical data otherwise established by law.
          (2) Limitation on requiring data be provided to the 
        government.--With respect to executive agencies subject to part 
        C, regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall provide 
        that the Federal Government may not require a person that has 
        developed a product or process offered or to be offered for 
        sale to the public, as a condition for the Federal Government 
        to procure the product or process, to provide to the Federal 
        Government technical data relating to the design, development, 
        or manufacture of the product or process. This paragraph does 
        not apply to data that may be necessary for the Federal 
        Government to operate and maintain the product or use the 
        process if the Federal Government obtains it as an element of 
        performance under the contract.
  (c) Technical Data Developed With Federal Funds.--
          (1) Use by government and agencies.--Except as otherwise 
        expressly provided by Federal statute, with respect to 
        executive agencies subject to part C, regulations prescribed 
        under subsection (a) shall provide that--
                  (A) the Federal Government has unlimited rights in 
                technical data developed exclusively with Federal funds 
                if delivery of the data--
                          (i) was required as an element of performance 
                        under a contract; and
                          (ii) is needed to ensure the competitive 
                        acquisition of supplies or services that will 
                        be required in substantial quantities in the 
                        future; and
                  (B) the Federal Government and each agency of the 
                Federal Government has an unrestricted, royalty-free 
                right to use, or to have its contractors use, for 
                governmental purposes (excluding publication outside 
                the Federal Government) technical data developed 
                exclusively with Federal funds.
          (2) Requirements in addition to other rights of the 
        government.--The requirements of paragraph (1) are in addition 
        to and not in lieu of any other rights the Federal Government 
        may have pursuant to law.
  (d) Factors To Be Considered in Prescribing Regulations.--The 
following factors shall be considered in prescribing regulations under 
subsection (a):
          (1) Whether the item or process to which the technical data 
        pertains was developed--
                  (A) exclusively with Federal funds;
                  (B) exclusively at private expense; or
                  (C) in part with Federal funds and in part at private 
                expense.
          (2) The statement of congressional policy and objectives in 
        section 200 of title 35, the statement of purposes in section 
        2(b) of the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 
        (Public Law 97-219, 15 U.S.C. 638 note), and the declaration of 
        policy in section 2 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631).
          (3) The interest of the Federal Government in increasing 
        competition and lowering costs by developing and locating 
        alternative sources of supply and manufacture.
  (e) Provisions Required in Contracts.--Regulations prescribed under 
subsection (a) shall require that a contract for property or services 
entered into by an executive agency contain appropriate provisions 
relating to technical data, including provisions--
          (1) defining the respective rights of the Federal Government 
        and the contractor or subcontractor (at any tier) regarding 
        technical data to be delivered under the contract;
          (2) specifying technical data to be delivered under the 
        contract and schedules for delivery;
          (3) establishing or referencing procedures for determining 
        the acceptability of technical data to be delivered under the 
        contract;
          (4) establishing separate contract line items for technical 
        data to be delivered under the contract;
          (5) to the maximum practicable extent, identifying, in 
        advance of delivery, technical data which is to be delivered 
        with restrictions on the right of the Federal Government to use 
        the data;
          (6) requiring the contractor to revise any technical data 
        delivered under the contract to reflect engineering design 
        changes made during the performance of the contract and 
        affecting the form, fit, and function of the items specified in 
        the contract and to deliver the revised technical data to an 
        agency within a time specified in the contract;
          (7) requiring the contractor to furnish written assurance, 
        when technical data is delivered or is made available, that the 
        technical data is complete and accurate and satisfies the 
        requirements of the contract concerning technical data;
          (8) establishing remedies to be available to the Federal 
        Government when technical data required to be delivered or made 
        available under the contract is found to be incomplete or 
        inadequate or to not satisfy the requirements of the contract 
        concerning technical data; and
          (9) authorizing the head of the agency to withhold payments 
        under the contract (or exercise another remedy the head of the 
        agency considers appropriate) during any period if the 
        contractor does not meet the requirements of the contract 
        pertaining to the delivery of technical data.
Sec. 2303. Conflict of interest standards for consultants
  (a) Content of Regulations.--The Administrator shall prescribe under 
this part Government-wide regulations that set forth--
          (1) conflict of interest standards for persons who provide 
        consulting services described in subsection (b); and
          (2) procedures, including registration, certification, and 
        enforcement requirements as may be appropriate, to promote 
        compliance with the standards.
  (b) Services Subject to Regulations.--Regulations required by 
subsection (a) apply to--
          (1) advisory and assistance services provided to the Federal 
        Government to the extent necessary to identify and evaluate the 
        potential for conflicts of interest that could be prejudicial 
        to the interests of the United States;
          (2) services related to support of the preparation or 
        submission of bids and proposals for Federal contracts to the 
        extent that inclusion of the services in the regulations is 
        necessary to identify and evaluate the potential for conflicts 
        of interest that could be prejudicial to the interests of the 
        United States; and
          (3) other services related to Federal contracts as specified 
        in the regulations prescribed under subsection (a) to the 
        extent necessary to identify and evaluate the potential for 
        conflicts of interest that could be prejudicial to the 
        interests of the United States.
  (c) Intelligence Activities Exemption.--
          (1) Activities that may be exempt.--Intelligence activities 
        as defined in section 3.4(e) of Executive Order No. 12333 or a 
        comparable definitional section in any successor order may be 
        exempt from the regulations required by subsection (a).
          (2) Report.--The Director of Central Intelligence shall 
        report to the Intelligence and Appropriations Committees of 
        Congress each January 1, delineating the activities and 
        organizations that have been exempted under paragraph (1).
  (d) Presidential Determination.--Before the regulations required by 
subsection (a) are prescribed, the President shall determine if 
prescribing the regulations will have a significantly adverse effect on 
the accomplishment of the mission of the Defense Department or another 
Federal agency. If the President determines that the regulations will 
have such an adverse effect, the President shall so report to the 
appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
stating in full the reasons for the determination. If such a report is 
submitted, the requirement for the regulations shall be null and void.
Sec. 2304. Authority of Director of Office of Management and Budget not 
                    affected
  This part does not limit the authorities and responsibilities of the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget in effect on December 
1, 1983.
Sec. 2305. Openness of meetings
  The Administrator by regulation shall require that--
          (1) formal meetings of the Office of Federal Procurement 
        Policy, as designated by the Administrator, for developing 
        procurement policies and regulations be open to the public; and
          (2) public notice of each meeting be given not less than 10 
        days prior to the meeting.
Sec. 2306. Comptroller General's access to information
  The Administrator and personnel in the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy shall furnish information the Comptroller General may require to 
discharge the responsibilities of the Comptroller General. For this 
purpose, the Comptroller General or his representatives shall have 
access to all books, documents, papers, and records of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy.
Sec. 2307. Modular contracting for information technology
  (a) Use.--To the maximum extent practicable, the head of an executive 
agency should use modular contracting for an acquisition of a major 
system of information technology.
  (b) Modular Contracting Described.--Under modular contracting, an 
executive agency's need for a system is satisfied in successive 
acquisitions of interoperable increments. Each increment complies with 
common or commercially accepted standards applicable to information 
technology so that the increments are compatible with other increments 
of information technology comprising the system.
  (c) Provisions in Federal Acquisition Regulation.--The Federal 
Acquisition Regulation shall provide that--
          (1) under the modular contracting process, an acquisition of 
        a major system of information technology may be divided into 
        several smaller acquisition increments that--
                  (A) are easier to manage individually than would be 
                one comprehensive acquisition;
                  (B) address complex information technology objectives 
                incrementally in order to enhance the likelihood of 
                achieving workable solutions for attaining those 
                objectives;
                  (C) provide for delivery, implementation, and testing 
                of workable systems or solutions in discrete 
                increments, each of which comprises a system or 
                solution that is not dependent on a subsequent 
                increment in order to perform its principal functions; 
                and
                  (D) provide an opportunity for subsequent increments 
                of the acquisition to take advantage of any evolution 
                in technology or needs that occurs during conduct of 
                the earlier increments;
          (2) to the maximum extent practicable, a contract for an 
        increment of an information technology acquisition should be 
        awarded within 180 days after the solicitation is issued and, 
        if the contract for that increment cannot be awarded within 
        that period, the increment should be considered for 
        cancellation; and
          (3) the information technology provided for in a contract for 
        acquisition of information technology should be delivered 
        within 18 months after the solicitation resulting in award of 
        the contract was issued.
Sec. 2308. Protection of constitutional rights of contractors
  (a) Prohibition on Requiring Waiver of Rights.--A contractor may not 
be required, as a condition for entering into a contract with the 
Federal Government, to waive a right under the Constitution for a 
purpose relating to the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act 
of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.) or the Chemical Weapons Convention (as 
defined in section 3 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 6701)).
  (b) Permissible Contract Clauses.--Subsection (a) does not prohibit 
an executive agency from including in a contract a clause that requires 
the contractor to permit inspections to ensure that the contractor is 
performing the contract in accordance with the provisions of the 
contract.
Sec. 2309. Performance-based contracts or task orders for services to 
                    be treated as contracts for the procurement of 
                    commercial items
  (a) Criteria.--A performance-based contract for the procurement of 
services entered into by an executive agency or a performance-based 
task order for services issued by an executive agency may be treated as 
a contract for the procurement of commercial items if--
          (1) the value of the contract or task order is estimated not 
        to exceed $25,000,000;
          (2) the contract or task order sets forth specifically each 
        task to be performed and, for each task--
                  (A) defines the task in measurable, mission-related 
                terms;
                  (B) identifies the specific end products or output to 
                be achieved; and
                  (C) contains firm, fixed prices for specific tasks to 
                be performed or outcomes to be achieved; and
          (3) the source of the services provides similar services to 
        the general public under terms and conditions similar to those 
        offered to the Federal Government.
  (b) Regulations.--Regulations implementing this section shall require 
agencies to collect and maintain reliable data sufficient to identify 
the contracts or task orders treated as contracts for commercial items 
using the authority of this section. The data may be collected using 
the Federal Procurement Data System or other reporting mechanism.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after November 24, 2003, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare and 
submit to the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees on Government 
Reform and on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
on the contracts or task orders treated as contracts for commercial 
items using the authority of this section. The report shall include 
data on the use of the authority, both government-wide and for each 
department and agency.
  (d) Expiration.--The authority under this section expires 10 years 
after November 24, 2003.

                          Part C--Procurement

                          CHAPTER 31--GENERAL

Sec.
3101.  Applicability.
3102.  Delegation and assignment of powers, functions, and 
          responsibilities.
3103.  Acquisition programs.
3104.  Small business concerns.
3105.  New contracts and grants and merit-based selection procedures.
3106.  Erection, repair, or furnishing of public buildings and 
          improvements not authorized, and certain contracts not 
          permitted, by this part.
Sec. 3101. Applicability
  (a) In General.--An executive agency shall make purchases and 
contracts for property and services in accordance with this part and 
implementing regulations of the Administrator of General Services.
  (b) Simplified Acquisition Threshold and Procedures.--
          (1) Simplified acquisition threshold.--
                  (A) Definition.--For purposes of an acquisition by an 
                executive agency, the simplified acquisition threshold 
                is as specified in section 134 of this title.
                  (B) Inapplicable laws.--A law properly listed in the 
                Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 1905 
                of this title does not apply to or with respect to a 
                contract or subcontract that is not greater than the 
                simplified acquisition threshold.
          (2) Simplified acquisition procedures.--Simplified 
        acquisition procedures contained in the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation pursuant to section 1901 of this title apply in 
        executive agencies as provided in section 1901.
  (c) Exceptions.--
          (1) In general.--This part does not apply--
                  (A) to the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, 
                and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 
                or
                  (B) except as provided in paragraph (2), when this 
                part is made inapplicable pursuant to law.
          (2) Applicability of certain laws related to advertising, 
        opening of bids, and length of contract.--Sections 6101, 6103, 
        and 6304 of this title do not apply to the procurement of 
        property or services made by an executive agency pursuant to 
        this part. However, when this part is made inapplicable by any 
        law, sections 6101 and 6103 of this title apply in the absence 
        of authority conferred by statute to procure without 
        advertising or without regard to section 6101 of this title. A 
        law that authorizes an executive agency (other than an 
        executive agency exempted from this part by this subsection) to 
        procure property or services without advertising or without 
        regard to section 6101 of this title is deemed to authorize the 
        procurement pursuant to the provisions of this part relating to 
        procedures other than sealed-bid procedures.
Sec. 3102. Delegation and assignment of powers, functions, and 
                    responsibilities
  (a) In General.--Except to the extent expressly prohibited by another 
law, the head of an executive agency may delegate to another officer or 
official of that agency any power under this part.
  (b) Procurements For or With Another Agency.--Subject to subsection 
(a), to facilitate the procurement of property and services covered by 
this part by an executive agency for another executive agency, and to 
facilitate joint procurement by executive agencies--
          (1) the head of an executive agency may delegate functions 
        and assign responsibilities relating to procurement to any 
        officer or employee within the agency;
          (2) the heads of 2 or more executive agencies, consistent 
        with section 1535 of title 31 and regulations prescribed under 
        section 1074 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
        1994 (Public Law 103-355, 31 U.S.C. 1535 note), may by 
        agreement delegate procurement functions and assign procurement 
        responsibilities from one executive agency to another of those 
        executive agencies or to an officer or civilian employee of 
        another of those executive agencies; and
          (3) the heads of 2 or more executive agencies may establish 
        joint or combined offices to exercise procurement functions and 
        responsibilities.
Sec. 3103. Acquisition programs
  (a) Congressional Policy.--It is the policy of Congress that the head 
of each executive agency should achieve, on average, 90 percent of the 
cost, performance, and schedule goals established for major acquisition 
programs of the agency.
  (b) Establishment of Goals.--
          (1) By head of executive agency.--The head of each executive 
        agency shall approve or define the cost, performance, and 
        schedule goals for major acquisition programs of the agency.
          (2) By chief financial officer.--The chief financial officer 
        of an executive agency shall evaluate the cost goals proposed 
        for each major acquisition program of the agency.
  (c) Identification of Noncompliant Programs.--When it is necessary to 
implement the policy set out in subsection (a), the head of an 
executive agency shall--
          (1) determine whether there is a continuing need for programs 
        that are significantly behind schedule, over budget, or not in 
        compliance with performance or capability requirements; and
          (2) identify suitable actions to be taken, including 
        termination, with respect to those programs.
Sec. 3104. Small business concerns
  It is the policy of Congress that a fair proportion of the total 
purchases and contracts for property and services for the Federal 
Government shall be placed with small business concerns.
Sec. 3105. New contracts and grants and merit-based selection 
                    procedures
  (a) Congressional Policy.--It is the policy of Congress that--
          (1) an executive agency should not be required by legislation 
        to award--
                  (A) a new contract to a specific non-Federal 
                Government entity; or
                  (B) a new grant for research, development, test, or 
                evaluation to a non-Federal Government entity; and
          (2) a program, project, or technology identified in 
        legislation be procured or awarded through merit-based 
        selection procedures.
  (b) New Contract and New Grant Described.--For purposes of this 
section--
          (1) a contract is a new contract unless the work provided for 
        in the contract is a continuation of the work performed by the 
        specified entity under a prior contract; and
          (2) a grant is a new grant unless the work provided for in 
        the grant is a continuation of the work performed by the 
        specified entity under a prior grant.
  (c) Requirements for Awarding New Contract or New Grant.--A provision 
of law may not be construed as requiring a new contract or a new grant 
to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless the 
provision of law specifically--
          (1) refers to this section;
          (2) identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity 
        involved; and
          (3) states that the award to that entity is required by the 
        provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in 
        subsection (a).
  (d) Exception.--This section does not apply to a contract or grant 
that calls on the National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, 
or experiment on a subject of science or art of significance to an 
executive agency and to report on those matters to Congress or an 
agency of the Federal Government.
Sec. 3106. Erection, repair, or furnishing of public buildings and 
                    improvements not authorized, and certain contracts 
                    not permitted, by this part
  This part does not--
          (1) authorize the erection, repair, or furnishing of a public 
        building or public improvement; or
          (2) permit a contract for the construction or repair of a 
        building, road, sidewalk, sewer, main, or similar item using 
        procedures other than sealed-bid procedures under section 
        3301(b)(1)(A) of this title if the conditions set forth in 
        section 3301(b)(1)(A) of this title apply or the contract is to 
        be performed outside the United States.

                 CHAPTER 33--PLANNING AND SOLICITATION

Sec.
3301.  Full and open competition.
3302.  Exclusion of particular source or restriction of solicitation to 
          small business concerns.
3303.  Use of noncompetitive procedures.
3304.  Simplified procedures for small purchases.
3305.  Planning and solicitation requirements.
3306.  Preference for commercial items.
3307.  Planning for future competition in contracts for major systems.
3308.  Design-build selection procedures.
3309.  Quantities to order.
3310.  Qualification requirement.
Sec. 3301. Full and open competition
  (a) In General.--Except as provided in sections 3302, 3303(a), and 
3304 of this title and except in the case of procurement procedures 
otherwise expressly authorized by statute, an executive agency in 
conducting a procurement for property or services shall--
          (1) obtain full and open competition through the use of 
        competitive procedures in accordance with the requirements of 
        this part and the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
          (2) use the competitive procedure or combination of 
        competitive procedures that is best suited under the 
        circumstances of the procurement.
  (b) Appropriate Competitive Procedures.--
          (1) Use of sealed bids.--In determining the competitive 
        procedures appropriate under the circumstance, an executive 
        agency shall--
                  (A) solicit sealed bids if--
                          (i) time permits the solicitation, 
                        submission, and evaluation of sealed bids;
                          (ii) the award will be made on the basis of 
                        price and other price-related factors;
                          (iii) it is not necessary to conduct 
                        discussions with the responding sources about 
                        their bids; and
                          (iv) there is a reasonable expectation of 
                        receiving more than one sealed bid; or
                  (B) request competitive proposals if sealed bids are 
                not appropriate under subparagraph (A).
          (2) Sealed bid not required.--Paragraph (1)(A) does not 
        require the use of sealed-bid procedures in cases in which 
        section 204(e) of title 23 applies.
  (c) Efficient Fulfillment of Government Requirements.--The Federal 
Acquisition Regulation shall ensure that the requirement to obtain full 
and open competition is implemented in a manner that is consistent with 
the need to efficiently fulfill the Federal Government's requirements.
Sec. 3302. Exclusion of particular source or restriction of 
                    solicitation to small business concerns
  (a) Exclusion of Particular Source.--
          (1) Criteria for exclusion.--An executive agency may provide 
        for the procurement of property or services covered by section 
        3301 of this title using competitive procedures but excluding a 
        particular source to establish or maintain an alternative 
        source of supply for that property or service if the agency 
        head determines that to do so would--
                  (A) increase or maintain competition and likely 
                result in reduced overall cost for the procurement, or 
                for an anticipated procurement, of the property or 
                services;
                  (B) be in the interest of national defense in having 
                a facility (or a producer, manufacturer, or other 
                supplier) available for furnishing the property or 
                service in case of a national emergency or industrial 
                mobilization;
                  (C) be in the interest of national defense in 
                establishing or maintaining an essential engineering, 
                research, or development capability to be provided by 
                an educational or other nonprofit institution or a 
                Federally funded research and development center;
                  (D) ensure the continuous availability of a reliable 
                source of supply of the property or service;
                  (E) satisfy projected needs for the property or 
                service determined on the basis of a history of high 
                demand for the property or service; or
                  (F) satisfy a critical need for medical, safety, or 
                emergency supplies.
          (2) Determination for class disallowed.--A determination 
        under paragraph (1) may not be made for a class of purchases or 
        contracts.
  (b) Exclusion of Other Than Small Business Concerns.--An executive 
agency may provide for the procurement of property or services covered 
by section 3301 of this title using competitive procedures, but 
excluding other than small business concerns in furtherance of sections 
9 and 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638, 644).
  (c) Nonapplication of Justification and Approval Requirements.--A 
contract awarded pursuant to the competitive procedures referred to in 
subsections (a) and (b) is not subject to the justification and 
approval required by section 3303(d)(1) of this title.
Sec. 3303. Use of noncompetitive procedures
  (a) When Noncompetitive Procedures May Be Used.--An executive agency 
may use procedures other than competitive procedures only when--
          (1) the property or services needed by the executive agency 
        are available from only one responsible source and no other 
        type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the 
        executive agency;
          (2) the executive agency's need for the property or services 
        is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the Federal 
        Government would be seriously injured unless the executive 
        agency is permitted to limit the number of sources from which 
        it solicits bids or proposals;
          (3) it is necessary to award the contract to a particular 
        source--
                  (A) to maintain a facility, producer, manufacturer, 
                or other supplier available for furnishing property or 
                services in case of a national emergency or to achieve 
                industrial mobilization;
                  (B) to establish or maintain an essential 
                engineering, research, or development capability to be 
                provided by an educational or other nonprofit 
                institution or a Federally funded research and 
                development center;
                  (C) to procure the services of an expert for use, in 
                any litigation or dispute (including any reasonably 
                foreseeable litigation or dispute) involving the 
                Federal Government, in any trial, hearing, or 
                proceeding before a court, administrative tribunal, or 
                agency, whether or not the expert is expected to 
                testify; or
                  (D) to procure the services of an expert or neutral 
                for use in any part of an alternative dispute 
                resolution or negotiated rulemaking process, whether or 
                not the expert is expected to testify;
          (4) the terms of an international agreement or treaty between 
        the Federal Government and a foreign government or an 
        international organization, or the written directions of a 
        foreign government reimbursing the executive agency for the 
        cost of the procurement of the property or services for that 
        government, have the effect of requiring the use of procedures 
        other than competitive procedures;
          (5) subject to section 3105 of this title, a statute 
        expressly authorizes or requires that the procurement be made 
        through another executive agency or from a specified source, or 
        the agency's need is for a brand-name commercial item for 
        authorized resale;
          (6) the disclosure of the executive agency's needs would 
        compromise the national security unless the agency is permitted 
        to limit the number of sources from which it solicits bids or 
        proposals; or
          (7) the head of the executive agency (who may not delegate 
        the authority under this paragraph)--
                  (A) determines that it is necessary in the public 
                interest to use procedures other than competitive 
                procedures in the particular procurement concerned; and
                  (B) notifies Congress in writing of that 
                determination not less than 30 days before the award of 
                the contract.
  (b) Property or Services Deemed Available From Only One Source.--For 
the purposes of subsection (a)(1), in the case of--
          (1) a contract for property or services to be awarded on the 
        basis of acceptance of an unsolicited research proposal, the 
        property or services are deemed to be available from only one 
        source if the source has submitted an unsolicited research 
        proposal that demonstrates a unique and innovative concept, the 
        substance of which is not otherwise available to the Federal 
        Government and does not resemble the substance of a pending 
        competitive procurement; or
          (2) a follow-on contract for the continued development or 
        production of a major system or highly specialized equipment, 
        the property may be deemed to be available only from the 
        original source and may be procured through procedures other 
        than competitive procedures when it is likely that award to a 
        source other than the original source would result in--
                  (A) substantial duplication of cost to the Federal 
                Government that is not expected to be recovered through 
                competition; or
                  (B) unacceptable delay in fulfilling the executive 
                agency's needs.
  (c) Offer Requests to Potential Sources.--An executive agency using 
procedures other than competitive procedures to procure property or 
services by reason of the application of paragraph (2) or (6) of 
subsection (a) shall request offers from as many potential sources as 
is practicable under the circumstances.
  (d) Justification for Use of Noncompetitive Procedures.--
          (1) Prerequisites for awarding contract.--Except as provided 
        in paragraphs (4) and (5), an executive agency may not award a 
        contract using procedures other than competitive procedures 
        unless--
                  (A) the contracting officer for the contract 
                justifies the use of those procedures in writing and 
                certifies the accuracy and completeness of the 
                justification;
                  (B) the justification is approved, in the case of a 
                contract for an amount--
                          (i) exceeding $500,000 but equal to or less 
                        than $10,000,000, by the advocate for 
                        competition for the procuring activity (without 
                        further delegation) or by an official referred 
                        to in clause (ii) or (iii);
                          (ii) exceeding $10,000,000 but equal to or 
                        less than $50,000,000, by the head of the 
                        procuring activity or by a delegate who, if a 
                        member of the armed forces, is a general or 
                        flag officer or, if a civilian, is serving in a 
                        position in which the individual is entitled to 
                        receive the daily equivalent of the maximum 
                        annual rate of basic pay payable under section 
                        5376 of title 5 (or in a comparable or higher 
                        position under another schedule); or
                          (iii) exceeding $50,000,000, by the senior 
                        procurement executive of the agency designated 
                        pursuant to section 1702(c) of this title 
                        (without further delegation); and
                  (C) any required notice has been published with 
                respect to the contract pursuant to section 1707 of 
                this title and the executive agency has considered all 
                bids or proposals received in response to that notice.
          (2) Elements of justification.--The justification required by 
        paragraph (1)(A) shall include--
                  (A) a description of the agency's needs;
                  (B) an identification of the statutory exception from 
                the requirement to use competitive procedures and a 
                demonstration, based on the proposed contractor's 
                qualifications or the nature of the procurement, of the 
                reasons for using that exception;
                  (C) a determination that the anticipated cost will be 
                fair and reasonable;
                  (D) a description of the market survey conducted or a 
                statement of the reasons a market survey was not 
                conducted;
                  (E) a listing of any sources that expressed in 
                writing an interest in the procurement; and
                  (F) a statement of any actions the agency may take to 
                remove or overcome a barrier to competition before a 
                subsequent procurement for those needs.
          (3) Justification subject to public inspection.--The 
        justification required by paragraph (1)(A) and any related 
        information shall be made available for inspection by the 
        public consistent with section 552 of title 5.
          (4) Justification allowed after contract awarded.--In the 
        case of a procurement permitted by subsection (a)(2), the 
        justification and approval required by paragraph (1) may be 
        made after the contract is awarded.
          (5) Justification not required.--The justification and 
        approval required by paragraph (1) are not required if--
                  (A) a statute expressly requires that the procurement 
                be made from a specified source;
                  (B) the agency's need is for a brand-name commercial 
                item for authorized resale;
                  (C) the procurement is permitted by subsection 
                (a)(7); or
                  (D) the procurement is conducted under chapter 85 of 
                this title or section 8(a) of the Small Business Act 
                (15 U.S.C. 637(a)).
          (6) Restrictions on executive agencies.--
                  (A) Contracts and procurement of property or 
                services.--In no case may an executive agency--
                          (i) enter into a contract for property or 
                        services using procedures other than 
                        competitive procedures on the basis of the lack 
                        of advance planning or concerns related to the 
                        amount available to the agency for procurement 
                        functions; or
                          (ii) procure property or services from 
                        another executive agency unless the other 
                        executive agency complies fully with the 
                        requirements of this part in its procurement of 
                        the property or services.
                  (B) Additional restriction.--The restriction set out 
                in subparagraph (A)(ii) is in addition to any other 
                restriction provided by law.
Sec. 3304. Simplified procedures for small purchases
  (a) Authorization.--To promote efficiency and economy in contracting 
and to avoid unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors, the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide for special simplified 
procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts--
          (1) not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold; 
        and
          (2) greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but not 
        greater than $5,000,000 for which the contracting officer 
        reasonably expects, based on the nature of the property or 
        services sought and on market research, that offers will 
        include only commercial items.
  (b) Leasehold Interests in Real Property.--The Administrator of 
General Services shall prescribe regulations that provide special 
simplified procedures for acquisitions of leasehold interests in real 
property at rental rates that do not exceed the simplified acquisition 
threshold. The rental rate under a multiyear lease does not exceed the 
simplified acquisition threshold if the average annual amount of the 
rent payable for the period of the lease does not exceed the simplified 
acquisition threshold.
  (c) Prohibition on Dividing Contracts.--A proposed purchase or 
contract for an amount above the simplified acquisition threshold may 
not be divided into several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts 
to use the simplified procedures required by subsection (a).
  (d) Promotion of Competition.--In using the simplified procedures, an 
executive agency shall promote competition to the maximum extent 
practicable.
  (e) Compliance With Special Requirements of Federal Acquisition 
Regulation.--An executive agency shall comply with the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation provisions referred to in section 1901(f) of 
this title.
Sec. 3305. Planning and solicitation requirements
  (a) Planning and Specifications.--
          (1) Preparing for procurement.--In preparing for the 
        procurement of property or services, an executive agency 
        shall--
                  (A) specify its needs and solicit bids or proposals 
                in a manner designed to achieve full and open 
                competition for the procurement;
                  (B) use advance procurement planning and market 
                research; and
                  (C) develop specifications in the manner necessary to 
                obtain full and open competition with due regard to the 
                nature of the property or services to be acquired.
          (2) Requirements of specifications.--Each solicitation under 
        this part shall include specifications that--
                  (A) consistent with this part, permit full and open 
                competition; and
                  (B) include restrictive provisions or conditions only 
                to the extent necessary to satisfy the needs of the 
                executive agency or as authorized by law.
          (3) Types of specifications.--For the purposes of paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), the type of specification included in a 
        solicitation shall depend on the nature of the needs of the 
        executive agency and the market available to satisfy those 
        needs. Subject to those needs, specifications may be stated in 
        terms of--
                  (A) function, so that a variety of products or 
                services may qualify;
                  (B) performance, including specifications of the 
                range of acceptable characteristics or of the minimum 
                acceptable standards; or
                  (C) design requirements.
  (b) Contents of Solicitation.--In addition to the specifications 
described in subsection (a), each solicitation for sealed bids or 
competitive proposals (other than for a procurement for commercial 
items using special simplified procedures or a purchase for an amount 
not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold) shall at a 
minimum include--
          (1) a statement of--
                  (A) all significant factors and subfactors that the 
                executive agency reasonably expects to consider in 
                evaluating sealed bids (including price) or competitive 
                proposals (including cost or price, cost-related or 
                price-related factors and subfactors, and noncost-
                related or nonprice-related factors and subfactors); 
                and
                  (B) the relative importance assigned to each of those 
                factors and subfactors; and
          (2)(A) in the case of sealed bids--
                  (i) a statement that sealed bids will be evaluated 
                without discussions with the bidders; and
                  (ii) the time and place for the opening of the sealed 
                bids; or
          (B) in the case of competitive proposals--
                  (i) either a statement that the proposals are 
                intended to be evaluated with, and the award made 
                after, discussions with the offerors, or a statement 
                that the proposals are intended to be evaluated, and 
                the award made, without discussions with the offerors 
                (other than discussions conducted for the purpose of 
                minor clarification) unless discussions are determined 
                to be necessary; and
                  (ii) the time and place for submission of proposals.
  (c) Evaluation Factors.--
          (1) In general.--In prescribing the evaluation factors to be 
        included in each solicitation for competitive proposals, an 
        executive agency shall--
                  (A) establish clearly the relative importance 
                assigned to the evaluation factors and subfactors, 
                including the quality of the product or services to be 
                provided (including technical capability, management 
                capability, prior experience, and past performance of 
                the offeror);
                  (B) include cost or price to the Federal Government 
                as an evaluation factor that must be considered in the 
                evaluation of proposals; and
                  (C) disclose to offerors whether all evaluation 
                factors other than cost or price, when combined, are--
                          (i) significantly more important than cost or 
                        price;
                          (ii) approximately equal in importance to 
                        cost or price; or
                          (iii) significantly less important than cost 
                        or price.
          (2) Restriction on implementing regulations.--Regulations 
        implementing paragraph (1)(C) may not define the terms 
        ``significantly more important'' and ``significantly less 
        important'' as specific numeric weights that would be applied 
        uniformly to all solicitations or a class of solicitations.
  (d) Additional Information in Solicitation.--This section does not 
prohibit an executive agency from--
          (1) providing additional information in a solicitation, 
        including numeric weights for all evaluation factors and 
        subfactors on a case-by-case basis; or
          (2) stating in a solicitation that award will be made to the 
        offeror that meets the solicitation's mandatory requirements at 
        the lowest cost or price.
  (e) Limitation on Evaluation of Purchase Options.--An executive 
agency, in issuing a solicitation for a contract to be awarded using 
sealed bid procedures, may not include in the solicitation a clause 
providing for the evaluation of prices for options to purchase 
additional property or services under the contract unless the executive 
agency has determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the 
options will be exercised.
  (f) Authorization of Telecommuting for Federal Contractors.--
          (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``executive 
        agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 133 of this 
        title.
          (2) Federal acquisition regulation to allow telecommuting.--
        The Federal Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance with 
        sections 1121(b) and 1303(a)(1) of this title shall permit 
        telecommuting by employees of Federal Government contractors in 
        the performance of contracts entered into with executive 
        agencies.
          (3) Scope of allowance.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation 
        at a minimum shall provide that a solicitation for the 
        acquisition of property or services may not set forth any 
        requirement or evaluation criteria that would--
                  (A) render an offeror ineligible to enter into a 
                contract on the basis of the inclusion of a plan of the 
                offeror to allow the offeror's employees to 
                telecommute, unless the contracting officer concerned 
                first determines that the requirements of the agency, 
                including security requirements, cannot be met if 
                telecommuting is allowed and documents in writing the 
                basis for the determination; or
                  (B) reduce the scoring of an offer on the basis of 
                the inclusion in the offer of a plan of the offeror to 
                allow the offeror's employees to telecommute, unless 
                the contracting officer concerned first determines that 
                the requirements of the agency, including security 
                requirements, would be adversely impacted if 
                telecommuting is allowed and documents in writing the 
                basis for the determination.
Sec. 3306. Preference for commercial items
  (a) Relationship of Provisions of Law to Procurement of Commercial 
Items.--
          (1) This part.--Unless otherwise specifically provided, all 
        other provisions in this part also apply to the procurement of 
        commercial items.
          (2) Laws listed in federal acquisition regulation.--A 
        contract for the procurement of a commercial item entered into 
        by the head of an executive agency is not subject to a law 
        properly listed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant 
        to section 1906 of this title.
  (b) Preference.--The head of each executive agency shall ensure that, 
to the maximum extent practicable--
          (1) requirements of the executive agency with respect to a 
        procurement of supplies or services are stated in terms of--
                  (A) functions to be performed;
                  (B) performance required; or
                  (C) essential physical characteristics;
          (2) those requirements are defined so that commercial items 
        or, to the extent that commercial items suitable to meet the 
        executive agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental 
        items other than commercial items may be procured to fulfill 
        those requirements; and
          (3) offerors of commercial items and nondevelopmental items 
        other than commercial items are provided an opportunity to 
        compete in any procurement to fill those requirements.
  (c) Implementation.--The head of each executive agency shall ensure 
that procurement officials in that executive agency, to the maximum 
extent practicable--
          (1) acquire commercial items or nondevelopmental items other 
        than commercial items to meet the needs of the executive 
        agency;
          (2) require that prime contractors and subcontractors at all 
        levels under contracts of the executive agency incorporate 
        commercial items or nondevelopmental items other than 
        commercial items as components of items supplied to the 
        executive agency;
          (3) modify requirements in appropriate cases to ensure that 
        the requirements can be met by commercial items or, to the 
        extent that commercial items suitable to meet the executive 
        agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items other 
        than commercial items;
          (4) state specifications in terms that enable and encourage 
        bidders and offerors to supply commercial items or, to the 
        extent that commercial items suitable to meet the executive 
        agency's needs are not available, nondevelopmental items other 
        than commercial items in response to the executive agency 
        solicitations;
          (5) revise the executive agency's procurement policies, 
        practices, and procedures not required by law to reduce any 
        impediments in those policies, practices, and procedures to the 
        acquisition of commercial items; and
          (6) require training of appropriate personnel in the 
        acquisition of commercial items.
  (d) Market Research.--
          (1) When to be used.--The head of an executive agency shall 
        conduct market research appropriate to the circumstances--
                  (A) before developing new specifications for a 
                procurement by that executive agency; and
                  (B) before soliciting bids or proposals for a 
                contract in excess of the simplified acquisition 
                threshold.
          (2) Use of results.--The head of an executive agency shall 
        use the results of market research to determine whether 
        commercial items or, to the extent that commercial items 
        suitable to meet the executive agency's needs are not 
        available, nondevelopmental items other than commercial items 
        are available that--
                  (A) meet the executive agency's requirements;
                  (B) could be modified to meet the executive agency's 
                requirements; or
                  (C) could meet the executive agency's requirements if 
                those requirements were modified to a reasonable 
                extent.
          (3) Only minimum information required to be submitted.--In 
        conducting market research, the head of an executive agency 
        should not require potential sources to submit more than the 
        minimum information that is necessary to make the 
        determinations required in paragraph (2).
  (e) Regulations.--
          (1) In general.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
        provide regulations to implement this section, sections 102, 
        103, 105, and 110 of this title, and chapter 140 of title 10.
          (2) Contract clauses.--
                  (A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``subcontract'' includes a transfer of commercial items 
                between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a 
                contractor or subcontractor.
                  (B) List of clauses to be included.--The regulations 
                prescribed under paragraph (1) shall contain a list of 
                contract clauses to be included in contracts for the 
                acquisition of commercial end items. To the maximum 
                extent practicable, the list shall include only those 
                contract clauses that are--
                          (i) required to implement provisions of law 
                        or executive orders applicable to acquisitions 
                        of commercial items or commercial components; 
                        or
                          (ii) determined to be consistent with 
                        standard commercial practice.
                  (C) Requirements of prime contractor.--The 
                regulations shall provide that the Federal Government 
                shall not require a prime contractor to apply to any of 
                its divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, 
                subcontractors, or suppliers that are furnishing 
                commercial items any contract clause except those that 
                are--
                          (i) required to implement provisions of law 
                        or executive orders applicable to 
                        subcontractors furnishing commercial items or 
                        commercial components; or
                          (ii) determined to be consistent with 
                        standard commercial practice.
                  (D) Clauses that may be used in a contract.--To the 
                maximum extent practicable, only the contract clauses 
                listed pursuant to subparagraph (B) may be used in a 
                contract, and only the contract clauses referred to in 
                subparagraph (C) may be required to be used in a 
                subcontract, for the acquisition of commercial items or 
                commercial components by or for an executive agency.
                  (E) Waiver of contract clauses.--The Federal 
                Acquisition Regulation shall provide standards and 
                procedures for waiving the use of contract clauses 
                required pursuant to subparagraph (B), other than those 
                required by law, including standards for determining 
                the cases in which a waiver is appropriate.
          (3) Market acceptance.--
                  (A) Requirement of offerors.--The Federal Acquisition 
                Regulation shall provide that under appropriate 
                conditions the head of an executive agency may require 
                offerors to demonstrate that the items offered--
                          (i) have achieved commercial market 
                        acceptance or been satisfactorily supplied to 
                        an executive agency under current or recent 
                        contracts for the same or similar requirements; 
                        and
                          (ii) otherwise meet the item description, 
                        specifications, or other criteria prescribed in 
                        the public notice and solicitation relating to 
                        the contract.
                  (B) Regulation to provide guidance on criteria.--The 
                Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide guidance 
                to ensure that the criteria for determining commercial 
                market acceptance include the consideration of--
                          (i) the minimum needs of the executive agency 
                        concerned; and
                          (ii) the entire relevant commercial market, 
                        including small businesses.
          (4) Provisions relating to types of contracts.--
                  (A) Types of contracts that may be used.--The Federal 
                Acquisition Regulation shall include, for acquisitions 
                of commercial items--
                          (i) a requirement that firm, fixed price 
                        contracts or fixed price with economic price 
                        adjustment contracts be used to the maximum 
                        extent practicable;
                          (ii) a prohibition on use of cost type 
                        contracts; and
                          (iii) subject to subparagraph (B), authority 
                        for use of a time-and-materials or labor-hour 
                        contract for the procurement of commercial 
                        services that are commonly sold to the general 
                        public through those contracts and are 
                        purchased by the procuring agency on a 
                        competitive basis.
                  (B) When time-and-materials or labor-hour contract 
                may be used.--A time-and-materials or labor-hour 
                contract may be used pursuant to the authority referred 
                to in subparagraph (A)(iii)--
                          (i) only for a procurement of commercial 
                        services in a category of commercial services 
                        described in subparagraph (C); and
                          (ii) only if the contracting officer for the 
                        procurement--
                                  (I) executes a determination and 
                                findings that no other contract type is 
                                suitable;
                                  (II) includes in the contract a 
                                ceiling price that the contractor 
                                exceeds at its own risk; and
                                  (III) authorizes a subsequent change 
                                in the ceiling price only on a 
                                determination, documented in the 
                                contract file, that it is in the best 
                                interest of the procuring agency to 
                                change the ceiling price.
                  (C) Categories of commercial services.--The 
                categories of commercial services referred to in 
                subparagraph (B) are as follows:
                          (i) Commercial services procured for support 
                        of a commercial item, as described in section 
                        103(5) of this title.
                          (ii) Any other category of commercial 
                        services that the Administrator for Federal 
                        Procurement Policy designates in the Federal 
                        Acquisition Regulation for the purposes of this 
                        subparagraph on the basis that--
                                  (I) the commercial services in the 
                                category are of a type of commercial 
                                services that are commonly sold to the 
                                general public through use of time-and-
                                materials or labor-hour contracts; and
                                   (II) it would be in the best 
                                interests of the Federal Government to 
                                authorize use of time-and-materials or 
                                labor-hour contracts for purchases of 
                                the commercial services in the 
                                category.
          (5) Contract quality requirements.--Regulations prescribed 
        under paragraph (1) shall include provisions that--
                  (A) allow, to the maximum extent practicable, a 
                contractor under a commercial items acquisition to use 
                the existing quality assurance system of the contractor 
                as a substitute for compliance with an otherwise 
                applicable requirement for the Federal Government to 
                inspect or test the commercial items before the 
                contractor's tender of those items for acceptance by 
                the Federal Government;
                  (B) require that, to the maximum extent practicable, 
                the executive agency take advantage of warranties 
                (including extended warranties) offered by offerors of 
                commercial items and use those warranties for the 
                repair and replacement of commercial items; and
                  (C) set forth guidance regarding the use of past 
                performance of commercial items and sources as a factor 
                in contract award decisions.
Sec. 3307. Planning for future competition in contracts for major 
                    systems
  (a) Development Contract.--
          (1) Determining whether proposals are necessary.--In 
        preparing a solicitation for the award of a development 
        contract for a major system, the head of an agency shall 
        consider requiring in the solicitation that an offeror include 
        in its offer proposals described in paragraph (2). In 
        determining whether to require the proposals, the head of the 
        agency shall consider the purposes for which the system is 
        being procured and the technology necessary to meet the 
        system's required capabilities. If the proposals are required, 
        the head of the agency shall consider them in evaluating the 
        offeror's price.
          (2) Contents of proposals.--The proposals that the head of an 
        agency is to consider requiring in a solicitation for the award 
        of a development contract are the following:
                  (A) Proposals to incorporate in the design of the 
                major system items that are currently available within 
                the supply system of the Federal agency responsible for 
                the major system, available elsewhere in the national 
                supply system, or commercially available from more than 
                one source.
                  (B) With respect to items that are likely to be 
                required in substantial quantities during the system's 
                service life, proposals to incorporate in the design of 
                the major system items that the Federal Government will 
                be able to acquire competitively in the future.
  (b) Production Contract.--
          (1) Determining whether proposals are necessary.--In 
        preparing a solicitation for the award of a production contract 
        for a major system, the head of an agency shall consider 
        requiring in the solicitation that an offeror include in its 
        offer proposals described in paragraph (2). In determining 
        whether to require the proposals, the head of the agency shall 
        consider the purposes for which the system is being procured 
        and the technology necessary to meet the system's required 
        capabilities. If the proposals are required, the head of the 
        agency shall consider them in evaluating the offeror's price.
          (2) Content of proposals.--The proposals that the head of an 
        agency is to consider requiring in a solicitation for the award 
        of a production contract are proposals identifying 
        opportunities to ensure that the Federal Government will be 
        able to obtain on a competitive basis items procured in 
        connection with the system that are likely to be reprocured in 
        substantial quantities during the service life of the system. 
        Proposals submitted in response to this requirement may include 
        the following:
                  (A) Proposals to provide to the Federal Government 
                the right to use technical data to be provided under 
                the contract for competitive reprocurement of the item, 
                together with the cost to the Federal Government of 
                acquiring the data and the right to use the data.
                  (B) Proposals for the qualification or development of 
                multiple sources of supply for the item.
  (c) Consideration of Factors as Objectives in Negotiations.--If the 
head of an agency is making a noncompetitive award of a development 
contract or a production contract for a major system, the factors 
specified in subsections (a) and (b) to be considered in evaluating an 
offer for a contract may be considered as objectives in negotiating the 
contract to be awarded.
Sec. 3308. Design-build selection procedures
  (a) Authorization.--Unless the traditional acquisition approach of 
design-bid-build established under sections 1101 to 1104 of title 40 or 
another acquisition procedure authorized by law is used, the head of an 
executive agency shall use the two-phase selection procedures 
authorized in this section for entering into a contract for the design 
and construction of a public building, facility, or work when a 
determination is made under subsection (b) that the procedures are 
appropriate for use.
  (b) Criteria for Use.--A contracting officer shall make a 
determination whether two-phase selection procedures are appropriate 
for use for entering into a contract for the design and construction of 
a public building, facility, or work when--
          (1) the contracting officer anticipates that 3 or more offers 
        will be received for the contract;
          (2) design work must be performed before an offeror can 
        develop a price or cost proposal for the contract;
          (3) the offeror will incur a substantial amount of expense in 
        preparing the offer; and
          (4) the contracting officer has considered information such 
        as the following:
                  (A) The extent to which the project requirements have 
                been adequately defined.
                  (B) The time constraints for delivery of the project.
                  (C) The capability and experience of potential 
                contractors.
                  (D) The suitability of the project for use of the 
                two-phase selection procedures.
                  (E) The capability of the agency to manage the two-
                phase selection process.
                  (F) Other criteria established by the agency.
  (c) Procedures Described.--Two-phase selection procedures consist of 
the following:
          (1) Development of scope of work statement.--The agency 
        develops, either in-house or by contract, a scope of work 
        statement for inclusion in the solicitation that defines the 
        project and provides prospective offerors with sufficient 
        information regarding the Federal Government's requirements 
        (which may include criteria and preliminary design, budget 
        parameters, and schedule or delivery requirements) to enable 
        the offerors to submit proposals that meet the Federal 
        Government's needs. If the agency contracts for development of 
        the scope of work statement, the agency shall contract for 
        architectural and engineering services as defined by and in 
        accordance with sections 1101 to 1104 of title 40.
          (2) Solicitation of phase-one proposals.--The contracting 
        officer solicits phase-one proposals that--
                  (A) include information on the offeror's--
                          (i) technical approach; and
                          (ii) technical qualifications; and
                  (B) do not include--
                          (i) detailed design information; or
                          (ii) cost or price information.
          (3) Evaluation factors.--The evaluation factors to be used in 
        evaluating phase-one proposals are stated in the solicitation 
        and include specialized experience and technical competence, 
        capability to perform, past performance of the offeror's team 
        (including the architect-engineer and construction members of 
        the team), and other appropriate factors, except that cost-
        related or price-related evaluation factors are not permitted. 
        Each solicitation establishes the relative importance assigned 
        to the evaluation factors and subfactors that must be 
        considered in the evaluation of phase-one proposals. The agency 
        evaluates phase-one proposals on the basis of the phase-one 
        evaluation factors set forth in the solicitation.
          (4) Selection by contracting officer.--
                  (A) Number of offerors selected and what is to be 
                evaluated.--The contracting officer selects as the most 
                highly qualified the number of offerors specified in 
                the solicitation to provide the property or services 
                under the contract and requests the selected offerors 
                to submit phase-two competitive proposals that include 
                technical proposals and cost or price information. Each 
                solicitation establishes with respect to phase two--
                          (i) the technical submission for the 
                        proposal, including design concepts or proposed 
                        solutions to requirements addressed within the 
                        scope of work, or both; and
                          (ii) the evaluation factors and subfactors, 
                        including cost or price, that must be 
                        considered in the evaluations of proposals in 
                        accordance with subsections (b) to (d) of 
                        section 3305 of this title.
                  (B) Separate evaluations.--The contracting officer 
                separately evaluates the submissions described in 
                clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).
          (5) Awarding of contract.--The agency awards the contract in 
        accordance with chapter 37 of this title.
  (d) Solicitation To State Number of Offerors To Be Selected for 
Phase-Two Requests for Competitive Proposals.--A solicitation issued 
pursuant to the procedures described in subsection (c) shall state the 
maximum number of offerors that are to be selected to submit 
competitive proposals pursuant to subsection (c)(4). The maximum number 
specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the agency 
determines with respect to an individual solicitation that a specified 
number greater than 5 is in the Federal Government's interest and is 
consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection 
process.
  (e) Requirement for Guidance and Regulations.--The Federal 
Acquisition Regulation shall include guidance--
          (1) regarding the factors that may be considered in 
        determining whether the two-phase contracting procedures 
        authorized by subsection (a) are appropriate for use in 
        individual contracting situations;
          (2) regarding the factors that may be used in selecting 
        contractors; and
          (3) providing for a uniform approach to be used Government-
        wide.
Sec. 3309. Quantities to order
  (a) Factors Affecting Quantity To Order.--Each executive agency shall 
procure supplies in a quantity that--
          (1) will result in the total cost and unit cost most 
        advantageous to the Federal Government, where practicable; and
          (2) does not exceed the quantity reasonably expected to be 
        required by the agency.
  (b) Offeror's Opinion of Quantity.--Each solicitation for a contract 
for supplies shall, if practicable, include a provision inviting each 
offeror responding to the solicitation to state an opinion on whether 
the quantity of supplies proposed to be procured is economically 
advantageous to the Federal Government and, if applicable, to recommend 
a quantity that would be more economically advantageous to the Federal 
Government. Each recommendation shall include a quotation of the total 
price and the unit price for supplies procured in each recommended 
quantity.
Sec. 3310. Qualification requirement
  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``qualification 
requirement'' means a requirement for testing or other quality 
assurance demonstration that must be completed by an offeror before 
award of a contract.
  (b) Actions Before Enforcing Qualification Requirement.--Except as 
provided in subsection (c), the head of an agency, before enforcing any 
qualification requirement, shall--
          (1) prepare a written justification stating the necessity for 
        establishing the qualification requirement and specify why the 
        qualification requirement must be demonstrated before contract 
        award;
          (2) specify in writing and make available to a potential 
        offeror on request all requirements that a prospective offeror, 
        or its product, must satisfy to become qualified, with those 
        requirements to be limited to those least restrictive to meet 
        the purposes necessitating the establishment of the 
        qualification requirement;
          (3) specify an estimate of the cost of testing and evaluation 
        likely to be incurred by a potential offeror to become 
        qualified;
          (4) ensure that a potential offeror is provided, on request, 
        a prompt opportunity to demonstrate at its own expense (except 
        as provided in subsection (d)) its ability to meet the 
        standards specified for qualification using--
                  (A) qualified personnel and facilities--
                          (i) of the agency concerned;
                          (ii) of another agency obtained through 
                        interagency agreement; or
                          (iii) under contract; or
                  (B) other methods approved by the agency (including 
                use of approved testing and evaluation services not 
                provided under contract to the agency);
          (5) if testing and evaluation services are provided under 
        contract to the agency for the purposes of paragraph (4), 
        provide to the extent possible that those services be provided 
        by a contractor that--
                  (A) is not expected to benefit from an absence of 
                additional qualified sources; and
                  (B) is required in the contract to adhere to any 
                restriction on technical data asserted by the potential 
                offeror seeking qualification; and
          (6) ensure that a potential offeror seeking qualification is 
        promptly informed whether qualification is attained and, if not 
        attained, is promptly furnished specific information about why 
        qualification was not attained.
  (c) Applicability, Waiver Authority, and Referral of Offers.--
          (1) Applicability.--Subsection (b) does not apply to a 
        qualification requirement established by statute prior to 
        October 30, 1984.
          (2) Waiver authority.--
                  (A) Submission of determination of 
                unreasonableness.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (C), if it is unreasonable to specify the standards for 
                qualification that a prospective offeror or its product 
                must satisfy, a determination to that effect shall be 
                submitted to the advocate for competition of the 
                procuring activity responsible for the purchase of the 
                item subject to the qualification requirement.
                  (B) Authority to grant waiver.--After considering any 
                comments of the advocate for competition reviewing the 
                determination, the head of the procuring activity may 
                waive the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (5) of 
                subsection (b) for up to 2 years with respect to the 
                item subject to the qualification requirement.
                  (C) Nonapplicability to qualified products list.--
                Waiver authority under this paragraph does not apply 
                with respect to a qualified products list.
          (3) Submission and consideration of offer not to be denied.--
        A potential offeror may not be denied the opportunity to submit 
        and have considered an offer for a contract solely because the 
        potential offeror has not been identified as meeting a 
        qualification requirement if the potential offeror can 
        demonstrate to the satisfaction of the contracting officer that 
        the potential offeror or its product meets the standards 
        established for qualification or can meet those standards 
        before the date specified for award of the contract.
          (4) Referral to small business administration not required.--
        This subsection does not require the referral of an offer to 
        the Small Business Administration pursuant to section 8(b)(7) 
        of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(7)) if the basis 
        for the referral is a challenge by the offeror to either the 
        validity of the qualification requirement or the offeror's 
        compliance with that requirement.
          (5) Delay of procurement not required.--The head of an agency 
        need not delay a proposed procurement to comply with subsection 
        (b) or to provide a potential offeror with an opportunity to 
        demonstrate its ability to meet the standards specified for 
        qualification.
  (d) Fewer Than 2 Actual Manufacturers.--
          (1) Solicitation and testing of additional sources or 
        products.--If the number of qualified sources or qualified 
        products available to compete actively for an anticipated 
        future requirement is fewer than 2 actual manufacturers or the 
        products of 2 actual manufacturers, respectively, the head of 
        the agency concerned shall--
                  (A) publish notice periodically soliciting additional 
                sources or products to seek qualification, unless the 
                contracting officer determines that doing so would 
                compromise national security; and
                  (B) subject to paragraph (2), bear the cost of 
                conducting the specified testing and evaluation 
                (excluding the cost associated with producing the item 
                or establishing the production, quality control, or 
                other system to be tested and evaluated) for a small 
                business concern or a product manufactured by a small 
                business concern that has met the standards specified 
                for qualification and that could reasonably be expected 
                to compete for a contract for that requirement.
          (2) When agency may bear cost.--The head of the agency 
        concerned may bear the cost under paragraph (1)(B) only if the 
        head of the agency determines that the additional qualified 
        sources or products are likely to result in cost savings from 
        increased competition for future requirements sufficient to 
        offset (within a reasonable period of time considering the 
        duration and dollar value of anticipated future requirements) 
        the cost incurred by the agency.
          (3) Certification required.--The head of the agency shall 
        require a prospective contractor requesting the Federal 
        Government to bear testing and evaluation costs under paragraph 
        (1)(B) to certify its status as a small business concern under 
        section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
  (e) Examination and Revalidation of Qualification Requirement.--
Within 7 years after the establishment of a qualification requirement, 
the need for the requirement shall be examined and the standards of the 
requirement revalidated in accordance with the requirements of 
subsection (b). This subsection does not apply in the case of a 
qualification requirement for which a waiver is in effect under 
subsection (c)(2).
  (f) When Enforcement of Qualification Requirement Not Allowed.--
Except in an emergency as determined by the head of the agency, after 
the head of the agency determines not to enforce a qualification 
requirement for a solicitation, the agency may not enforce the 
requirement unless the agency complies with the requirements of 
subsection (b).

               CHAPTER 35--TRUTHFUL COST AND PRICING DATA

Sec.
3501.  Definitions.
3502.  Required cost or pricing data and certification.
3503.  Exceptions.
3504.  Cost or pricing data on below-threshold contracts.
3505.  Submission of other information.
3506.  Price reductions for defective cost or pricing data.
3507.  Interest and penalties for certain overpayments.
3508.  Right to examine contractor records.
Sec. 3501. Definitions
  In this chapter:
          (1) Commercial item.--The term ``commercial item'' has the 
        meaning provided the term by section 103 of this title.
          (2) Cost or pricing data.--The term ``cost or pricing data'' 
        means all facts that, as of the date of agreement on the price 
        of a contract (or the price of a contract modification) or, if 
        applicable consistent with section 3506(a)(2) of this title, 
        another date agreed upon between the parties, a prudent buyer 
        or seller would reasonably expect to affect price negotiations 
        significantly. The term does not include information that is 
        judgmental, but does include factual information from which a 
        judgment was derived.
          (3) Subcontract.--The term ``subcontract'' includes a 
        transfer of commercial items between divisions, subsidiaries, 
        or affiliates of a contractor or a subcontractor.
Sec. 3502. Required cost or pricing data and certification
  (a) When Required.--The head of an executive agency shall require 
offerors, contractors, and subcontractors to make cost or pricing data 
available as follows:
          (1) Offeror for prime contract.--An offeror for a prime 
        contract under this part to be entered into using procedures 
        other than sealed-bid procedures shall be required to submit 
        cost or pricing data before the award of a contract if--
                  (A) in the case of a prime contract entered into 
                after October 13, 1994, the price of the contract to 
                the Federal Government is expected to exceed $500,000; 
                and
                  (B) in the case of a prime contract entered into on 
                or before October 13, 1994, the price of the contract 
                to the Federal Government is expected to exceed 
                $100,000.
          (2) Contractor.--The contractor for a prime contract under 
        this part shall be required to submit cost or pricing data 
        before the pricing of a change or modification to the contract 
        if--
                  (A) in the case of a change or modification made to a 
                prime contract referred to in paragraph (1)(A), the 
                price adjustment is expected to exceed $500,000;
                  (B) in the case of a change or modification made to a 
                prime contract that was entered into on or before 
                October 13, 1994, and that has been modified pursuant 
                to subsection (f), the price adjustment is expected to 
                exceed $500,000; and
                  (C) in the case of a change or modification not 
                covered by subparagraph (A) or (B), the price 
                adjustment is expected to exceed $100,000.
          (3) Offeror for subcontract.--An offeror for a subcontract 
        (at any tier) of a contract under this part shall be required 
        to submit cost or pricing data before the award of the 
        subcontract if the prime contractor and each higher-tier 
        subcontractor have been required to make available cost or 
        pricing data under this chapter and--
                  (A) in the case of a subcontract under a prime 
                contract referred to in paragraph (1)(A), the price of 
                the subcontract is expected to exceed $500,000;
                  (B) in the case of a subcontract entered into under a 
                prime contract that was entered into on or before 
                October 13, 1994, and that has been modified pursuant 
                to subsection (f), the price of the subcontract is 
                expected to exceed $500,000; and
                  (C) in the case of a subcontract not covered by 
                subparagraph (A) or (B), the price of the subcontract 
                is expected to exceed $100,000.
          (4) Subcontractor.--The subcontractor for a subcontract 
        covered by paragraph (3) shall be required to submit cost or 
        pricing data before the pricing of a change or modification to 
        the subcontract if--
                  (A) in the case of a change or modification to a 
                subcontract referred to in paragraph (3)(A) or (B), the 
                price adjustment is expected to exceed $500,000; and
                  (B) in the case of a change or modification to a 
                subcontract referred to in paragraph (3)(C), the price 
                adjustment is expected to exceed $100,000.
  (b) Certification.--A person required, as an offeror, contractor, or 
subcontractor, to submit cost or pricing data under subsection (a) (or 
required by the head of the procuring activity concerned to submit the 
data under section 3504 of this title) shall be required to certify 
that, to the best of the person's knowledge and belief, the cost or 
pricing data submitted are accurate, complete, and current.
  (c) To Whom Submitted.--Cost or pricing data required to be submitted 
under subsection (a) (or under section 3504 of this title), and a 
certification required to be submitted under subsection (b), shall be 
submitted--
          (1) in the case of a submission by a prime contractor (or an 
        offeror for a prime contract), to the contracting officer for 
        the contract (or a designated representative of the contracting 
        officer); or
          (2) in the case of a submission by a subcontractor (or an 
        offeror for a subcontract), to the prime contractor.
  (d) Application of Chapter.--Except as provided under section 3503 of 
this title, this chapter applies to contracts entered into by the head 
of an executive agency on behalf of a foreign government.
  (e) Subcontracts Not Affected by Waiver.--A waiver of requirements 
for submission of certified cost or pricing data that is granted under 
section 3503(a)(3) of this title in the case of a contract or 
subcontract does not waive the requirement under subsection (a)(3) of 
this section for submission of cost or pricing data in the case of 
subcontracts under that contract or subcontract unless the head of the 
procuring activity granting the waiver determines that the requirement 
under subsection (a)(3) of this section should be waived in the case of 
those subcontracts and justifies in writing the reason for the 
determination.
  (f) Modifications to Prior Contracts.--On the request of a contractor 
that was required to submit cost or pricing data under subsection (a) 
in connection with a prime contract entered into on or before October 
13, 1994, the head of the executive agency that entered into the 
contract shall modify the contract to reflect paragraphs (2)(B) and 
(3)(B) of subsection (a). All those modifications shall be made without 
requiring consideration.
  (g) Adjustment of Amounts.--Effective on October 1 of each year that 
is divisible by 5, each amount set forth in subsection (a) shall be 
adjusted to the amount that is equal to the fiscal year 1994 constant 
dollar value of the amount set forth. Any amount, as so adjusted, that 
is not evenly divisible by $50,000 shall be rounded to the nearest 
multiple of $50,000. In the case of an amount that is evenly divisible 
by $25,000 but not evenly divisible by $50,000, the amount shall be 
rounded to the next higher multiple of $50,000.
Sec. 3503. Exceptions
  (a) In General.--Submission of certified cost or pricing data shall 
not be required under section 3502 of this title in the case of a 
contract, a subcontract, or a modification of a contract or 
subcontract--
          (1) for which the price agreed on is based on--
                  (A) adequate price competition; or
                  (B) prices set by law or regulation;
          (2) for the acquisition of a commercial item; or
          (3) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
        activity, without delegation, determines that the requirements 
        of this chapter may be waived and justifies in writing the 
        reasons for the determination.
  (b) Modifications of Contracts and Subcontracts for Commercial 
Items.--In the case of a modification of a contract or subcontract for 
a commercial item that is not covered by the exception to the 
submission of certified cost or pricing data in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
subsection (a), submission of certified cost or pricing data shall not 
be required under section 3502 of this title if--
          (1) the contract or subcontract being modified is a contract 
        or subcontract for which submission of certified cost or 
        pricing data may not be required by reason of paragraph (1) or 
        (2) of subsection (a); and
          (2) the modification would not change the contract or 
        subcontract from a contract or subcontract for the acquisition 
        of a commercial item to a contract or subcontract for the 
        acquisition of an item other than a commercial item.
Sec. 3504. Cost or pricing data on below-threshold contracts
  (a) Authority To Require Submission.--Subject to subsection (b), when 
certified cost or pricing data are not required to be submitted by 
section 3502 of this title for a contract, subcontract, or modification 
of a contract or subcontract, the data may nevertheless be required to 
be submitted by the head of the procuring activity, but only if the 
head of the procuring activity determines that the data are necessary 
for the evaluation by the agency of the reasonableness of the price of 
the contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
subcontract. In any case in which the head of the procuring activity 
requires the data to be submitted under this section, the head of the 
procuring activity shall justify in writing the reason for the 
requirement.
  (b) Exception.--The head of the procuring activity may not require 
certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under this section for 
any contract or subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
subcontract, covered by the exceptions in section 3503(a)(1) or (2) of 
this title.
  (c) Delegation of Authority Prohibited.--The head of a procuring 
activity may not delegate the functions under this section.
Sec. 3505. Submission of other information
  (a) Authority To Require Submission.--When certified cost or pricing 
data are not required to be submitted under this chapter for a 
contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract or subcontract, 
the contracting officer shall require submission of data other than 
certified cost or pricing data to the extent necessary to determine the 
reasonableness of the price of the contract, subcontract, or 
modification of the contract or subcontract. Except in the case of a 
contract or subcontract covered by the exceptions in section 3503(a)(1) 
of this title, the contracting officer shall require that the data 
submitted include, at a minimum, appropriate information on the prices 
at which the same item or similar items have previously been sold that 
is adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of the price for the 
procurement.
  (b) Limitations on Authority.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation 
shall include the following provisions regarding the types of 
information that contracting officers may require under subsection (a):
          (1) Reasonable limitations.--Reasonable limitations on 
        requests for sales data relating to commercial items.
          (2) Limitation on scope of request.--A requirement that a 
        contracting officer limit, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        the scope of any request for information relating to commercial 
        items from an offeror to only that information that is in the 
        form regularly maintained by the offeror in commercial 
        operations.
          (3) Information not to be disclosed.--A statement that any 
        information received relating to commercial items that is 
        exempt from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5 shall 
        not be disclosed by the Federal Government.
Sec. 3506. Price reductions for defective cost or pricing data
  (a) Provision Requiring Adjustment.--
          (1) In general.--A prime contract (or change or modification 
        to a prime contract) under which a certificate under section 
        3502(b) of this title is required shall contain a provision 
        that the price of the contract to the Federal Government, 
        including profit or fee, shall be adjusted to exclude any 
        significant amount by which it may be determined by the head of 
        the executive agency that the price was increased because the 
        contractor (or any subcontractor required to make the 
        certificate available) submitted defective cost or pricing 
        data.
          (2) What constitutes defective cost or pricing data.--For the 
        purposes of this chapter, defective cost or pricing data are 
        cost or pricing data that, as of the date of agreement on the 
        price of the contract (or another date agreed on between the 
        parties), were inaccurate, incomplete, or noncurrent. If for 
        purposes of the preceding sentence the parties agree on a date 
        other than the date of agreement on the price of the contract, 
        the date agreed on by the parties shall be as close to the date 
        of agreement on the price of the contract as is practicable.
  (b) Valid Defense.--In determining for purposes of a contract price 
adjustment under a contract provision required by subsection (a) 
whether, and to what extent, a contract price was increased because the 
contractor (or a subcontractor) submitted defective cost or pricing 
data, it is a defense that the Federal Government did not rely on the 
defective data submitted by the contractor or subcontractor.
  (c) Invalid Defenses.--It is not a defense to an adjustment of the 
price of a contract under a contract provision required by subsection 
(a) that--
          (1) the price of the contract would not have been modified 
        even if accurate, complete, and current cost or pricing data 
        had been submitted by the contractor or subcontractor because 
        the contractor or subcontractor--
                  (A) was the sole source of the property or services 
                procured; or
                  (B) otherwise was in a superior bargaining position 
                with respect to the property or services procured;
          (2) the contracting officer should have known that the cost 
        or pricing data in issue were defective even though the 
        contractor or subcontractor took no affirmative action to bring 
        the character of the data to the attention of the contracting 
        officer;
          (3) the contract was based on an agreement between the 
        contractor and the Federal Government about the total cost of 
        the contract and there was no agreement about the cost of each 
        item procured under the contract; or
          (4) the prime contractor or subcontractor did not submit a 
        certification of cost or pricing data relating to the contract 
        as required by section 3502(b) of this title.
  (d) Offsets.--
          (1) When allowed.--A contractor shall be allowed to offset an 
        amount against the amount of a contract price adjustment under 
        a contract provision required by subsection (a) if--
                  (A) the contractor certifies to the contracting 
                officer (or to a designated representative of the 
                contracting officer) that, to the best of the 
                contractor's knowledge and belief, the contractor is 
                entitled to the offset; and
                  (B) the contractor proves that the cost or pricing 
                data were available before the date of agreement on the 
                price of the contract (or price of the modification), 
                or, if applicable, consistent with subsection (a)(2), 
                another date agreed on by the parties, and that the 
                data were not submitted as specified in section 3502(c) 
                of this title before that date.
          (2) When not allowed.--A contractor shall not be allowed to 
        offset an amount otherwise authorized to be offset under 
        paragraph (1) if--
                  (A) the certification under section 3502(b) of this 
                title with respect to the cost or pricing data involved 
                was known to be false when signed; or
                  (B) the Federal Government proves that, had the cost 
                or pricing data referred to in paragraph (1)(B) been 
                submitted to the Federal Government before date of 
                agreement on the price of the contract (or price of the 
                modification), or, if applicable, under subsection 
                (a)(2), another date agreed on by the parties, the 
                submission of the cost or pricing data would not have 
                resulted in an increase in that price in the amount to 
                be offset.
Sec. 3507. Interest and penalties for certain overpayments
  (a) In General.--If the Federal Government makes an overpayment to a 
contractor under a contract with an executive agency subject to this 
chapter and the overpayment was due to the submission by the contractor 
of defective cost or pricing data, the contractor shall be liable to 
the Federal Government--
          (1) for interest on the amount of the overpayment, to be 
        computed--
                  (A) for the period beginning on the date the 
                overpayment was made to the contractor and ending on 
                the date the contractor repays the amount of the 
                overpayment to the Federal Government; and
                  (B) at the current rate prescribed by the Secretary 
                of the Treasury under section 6621 of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6621); and
          (2) if the submission of the defective data was a knowing 
        submission, for an additional amount equal to the amount of the 
        overpayment.
  (b) Liability Not Affected by Refusal To Submit Certification.--Any 
liability under this section of a contractor that submits cost or 
pricing data but refuses to submit the certification required by 
section 3502(b) of this title with respect to the cost or pricing data 
is not affected by the refusal to submit the certification.
Sec. 3508. Right to examine contractor records
  For the purpose of evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and 
currency of cost or pricing data required to be submitted by this 
chapter, an executive agency shall have the authority provided by 
section 4706(b)(2) of this title.

                   CHAPTER 37--AWARDING OF CONTRACTS

Sec.
3701.  Basis of award and rejection.
3702.  Sealed bids.
3703.  Competitive proposals.
3704.  Post-award debriefings.
3705.  Pre-award debriefings.
3706.  Encouragement of alternative dispute resolution.
3707.  Antitrust violations.
3708.  Protests.
Sec. 3701. Basis of award and rejection
  (a) Award.--An executive agency shall evaluate sealed bids and 
competitive proposals, and award a contract, based solely on the 
factors specified in the solicitation.
  (b) Rejection.--All sealed bids or competitive proposals received in 
response to a solicitation may be rejected if the agency head 
determines that rejection is in the public interest.
Sec. 3702. Sealed bids
  (a) Opening of Bids.--Sealed bids shall be opened publicly at the 
time and place stated in the solicitation.
  (b) Criteria for Awarding Contract.--The executive agency shall 
evaluate the bids in accordance with section 3701(a) of this title 
without discussions with the bidders and, except as provided in section 
3701(b) of this title, shall award a contract with reasonable 
promptness to the responsible source whose bid conforms to the 
solicitation and is most advantageous to the Federal Government, 
considering only price and the other price-related factors included in 
the solicitation.
  (c) Notice of Award.--The award of a contract shall be made by 
transmitting, in writing or by electronic means, notice of the award to 
the successful bidder. Within 3 days after the date of contract award, 
the executive agency shall notify, in writing or by electronic means, 
each bidder not awarded the contract that the contract has been 
awarded.
Sec. 3703. Competitive proposals
  (a) Evaluation and Award.--An executive agency shall evaluate 
competitive proposals in accordance with section 3701(a) of this title 
and may award a contract--
          (1) after discussions with the offerors, provided that 
        written or oral discussions have been conducted with all 
        responsible offerors who submit proposals within the 
        competitive range; or
          (2) based on the proposals received and without discussions 
        with the offerors (other than discussions conducted for the 
        purpose of minor clarification), if, as required by section 
        3305(b)(2)(B)(i) of this title, the solicitation included a 
        statement that proposals are intended to be evaluated, and 
        award made, without discussions unless discussions are 
        determined to be necessary.
  (b) Limit on Number of Proposals.--If the contracting officer 
determines that the number of offerors that would otherwise be included 
in the competitive range under subsection (a)(1) exceeds the number at 
which an efficient competition can be conducted, the contracting 
officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range, in 
accordance with the criteria specified in the solicitation, to the 
greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the 
offerors rated most highly in accordance with those criteria.
  (c) Criteria for Awarding Contract.--Except as otherwise provided in 
section 3701(b) of this title, the executive agency shall award a 
contract with reasonable promptness to the responsible source whose 
proposal is most advantageous to the Federal Government, considering 
only cost or price and the other factors included in the solicitation.
  (d) Notice of Award.--The executive agency shall award the contract 
by transmitting, in writing or by electronic means, notice of the award 
to that source and, within 3 days after the date of contract award, 
shall notify, in writing or by electronic means, all other offerors of 
the rejection of their proposals.
Sec. 3704. Post-award debriefings
  (a) Request for Debriefing.--When a contract is awarded by the head 
of an executive agency on the basis of competitive proposals, an 
unsuccessful offeror, on written request received by the agency within 
3 days after the date on which the unsuccessful offeror receives the 
notification of the contract award, shall be debriefed and furnished 
the basis for the selection decision and contract award.
  (b) When Debriefing To Be Conducted.--The executive agency shall 
debrief the offeror within, to the maximum extent practicable, 5 days 
after receipt of the request by the executive agency.
  (c) Information To Be Provided.--The debriefing shall include, at a 
minimum--
          (1) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant weak 
        or deficient factors in the offeror's offer;
          (2) the overall evaluated cost and technical rating of the 
        offer of the contractor awarded the contract and the overall 
        evaluated cost and technical rating of the offer of the 
        debriefed offeror;
          (3) the overall ranking of all offers;
          (4) a summary of the rationale for the award;
          (5) in the case of a proposal that includes a commercial item 
        that is an end item under the contract, the make and model of 
        the item being provided in accordance with the offer of the 
        contractor awarded the contract; and
          (6) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the 
        debriefed offeror as to whether source selection procedures set 
        forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other 
        applicable authorities were followed by the executive agency.
  (d) Information Not To Be Included.--The debriefing may not include 
point-by-point comparisons of the debriefed offeror's offer with other 
offers and may not disclose any information that is exempt from 
disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5.
  (e) Inclusion of Statement in Solicitation.--Each solicitation for 
competitive proposals shall include a statement that information 
described in subsection (c) may be disclosed in post-award debriefings.
  (f) After Successful Protest.--If, within one year after the date of 
the contract award and as a result of a successful procurement protest, 
the executive agency seeks to fulfill the requirement under the 
protested contract either on the basis of a new solicitation of offers 
or on the basis of new best and final offers requested for that 
contract, the head of the executive agency shall make available to all 
offerors--
          (1) the information provided in debriefings under this 
        section regarding the offer of the contractor awarded the 
        contract; and
          (2) the same information that would have been provided to the 
        original offerors.
  (g) Summary To Be Included in File.--The contracting officer shall 
include a summary of the debriefing in the contract file.
Sec. 3705. Pre-award debriefings
  (a) Request for Debriefing.--When the contracting officer excludes an 
offeror submitting a competitive proposal from the competitive range 
(or otherwise excludes that offeror from further consideration prior to 
the final source selection decision), the excluded offeror may request 
in writing, within 3 days after the date on which the excluded offeror 
receives notice of its exclusion, a debriefing prior to award.
  (b) When Debriefing To Be Conducted.--The contracting officer shall 
make every effort to debrief the unsuccessful offeror as soon as 
practicable but may refuse the request for a debriefing if it is not in 
the best interests of the Federal Government to conduct a debriefing at 
that time.
  (c) Precondition for Post-Award Debriefing.--The contracting officer 
is required to debrief an excluded offeror in accordance with section 
3704 of this title only if that offeror requested and was refused a 
pre-award debriefing under subsections (a) and (b).
  (d) Information To Be Provided.--The debriefing conducted under this 
section shall include--
          (1) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
        elements in the offeror's offer;
          (2) a summary of the rationale for the offeror's exclusion; 
        and
          (3) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the 
        debriefed offeror as to whether source selection procedures set 
        forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other 
        applicable authorities were followed by the executive agency.
  (e) Information Not To Be Disclosed.--The debriefing conducted 
pursuant to this section may not disclose the number or identity of 
other offerors and shall not disclose information about the content, 
ranking, or evaluation of other offerors' proposals.
  (f) Summary To Be Included in File.--The contracting officer shall 
include a summary of the debriefing in the contract file.
Sec. 3706. Encouragement of alternative dispute resolution
  The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a provision 
encouraging the use of alternative dispute resolution techniques to 
provide informal, expeditious, and inexpensive procedures for an 
offeror to consider using before filing a protest, prior to the award 
of a contract, of the exclusion of the offeror from the competitive 
range (or otherwise from further consideration) for that contract.
Sec. 3707. Antitrust violations
  If the agency head considers that a bid or proposal evidences a 
violation of the antitrust laws, the agency head shall refer the bid or 
proposal to the Attorney General for appropriate action.
Sec. 3708. Protests
  (a) Protest File.--
          (1) Establishment and access.--If, in the case of a 
        solicitation for a contract issued by, or an award or proposed 
        award of a contract by, the head of an executive agency, a 
        protest is filed pursuant to the procedures in subchapter V of 
        chapter 35 of title 31, and an actual or prospective offeror 
        requests, a file of the protest shall be established by the 
        procuring activity and reasonable access shall be provided to 
        actual or prospective offerors.
          (2) Redacted information.--Information exempt from disclosure 
        under section 552 of title 5 may be redacted in a file 
        established pursuant to paragraph (1) unless an applicable 
        protective order provides otherwise.
  (b) Agency Actions on Protests.--If, in connection with a protest, 
the head of an executive agency determines that a solicitation, 
proposed award, or award does not comply with the requirements of law 
or regulation, the head of the executive agency may--
          (1) take any action set out in subparagraphs (A) to (F) of 
        subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 31; and
          (2) pay costs described in paragraph (1) of section 3554(c) 
        of title 31 within the limits referred to in paragraph (2) of 
        section 3554(c).

                CHAPTER 39--SPECIFIC TYPES OF CONTRACTS

Sec.
3901.  Contracts awarded using procedures other than sealed-bid 
          procedures.
3902.  Severable services contracts for periods crossing fiscal years.
3903.  Multiyear contracts.
3904.  Contract authority for severable services contracts and multiyear 
          contracts.
3905.  Cost contracts.
Sec. 3901. Contracts awarded using procedures other than sealed-bid 
                    procedures
  (a) Authorized Types.--Except as provided in section 3905 of this 
title, contracts awarded after using procedures other than sealed-bid 
procedures may be of any type which in the opinion of the agency head 
will promote the best interests of the Federal Government.
  (b) Required Warranty.--
          (1) Content.--Every contract awarded after using procedures 
        other than sealed-bid procedures shall contain a suitable 
        warranty, as determined by the agency head, by the contractor 
        that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained 
        to solicit or secure the contract on an agreement or 
        understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or 
        contingent fee, except for bona fide employees or bona fide 
        established commercial or selling agencies the contractor 
        maintains to secure business.
          (2) Remedy for breach or violation.--For the breach or 
        violation of the warranty, the Federal Government may annul the 
        contract without liability or deduct from the contract price or 
        consideration the full amount of the commission, percentage, 
        brokerage, or contingent fee.
          (3) Nonapplication.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to a 
        contract for an amount that is not greater than the simplified 
        acquisition threshold or to a contract for the acquisition of 
        commercial items.
Sec. 3902. Severable services contracts for periods crossing fiscal 
                    years
  (a) Authority To Enter Into Contract.--The head of an executive 
agency may enter into a contract for the procurement of severable 
services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the 
next fiscal year if (without regard to any option to extend the period 
of the contract) the contract period does not exceed one year.
  (b) Obligation of Amounts.--Amounts made available for a fiscal year 
may be obligated for the total amount of a contract entered into under 
the authority of this section.
Sec. 3903. Multiyear contracts
  (a) Definition.--In this section, a multiyear contract is a contract 
for the purchase of property or services for more than one, but not 
more than 5, program years.
  (b) Authority To Enter Into Contract.--An executive agency may enter 
into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of property or services 
if--
          (1) amounts are available and obligated for the contract, for 
        the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in 
        which the contract is in effect, and for the estimated costs 
        associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and
          (2) the executive agency determines that--
                  (A) the need for the property or services is 
                reasonably firm and continuing over the period of the 
                contract; and
                  (B) a multiyear contract will serve the best 
                interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full 
                and open competition or promoting economy in 
                administration, performance, and operation of the 
                agency's programs.
  (c) Termination Clause.--A multiyear contract entered into under the 
authority of this section shall include a clause that provides that the 
contract shall be terminated if amounts are not made available for the 
continuation of the contract in a fiscal year covered by the contract. 
Amounts available for paying termination costs shall remain available 
for that purpose until the costs associated with termination of the 
contract are paid.
  (d) Cancellation Ceiling Notice.--Before a contract described in 
subsection (b) that contains a clause setting forth a cancellation 
ceiling in excess of $10,000,000 may be awarded, the executive agency 
shall give written notification of the proposed contract and of the 
proposed cancellation ceiling for that contract to Congress. The 
contract may not be awarded until the end of the 30-day period 
beginning on the date of the notification.
  (e) Contingency Clause for Appropriation of Amounts.--A multiyear 
contract may provide that performance under the contract after the 
first year of the contract is contingent on the appropriation of 
amounts and (if the contract does so provide) that a cancellation 
payment shall be made to the contractor if the amounts are not 
appropriated.
  (f) Other Law Not Affected.--This section does not modify or affect 
any other provision of law that authorizes multiyear contracts.
Sec. 3904. Contract authority for severable services contracts and 
                    multiyear contracts
  (a) Comptroller General.--The Comptroller General may use available 
amounts to enter into contracts for the procurement of severable 
services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the 
next fiscal year and to enter into multiyear contracts for the 
acquisition of property and nonaudit-related services to the same 
extent as executive agencies under sections 3902 and 3903 of this 
title.
  (b) Library of Congress.--The Library of Congress may use available 
amounts to enter into contracts for the lease or procurement of 
severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends 
in the next fiscal year and to enter into multiyear contracts for the 
acquisition of property and services pursuant to sections 3902 and 3903 
of this title.
  (c) Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.--
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives may 
enter into--
          (1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a 
        period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next 
        fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an executive 
        agency under the authority of section 3902 of this title; and
          (2) multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and 
        nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive 
        agencies under the authority of section 3903 of this title.
  (d) Congressional Budget Office.--The Congressional Budget Office may 
use available amounts to enter into contracts for the procurement of 
severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends 
in the next fiscal year and may enter into multiyear contracts for the 
acquisition of property and services to the same extent as executive 
agencies under the authority of sections 3902 and 3903 of this title.
  (e) Secretary and Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.--
Subject to regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms 
and Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into--
          (1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a 
        period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next 
        fiscal year to the same extent and under the same conditions as 
        the head of an executive agency under the authority of section 
        3902 of this title; and
          (2) multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and 
        services to the same extent and under the same conditions as 
        executive agencies under the authority of section 3903 of this 
        title.
  (f) Capitol Police.--The United States Capitol Police may enter 
into--
          (1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a 
        period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next 
        fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an executive 
        agency under the authority of section 3902 of this title; and
          (2) multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and 
        nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive 
        agencies under the authority of section 3903 of this title.
  (g) Architect of the Capitol.--The Architect of the Capitol may enter 
into--
          (1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a 
        period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next 
        fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an executive 
        agency under the authority of section 3902 of this title; and
          (2) multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of property and 
        nonaudit-related services to the same extent as executive 
        agencies under the authority of section 3903 of this title.
  (h) Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.--The Secretary of the 
Smithsonian Institution may enter into--
          (1) contracts for the procurement of severable services for a 
        period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next 
        fiscal year under the authority of section 3902 of this title; 
        and
          (2) multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and 
        services under the authority of section 3903 of this title.
Sec. 3905. Cost contracts
  (a) Cost-Plus-A-Percentage-Of-Cost Contracts Disallowed.--The cost-
plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting shall not be used.
  (b) Cost-Plus-A-Fixed-Fee Contracts.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), the fee in a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract shall not 
        exceed 10 percent of the estimated cost of the contract, not 
        including the fee, as determined by the agency head at the time 
        of entering into the contract.
          (2) Experimental, developmental, or research work.--The fee 
        in a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for experimental, 
        developmental, or research work shall not exceed 15 percent of 
        the estimated cost of the contract, not including the fee.
          (3) Architectural or engineering services.--The fee in a 
        cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for architectural or engineering 
        services relating to any public works or utility project may 
        include the contractor's costs and shall not exceed 6 percent 
        of the estimated cost, not including the fee, as determined by 
        the agency head at the time of entering into the contract, of 
        the project to which the fee applies.
  (c) Notification.--All cost and cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts shall 
provide for advance notification by the contractor to the procuring 
agency of any subcontract on a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee basis and of any 
fixed-price subcontract or purchase order which exceeds in dollar 
amount either the simplified acquisition threshold or 5 percent of the 
total estimated cost of the prime contract.
  (d) Right To Audit.--A procuring agency, through any authorized 
representative thereof, has the right to inspect the plans and to audit 
the books and records of a prime contractor or subcontractor engaged in 
the performance of a cost or cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract.

             CHAPTER 41--TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS

Sec.
4101.  Definitions.
4102.  Authorities or responsibilities not affected.
4103.  General authority.
4104.  Guidance on use of task and delivery order contracts.
4105.  Advisory and assistance services.
4106.  Orders.
Sec. 4101. Definitions
  In this chapter:
          (1) Delivery order contract.--The term ``delivery order 
        contract'' means a contract for property that--
                  (A) does not procure or specify a firm quantity of 
                property (other than a minimum or maximum quantity); 
                and
                  (B) provides for the issuance of orders for the 
                delivery of property during the period of the contract.
          (2) Task order contract.--The term ``task order contract'' 
        means a contract for services that--
                  (A) does not procure or specify a firm quantity of 
                services (other than a minimum or maximum quantity); 
                and
                  (B) provides for the issuance of orders for the 
                performance of tasks during the period of the contract.
Sec. 4102. Authorities or responsibilities not affected
  This chapter does not modify or supersede, and is not intended to 
impair or restrict, authorities or responsibilities under sections 1101 
to 1104 of title 40.
Sec. 4103. General authority
  (a) Authority To Award.--Subject to the requirements of this section, 
section 4106 of this title, and other applicable law, the head of an 
executive agency may enter into a task or delivery order contract for 
procurement of services or property.
  (b) Solicitation.--The solicitation for a task or delivery order 
contract shall include--
          (1) the period of the contract, including the number of 
        options to extend the contract and the period for which the 
        contract may be extended under each option;
          (2) the maximum quantity or dollar value of the services or 
        property to be procured under the contract; and
          (3) a statement of work, specifications, or other description 
        that reasonably describes the general scope, nature, 
        complexity, and purposes of the services or property to be 
        procured under the contract.
  (c) Applicability of Restriction on Use of Noncompetitive 
Procedures.--The head of an executive agency may use procedures other 
than competitive procedures to enter into a task or delivery order 
contract under this section only if an exception in section 3303(a) of 
this title applies to the contract and the use of those procedures is 
approved in accordance with section 3303(d) of this title.
  (d) Single and Multiple Contract Awards.--
          (1) Exercise of authority.--The head of an executive agency 
        may exercise the authority provided in this section--
                  (A) to award a single task or delivery order 
                contract; or
                  (B) if the solicitation states that the head of the 
                executive agency has the option to do so, to award 
                separate task or delivery order contracts for the same 
                or similar services or property to 2 or more sources.
          (2) Determination not required.--No determination under 
        section 3302 of this title is required for an award of multiple 
        task or delivery order contracts under paragraph (1)(B).
          (3) Regulations.--Regulations implementing this subsection 
        shall establish--
                  (A) a preference for awarding, to the maximum extent 
                practicable, multiple task or delivery order contracts 
                for the same or similar services or property under 
                paragraph (1)(B); and
                  (B) criteria for determining when award of multiple 
                task or delivery order contracts would not be in the 
                best interest of the Federal Government.
  (e) Contract Modifications.--A task or delivery order may not 
increase the scope, period, or maximum value of the task or delivery 
order contract under which the order is issued. The scope, period, or 
maximum value of the contract may be increased only by modification of 
the contract.
  (f) Inapplicability to Contracts for Advisory and Assistance 
Services.--Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 4105 of 
this title, this section does not apply to a task or delivery order 
contract for the acquisition of advisory and assistance services (as 
defined in section 1105(g) of title 31).
  (g) Relationship to Other Contracting Authority.--Nothing in this 
section may be construed to limit or expand any authority of the head 
of an executive agency or the Administrator of General Services to 
enter into schedule, multiple award, or task or delivery order 
contracts under any other provision of law.
Sec. 4104. Guidance on use of task and delivery order contracts
  (a) Guidance in Federal Acquisition Regulation.--The Federal 
Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance with sections 1121(b) and 
1303(a)(1) of this title shall provide guidance to agencies on the 
appropriate use of task and delivery order contracts in accordance with 
this chapter and sections 2304a to 2304d of title 10.
  (b) Content of Regulations.--The regulations issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) at a minimum shall provide specific guidance on--
          (1) the appropriate use of Government-wide and other 
        multiagency contracts entered into in accordance with this 
        chapter and sections 2304a to 2304d of title 10; and
          (2) steps that agencies should take in entering into and 
        administering multiple award task and delivery order contracts 
        to ensure compliance with the requirement in--
                  (A) section 11312 of title 40 for capital planning 
                and investment control in purchases of information 
                technology products and services;
                  (B) section 4106(c) of this title and section 
                2304c(b) of title 10 to ensure that all contractors are 
                afforded a fair opportunity to be considered for the 
                award of task and delivery orders; and
                  (C) section 4106(d) of this title and section 
                2304c(c) of title 10 for a statement of work in each 
                task or delivery order issued that clearly specifies 
                all tasks to be performed or property to be delivered 
                under the order.
  (c) Federal Supply Schedules Program.--The Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy shall consult with the Administrator of General 
Services to assess the effectiveness of the multiple awards schedule 
program of the General Services Administration referred to in section 
152(3) of this title that is administered as the Federal Supply 
Schedules program. The assessment shall include examination of--
          (1) the administration of the program by the Administrator of 
        General Services; and
          (2) the ordering and program practices followed by Federal 
        customer agencies in using schedules established under the 
        program.
Sec. 4105. Advisory and assistance services
  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advisory and assistance 
services'' has the same meaning given that term in section 1105(g) of 
title 31.
  (b) Authority To Award.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this section, 
        section 4106 of this title, and other applicable law, the head 
        of an executive agency may enter into a task order contract for 
        procurement of advisory and assistance services.
          (2) Only under this section.--The head of an executive agency 
        may enter into a task order contract for advisory and 
        assistance services only under this section.
  (c) Limitation on Contract Period.--The period of a task order 
contract entered into under this section, including all periods of 
extensions of the contract under options, modifications, or otherwise, 
may not exceed 5 years unless a longer period is specifically 
authorized in a law that is applicable to the contract.
  (d) Content of Notice.--The notice required by section 1707 of this 
title and section 8(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)) 
shall reasonably and fairly describe the general scope, magnitude, and 
duration of the proposed task order contract in a manner that would 
reasonably enable a potential offeror to decide whether to request the 
solicitation and consider submitting an offer.
  (e) Required Content of Solicitation and Contract.--
          (1) Solicitation.--The solicitation shall include the 
        information (regarding services) described in section 4103(b) 
        of this title.
          (2) Contract.--A task order contract entered into under this 
        section shall contain the same information that is required by 
        paragraph (1) to be included in the solicitation of offers for 
        that contract.
  (f) Multiple Awards.--
          (1) Authority to make multiple awards.--On the basis of one 
        solicitation, the head of an executive agency may award 
        separate task order contracts under this section for the same 
        or similar services to 2 or more sources if the solicitation 
        states that the head of the executive agency has the option to 
        do so.
          (2) Content of solicitation.--In the case of a task order 
        contract for advisory and assistance services to be entered 
        into under this section, if the contract period is to exceed 3 
        years and the contract amount is estimated to exceed 
        $10,000,000 (including all options), the solicitation shall--
                  (A) provide for a multiple award authorized under 
                paragraph (1); and
                  (B) include a statement that the head of the 
                executive agency may also elect to award only one task 
                order contract if the head of the executive agency 
                determines in writing that only one of the offerors is 
                capable of providing the services required at the level 
                of quality required.
          (3) Nonapplication.--Paragraph (2) does not apply in the case 
        of a solicitation for which the head of the executive agency 
        concerned determines in writing that, because the services 
        required under the contract are unique or highly specialized, 
        it is not practicable to award more than one contract.
  (g) Contract Modifications.--
          (1) Increase in scope, period, or maximum value of contract 
        only by modification of contract.--A task order may not 
        increase the scope, period, or maximum value of the task order 
        contract under which the order is issued. The scope, period, or 
        maximum value of the contract may be increased only by 
        modification of the contract.
          (2) Use of competitive procedures.--Unless use of procedures 
        other than competitive procedures is authorized by an exception 
        in section 3303(a) of this title and approved in accordance 
        with section 3303(d) of this title, competitive procedures 
        shall be used for making such a modification.
          (3) Notice.--Notice regarding the modification shall be 
        provided in accordance with section 1707 of this title and 
        section 8(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)).
  (h) Contract Extensions.--
          (1) When contract may be extended.--Notwithstanding the 
        limitation on the contract period set forth in subsection (c) 
        or in a solicitation or contract pursuant to subsection (f), a 
        contract entered into by the head of an executive agency under 
        this section may be extended on a sole-source basis for a 
        period not exceeding 6 months if the head of the executive 
        agency determines that--
                  (A) the award of a follow-on contract has been 
                delayed by circumstances that were not reasonably 
                foreseeable at the time the initial contract was 
                entered into; and
                  (B) the extension is necessary to ensure continuity 
                of the receipt of services pending the award of, and 
                commencement of performance under, the follow-on 
                contract.
          (2) Limit of one extension.--A task order contract may be 
        extended under paragraph (1) only once and only in accordance 
        with the limitations and requirements of this subsection.
  (i) Inapplicability to Certain Contracts.--This section does not 
apply to a contract for the acquisition of property or services that 
includes acquisition of advisory and assistance services if the head of 
the executive agency entering into the contract determines that, under 
the contract, advisory and assistance services are necessarily incident 
to, and not a significant component of, the contract.
Sec. 4106. Orders
  (a) Application.--This section applies to task and delivery order 
contracts entered into under sections 4103 and 4105 of this title.
  (b) Actions Not Required for Issuance of Orders.--The following 
actions are not required for issuance of a task or delivery order under 
a task or delivery order contract:
          (1) A separate notice for the order under section 1707 of 
        this title or section 8(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        637(e)).
          (2) Except as provided in subsection (c), a competition (or a 
        waiver of competition approved in accordance with section 
        3303(d) of this title) that is separate from that used for 
        entering into the contract.
  (c) Multiple Award Contracts.--When multiple contracts are awarded 
under section 4103(d)(1)(B) or 4105(f) of this title, all contractors 
awarded the contracts shall be provided a fair opportunity to be 
considered, pursuant to procedures set forth in the contracts, for each 
task or delivery order in excess of $2,500 that is to be issued under 
any of the contracts, unless--
          (1) the executive agency's need for the services or property 
        ordered is of such unusual urgency that providing the 
        opportunity to all of those contractors would result in 
        unacceptable delays in fulfilling that need;
          (2) only one of those contractors is capable of providing the 
        services or property required at the level of quality required 
        because the services or property ordered are unique or highly 
        specialized;
          (3) the task or delivery order should be issued on a sole-
        source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because 
        it is a logical follow-on to a task or delivery order already 
        issued on a competitive basis; or
          (4) it is necessary to place the order with a particular 
        contractor to satisfy a minimum guarantee.
  (d) Statement of Work.--A task or delivery order shall include a 
statement of work that clearly specifies all tasks to be performed or 
property to be delivered under the order.
  (e) Protests.--A protest is not authorized in connection with the 
issuance or proposed issuance of a task or delivery order except for a 
protest on the ground that the order increases the scope, period, or 
maximum value of the contract under which the order is issued.
  (f) Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman.--
          (1) Appointment or designation and responsibilities.--The 
        head of each executive agency who awards multiple task or 
        delivery order contracts under section 4103(d)(1)(B) or 4105(f) 
        of this title shall appoint or designate a task and delivery 
        order ombudsman who shall be responsible for reviewing 
        complaints from the contractors on those contracts and ensuring 
        that all of the contractors are afforded a fair opportunity to 
        be considered for task or delivery orders when required under 
        subsection (c).
          (2) Who is eligible.--The task and delivery order ombudsman 
        shall be a senior agency official who is independent of the 
        contracting officer for the contracts and may be the executive 
        agency's advocate for competition.

                      CHAPTER 43--ALLOWABLE COSTS

Sec.
4301.  Definitions.
4302.  Adjustment of threshold amount of covered contract.
4303.  Effect of submission of unallowable costs.
4304.  Specific costs not allowable.
4305.  Required regulations.
4306.  Applicability of regulations to subcontractors.
4307.  Contractor certification.
4308.  Penalties for submission of cost known to be unallowable.
4309.  Burden of proof on contractor.
4310.  Proceeding costs not allowable.
Sec. 4301. Definitions
  In this chapter:
          (1) Compensation.--The term ``compensation'', for a fiscal 
        year, means the total amount of wages, salary, bonuses, and 
        deferred compensation for the fiscal year, whether paid, 
        earned, or otherwise accruing, as recorded in an employer's 
        cost accounting records for the fiscal year.
          (2) Covered contract.--The term ``covered contract'' means a 
        contract for an amount in excess of $500,000 that is entered 
        into by an executive agency, except that the term does not 
        include a fixed-price contract without cost incentives or any 
        firm fixed-price contract for the purchase of commercial items.
          (3) Fiscal year.--The term ``fiscal year'' means a fiscal 
        year established by a contractor for accounting purposes.
          (4) Senior executive.--The term ``senior executive'', with 
        respect to a contractor, means the 5 most highly compensated 
        employees in management positions at each home office and each 
        segment of the contractor.
Sec. 4302. Adjustment of threshold amount of covered contract
  Effective on October 1 of each year that is divisible by 5, the 
amount set forth in section 4301(2) of this title shall be adjusted to 
the equivalent amount in constant fiscal year 1994 dollars. An adjusted 
amount that is not evenly divisible by $50,000 shall be rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $50,000. If an amount is evenly divisible by 
$25,000 but is not evenly divisible by $50,000, the amount shall be 
rounded to the next higher multiple of $50,000.
Sec. 4303. Effect of submission of unallowable costs
  (a) Indirect Cost That Violates Federal Acquisition Regulation Cost 
Principle.--An executive agency shall require that a covered contract 
provide that if the contractor submits to the executive agency a 
proposal for settlement of indirect costs incurred by the contractor 
for any period after those costs have been accrued and if that proposal 
includes the submission of a cost that is unallowable because the cost 
violates a cost principle in the Federal Acquisition Regulation or an 
executive agency supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the 
cost shall be disallowed.
  (b) Penalty for Violation of Cost Principle.--
          (1) Unallowable cost in proposal.--If the executive agency 
        determines that a cost submitted by a contractor in its 
        proposal for settlement is expressly unallowable under a cost 
        principle referred to in subsection (a) that defines the 
        allowability of specific selected costs, the executive agency 
        shall assess a penalty against the contractor in an amount 
        equal to--
                  (A) the amount of the disallowed cost allocated to 
                covered contracts for which a proposal for settlement 
                of indirect costs has been submitted; plus
                  (B) interest (to be computed based on provisions in 
                the Federal Acquisition Regulation) to compensate the 
                Federal Government for the use of the amount which a 
                contractor has been paid in excess of the amount to 
                which the contractor was entitled.
          (2) Cost determined to be unallowable before proposal 
        submitted.--If the executive agency determines that a proposal 
        for settlement of indirect costs submitted by a contractor 
        includes a cost determined to be unallowable in the case of 
        that contractor before the submission of that proposal, the 
        executive agency shall assess a penalty against the contractor 
        in an amount equal to 2 times the amount of the disallowed cost 
        allocated to covered contracts for which a proposal for 
        settlement of indirect costs has been submitted.
  (c) Waiver of Penalty.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
provide for a penalty under subsection (b) to be waived in the case of 
a contractor's proposal for settlement of indirect costs when--
          (1) the contractor withdraws the proposal before the formal 
        initiation of an audit of the proposal by the Federal 
        Government and resubmits a revised proposal;
          (2) the amount of unallowable costs subject to the penalty is 
        insignificant; or
          (3) the contractor demonstrates, to the contracting officer's 
        satisfaction, that--
                  (A) it has established appropriate policies and 
                personnel training and an internal control and review 
                system that provide assurances that unallowable costs 
                subject to penalties are precluded from being included 
                in the contractor's proposal for settlement of indirect 
                costs; and
                  (B) the unallowable costs subject to the penalty were 
                inadvertently incorporated into the proposal.
  (d) Applicability of Contract Disputes Procedure.--An action of an 
executive agency under subsection (a) or (b)--
          (1) shall be considered a final decision for the purposes of 
        section 6903 of this title; and
          (2) is appealable in the manner provided in section 6904(a) 
        of this title.
Sec. 4304. Specific costs not allowable
  (a) Specific Costs.--The following costs are not allowable under a 
covered contract:
          (1) Costs of entertainment, including amusement, diversion, 
        and social activities, and any costs directly associated with 
        those costs (such as tickets to shows or sports events, meals, 
        lodging, rentals, transportation, and gratuities).
          (2) Costs incurred to influence (directly or indirectly) 
        legislative action on any matter pending before Congress, a 
        State legislature, or a legislative body of a political 
        subdivision of a State.
          (3) Costs incurred in defense of any civil or criminal fraud 
        proceeding or similar proceeding (including filing of any false 
        certification) brought by the Federal Government where the 
        contractor is found liable or had pleaded nolo contendere to a 
        charge of fraud or similar proceeding (including filing of a 
        false certification).
          (4) Payments of fines and penalties resulting from violations 
        of, or failure to comply with, Federal, State, local, or 
        foreign laws and regulations, except when incurred as a result 
        of compliance with specific terms and conditions of the 
        contract or specific written instructions from the contracting 
        officer authorizing in advance those payments in accordance 
        with applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation.
          (5) Costs of membership in any social, dining, or country 
        club or organization.
          (6) Costs of alcoholic beverages.
          (7) Contributions or donations, regardless of the recipient.
          (8) Costs of advertising designed to promote the contractor 
        or its products.
          (9) Costs of promotional items and memorabilia, including 
        models, gifts, and souvenirs.
          (10) Costs for travel by commercial aircraft that exceed the 
        amount of the standard commercial fare.
          (11) Costs incurred in making any payment (commonly known as 
        a ``golden parachute payment'') that is--
                  (A) in an amount in excess of the normal severance 
                pay paid by the contractor to an employee on 
                termination of employment; and
                  (B) paid to the employee contingent on, and 
                following, a change in management control over, or 
                ownership of, the contractor or a substantial portion 
                of the contractor's assets.
          (12) Costs of commercial insurance that protects against the 
        costs of the contractor for correction of the contractor's own 
        defects in materials or workmanship.
          (13) Costs of severance pay paid by the contractor to foreign 
        nationals employed by the contractor under a service contract 
        performed outside the United States, to the extent that the 
        amount of severance pay paid in any case exceeds the amount 
        paid in the industry involved under the customary or prevailing 
        practice for firms in that industry providing similar services 
        in the United States, as determined under the Federal 
        Acquisition Regulation.
          (14) Costs of severance pay paid by the contractor to a 
        foreign national employed by the contractor under a service 
        contract performed in a foreign country if the termination of 
        the employment of the foreign national is the result of the 
        closing of, or the curtailment of activities at, a Federal 
        Government facility in that country at the request of the 
        government of that country.
          (15) Costs incurred by a contractor in connection with any 
        criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding commenced by the 
        Federal Government or a State, to the extent provided in 
        section 4310 of this title.
          (16) Costs of compensation of senior executives of 
        contractors for a fiscal year, regardless of the contract 
        funding source, to the extent that the compensation exceeds the 
        benchmark compensation amount determined applicable for the 
        fiscal year by the Administrator under section 1127 of this 
        title.
  (b) Waiver of Severance Pay Restrictions for Foreign Nationals.--
          (1) Executive agency determination.--Pursuant to the Federal 
        Acquisition Regulation and subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, an executive agency, in awarding a covered 
        contract, may waive the application of paragraphs (13) and (14) 
        of subsection (a) to that contract if the executive agency 
        determines that--
                  (A) the application of those provisions to that 
                contract would adversely affect the continuation of a 
                program, project, or activity that provides significant 
                support services for employees of the executive agency 
                posted outside the United States;
                  (B) the contractor has taken (or has established 
                plans to take) appropriate actions within the 
                contractor's control to minimize the amount and number 
                of incidents of the payment of severance pay by the 
                contractor to employees under the contract who are 
                foreign nationals; and
                  (C) the payment of severance pay is necessary to 
                comply with a law that is generally applicable to a 
                significant number of businesses in the country in 
                which the foreign national receiving the payment 
                performed services under the contract or is necessary 
                to comply with a collective bargaining agreement.
          (2) Solicitation to include statement about waiver.--An 
        executive agency shall include in the solicitation for a 
        covered contract a statement indicating--
                  (A) that a waiver has been granted under paragraph 
                (1) for the contract; or
                  (B) whether the executive agency will consider 
                granting a waiver and, if the executive agency will 
                consider granting a waiver, the criteria to be used in 
                granting the waiver.
          (3) Determination to be made before contract awarded.--An 
        executive agency shall make the final determination whether to 
        grant a waiver under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered 
        contract before award of the contract.
  (c) Establishment of Definitions, Exclusions, Limitations, and 
Qualifications.--The provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
implementing this chapter may establish appropriate definitions, 
exclusions, limitations, and qualifications. A submission by a 
contractor of costs that are incurred by the contractor and that are 
claimed to be allowable under Department of Energy management and 
operating contracts shall be considered a proposal for settlement of 
indirect costs incurred by the contractor for any period after those 
costs have been accrued.
Sec. 4305. Required regulations
  (a) In General.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall contain 
provisions on the allowability of contractor costs. Those provisions 
shall define in detail and in specific terms the costs that are 
unallowable, in whole or in part, under covered contracts.
  (b) Specific Items.--The regulations shall, at a minimum, clarify the 
cost principles applicable to contractor costs of the following:
          (1) Air shows.
          (2) Membership in civic, community, and professional 
        organizations.
          (3) Recruitment.
          (4) Employee morale and welfare.
          (5) Actions to influence (directly or indirectly) executive 
        branch action on regulatory and contract matters (other than 
        costs incurred in regard to contract proposals pursuant to 
        solicited or unsolicited bids).
          (6) Community relations.
          (7) Dining facilities.
          (8) Professional and consulting services, including legal 
        services.
          (9) Compensation.
          (10) Selling and marketing.
          (11) Travel.
          (12) Public relations.
          (13) Hotel and meal expenses.
          (14) Expense of corporate aircraft.
          (15) Company-furnished automobiles.
          (16) Advertising.
          (17) Conventions.
  (c) Additional Requirements.--
          (1) When questioned costs may be resolved.--The Federal 
        Acquisition Regulation shall require that a contracting officer 
        not resolve any questioned costs until the contracting officer 
        has obtained--
                  (A) adequate documentation of those costs; and
                  (B) the opinion of the contract auditor on the 
                allowability of those costs.
          (2) Presence of contract auditor.--The Federal Acquisition 
        Regulation shall provide that, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, a contract auditor be present at any negotiation 
        or meeting with the contractor regarding a determination of the 
        allowability of indirect costs of the contractor.
          (3) Settlement to reflect amount of individual questioned 
        costs.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall require that 
        all categories of costs designated in the report of a contract 
        auditor as questioned with respect to a proposal for settlement 
        be resolved in a manner so that the amount of the individual 
        questioned costs that are paid will be reflected in the 
        settlement.
Sec. 4306. Applicability of regulations to subcontractors
  The regulations referred to in sections 4304 and 4305(a) and (b) of 
this title shall require prime contractors of a covered contract, to 
the maximum extent practicable, to apply the provisions of those 
regulations to all subcontractors of the covered contract.
Sec. 4307. Contractor certification
  (a) Content and Form.--A proposal for settlement of indirect costs 
applicable to a covered contract shall include a certification by an 
official of the contractor that, to the best of the certifying 
official's knowledge and belief, all indirect costs included in the 
proposal are allowable. The certification shall be in a form prescribed 
in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
  (b) Waiver.--An executive agency may, in an exceptional case, waive 
the requirement for certification under subsection (a) in the case of a 
contract if the agency--
          (1) determines that it would be in the interest of the 
        Federal Government to waive the certification; and
          (2) states in writing the reasons for the determination and 
        makes the determination available to the public.
Sec. 4308. Penalties for submission of cost known to be unallowable
  The submission to an executive agency of a proposal for settlement of 
costs for any period after those costs have been accrued that includes 
a cost that is expressly specified by statute or regulation as being 
unallowable, with the knowledge that the cost is unallowable, is 
subject to section 287 of title 18 and section 3729 of title 31.
Sec. 4309. Burden of proof on contractor
  In a proceeding before a board of contract appeals, the United States 
Court of Federal Claims, or any other Federal court in which the 
reasonableness of indirect costs for which a contractor seeks 
reimbursement from the Federal Government is in issue, the burden of 
proof is on the contractor to establish that those costs are 
reasonable.
Sec. 4310. Proceeding costs not allowable
  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Costs.--The term ``costs'', with respect to a proceeding, 
        means all costs incurred by a contractor, whether before or 
        after the commencement of the proceeding, including--
                  (A) administrative and clerical expenses;
                  (B) the cost of legal services, including legal 
                services performed by an employee of the contractor;
                  (C) the cost of the services of accountants and 
                consultants retained by the contractor; and
                  (D) the pay of directors, officers, and employees of 
                the contractor for time devoted by those directors, 
                officers, and employees to the proceeding.
          (2) Penalty.--The term ``penalty'' does not include 
        restitution, reimbursement, or compensatory damages.
          (3) Proceeding.--The term ``proceeding'' includes an 
        investigation.
  (b) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, costs 
incurred by a contractor in connection with a criminal, civil, or 
administrative proceeding commenced by the Federal Government or a 
State are not allowable as reimbursable costs under a covered contract 
if the proceeding--
          (1) relates to a violation of, or failure to comply with, a 
        Federal or State statute or regulation; and
          (2) results in a disposition described in subsection (c).
  (c) Covered Dispositions.--A disposition referred to in subsection 
(b)(2) is any of the following:
          (1) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction (including a 
        conviction pursuant to a plea of nolo contendere) by reason of 
        the violation or failure referred to in subsection (b).
          (2) In a civil or administrative proceeding involving an 
        allegation of fraud or similar misconduct, a determination of 
        contractor liability on the basis of the violation or failure 
        referred to in subsection (b).
          (3) In any civil or administrative proceeding, the imposition 
        of a monetary penalty by reason of the violation or failure 
        referred to in subsection (b).
          (4) A final decision to do any of the following, by reason of 
        the violation or failure referred to in subsection (b):
                  (A) Debar or suspend the contractor.
                  (B) Rescind or void the contract.
                  (C) Terminate the contract for default.
          (5) A disposition of the proceeding by consent or compromise 
        if the disposition could have resulted in a disposition 
        described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4).
  (d) Costs Allowed by Settlement Agreement in Proceeding Commenced by 
Federal Government.--In the case of a proceeding referred to in 
subsection (b) that is commenced by the Federal Government and is 
resolved by consent or compromise pursuant to an agreement entered into 
by a contractor and the Federal Government, the costs incurred by the 
contractor in connection with the proceeding that are otherwise not 
allowable as reimbursable costs under subsection (b) may be allowed to 
the extent specifically provided in that agreement.
  (e) Costs Specifically Authorized by Executive Agency in Proceeding 
Commenced by State.--In the case of a proceeding referred to in 
subsection (b) that is commenced by a State, the executive agency that 
awarded the covered contract involved in the proceeding may allow the 
costs incurred by the contractor in connection with the proceeding as 
reimbursable costs if the executive agency determines, in accordance 
with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the costs were incurred 
as a result of--
          (1) a specific term or condition of the contract; or
          (2) specific written instructions of the executive agency.
  (f) Other Allowable Costs.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), costs 
        incurred by a contractor in connection with a criminal, civil, 
        or administrative proceeding commenced by the Federal 
        Government or a State in connection with a covered contract may 
        be allowed as reimbursable costs under the contract if the 
        costs are not disallowable under subsection (b), but only to 
        the extent provided in paragraph (2).
          (2) Amount of allowable costs.--
                  (A) Maximum amount allowed.--The amount of the costs 
                allowable under paragraph (1) in any case may not 
                exceed the amount equal to 80 percent of the amount of 
                the costs incurred, to the extent that the costs are 
                determined to be otherwise allowable and allocable 
                under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
                  (B) Content of regulations.--Regulations issued for 
                the purpose of subparagraph (A) shall provide for 
                appropriate consideration of the complexity of 
                procurement litigation, generally accepted principles 
                governing the award of legal fees in civil actions 
                involving the Federal Government as a party, and other 
                factors as may be appropriate.
          (3) When otherwise allowable costs are not allowable.--In the 
        case of a proceeding referred to in paragraph (1), contractor 
        costs otherwise allowable as reimbursable costs under this 
        subsection are not allowable if--
                  (A) the proceeding involves the same contractor 
                misconduct alleged as the basis of another criminal, 
                civil, or administrative proceeding; and
                  (B) the costs of the other proceeding are not 
                allowable under subsection (b).

                     CHAPTER 45--CONTRACT FINANCING

Sec.
4501.  Authority of executive agency.
4502.  Payment.
4503.  Security for advance payments.
4504.  Conditions for progress payments.
4505.  Payments for commercial items.
4506.  Action in case of fraud.
Sec. 4501. Authority of executive agency
  An executive agency may--
          (1) make advance, partial, progress or other payments under 
        contracts for property or services made by the agency; and
          (2) insert in solicitations for procurement of property or 
        services a provision limiting to small business concerns 
        advance or progress payments.
Sec. 4502. Payment
  (a) Basis for Payment.--When practicable, payments under section 4501 
of this title shall be made on any of the following bases:
          (1) Performance measured by objective, quantifiable methods 
        such as delivery of acceptable items, work measurement, or 
        statistical process controls.
          (2) Accomplishment of events defined in the program 
        management plan.
          (3) Other quantifiable measures of results.
  (b) Payment Amount.--Payments made under section 4501 of this title 
may not exceed the unpaid contract price.
Sec. 4503. Security for advance payments
  Advance payments under section 4501 of this title may be made only on 
adequate security and a determination by the agency head that to do so 
would be in the public interest. The security may be in the form of a 
lien in favor of the Federal Government on the property contracted for, 
on the balance in an account in which the payments are deposited, and 
on such of the property acquired for performance of the contract as the 
parties may agree. This lien shall be paramount to all other liens and 
is effective immediately upon the first advancement of funds without 
filing, notice, or any other action by the Federal Government.
Sec. 4504. Conditions for progress payments
  (a) Payment Commensurate With Work.--The executive agency shall 
ensure that a payment for work in progress (including materials, labor, 
and other items) under a contract of an executive agency that provides 
for those payments is commensurate with the work accomplished that 
meets standards established under the contract. The contractor shall 
provide information and evidence the executive agency determines is 
necessary to permit the executive agency to carry out this subsection.
  (b) Limitation.--The executive agency shall ensure that progress 
payments referred to in subsection (a) are not made for more than 80 
percent of the work accomplished under the contract as long as the 
executive agency has not made the contractual terms, specifications, 
and price definite.
  (c) Application.--This section applies to a contract in an amount 
greater than $25,000.
Sec. 4505. Payments for commercial items
  (a) Terms and Conditions for Payments.--Payments under section 4501 
of this title for commercial items may be made under terms and 
conditions that the head of the executive agency determines are 
appropriate or customary in the commercial marketplace and are in the 
best interests of the Federal Government.
  (b) Security for Payments.--The head of the executive agency shall 
obtain adequate security for the payments. If the security is in the 
form of a lien in favor of the Federal Government, the lien is 
paramount to all other liens and is effective immediately on the first 
payment, without filing, notice, or other action by the Federal 
Government.
  (c) Limitation on Advance Payments.--Advance payments made under 
section 4501 of this title for commercial items may include payments, 
in a total amount not more than 15 percent of the contract price, in 
advance of any performance of work under the contract.
  (d) Nonapplication of Certain Conditions.--The conditions of sections 
4503 and 4504 of this title need not be applied if they would be 
inconsistent, as determined by the head of the executive agency, with 
commercial terms and conditions pursuant to this section.
Sec. 4506. Action in case of fraud
  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``remedy coordination 
official'', with respect to an executive agency, means the individual 
or entity in that executive agency who coordinates within that 
executive agency the administration of criminal, civil, administrative, 
and contractual remedies resulting from investigations of fraud or 
corruption related to procurement activities.
  (b) Recommendation To Reduce or Suspend Payments.--In any case in 
which the remedy coordination official of an executive agency finds 
that there is substantial evidence that the request of a contractor for 
advance, partial, or progress payment under a contract awarded by that 
executive agency is based on fraud, the remedy coordination official 
shall recommend that the executive agency reduce or suspend further 
payments to that contractor.
  (c) Reduction or Suspension of Payments.--The head of an executive 
agency receiving a recommendation under subsection (b) in the case of a 
contractor's request for payment under a contract shall determine 
whether there is substantial evidence that the request is based on 
fraud. On making an affirmative determination, the head of the 
executive agency may reduce or suspend further payments to the 
contractor under the contract.
  (d) Extent of Reduction or Suspension.--The extent of any reduction 
or suspension of payments by an executive agency under subsection (c) 
on the basis of fraud shall be reasonably commensurate with the 
anticipated loss to the Federal Government resulting from the fraud.
  (e) Written Justification.--A written justification for each decision 
of the head of an executive agency whether to reduce or suspend 
payments under subsection (c), and for each recommendation received by 
the executive agency in connection with the decision, shall be prepared 
and be retained in the files of the executive agency.
  (f) Notice.--The head of each executive agency shall prescribe 
procedures to ensure that, before the head of the executive agency 
decides to reduce or suspend payments in the case of a contractor under 
subsection (c), the contractor is afforded notice of the proposed 
reduction or suspension and an opportunity to submit matters to the 
executive agency in response to the proposed reduction or suspension.
  (g) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the head 
of an executive agency reduces or suspends payments to a contractor 
under subsection (c), the remedy coordination official of the executive 
agency shall--
          (1) review the determination of fraud on which the reduction 
        or suspension is based; and
          (2) transmit a recommendation to the head of the executive 
        agency whether the suspension or reduction should continue.
  (h) Report.--The head of each executive agency who receives 
recommendations made by the remedy coordination official of the 
executive agency to reduce or suspend payments under subsection (c) 
during a fiscal year shall prepare for that year a report that contains 
the recommendations, the actions taken on the recommendations and the 
reasons for those actions, and an assessment of the effects of those 
actions on the Federal Government. The report shall be available to any 
Member of Congress on request.
  (i) Restriction on Delegation.--The head of an executive agency may 
not delegate responsibilities under this section to an individual in a 
position below level IV of the Executive Schedule.

                       CHAPTER 47--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec.
4701.  Determinations and decisions.
4702.  Prohibition on release of contractor proposals.
4703.  Validation of proprietary data restrictions.
4704.  Prohibition of contractors limiting subcontractor sales directly 
          to Federal Government.
4705.  Protection of contractor employees from reprisal for disclosure 
          of certain information.
4706.  Examination of facilities and records of contractor.
4707.  Remission of liquidated damages.
4708.  Payment of reimbursable indirect costs in cost-type research and 
          development contracts with educational institutions.
4709.  Implementation of electronic commerce capability.
Sec. 4701. Determinations and decisions
  (a) Individual or Class Determinations and Decisions Authorized.--
          (1) In general.--Determinations and decisions required to be 
        made under this part by the head of an executive agency or 
        provided in this part or chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 to be 
        made by the Administrator of General Services or other agency 
        head may be made for an individual purchase or contract or, 
        except for determinations or decisions made under sections 
        3105, 3301 to 3305(e), and 3307, chapter 37, and section 4702 
        of this title or to the extent expressly prohibited by another 
        law, for a class of purchases or contracts.
          (2) Delegation.--Except as provided in section 3303(a)(7) of 
        this title, and except as provided in section 121(d)(1) and (2) 
        of title 40 with respect to the Administrator of General 
        Services, the agency head, in the discretion and subject to the 
        direction of the agency head, may delegate powers provided by 
        this part or chapters 1 to 11 of title 40, including the making 
        of determinations and decisions described in paragraph (1), to 
        other officers or officials of the agency.
          (3) Finality.--The determinations and decisions are final.
  (b) Written Findings.--
          (1) Basis for certain determinations.--Each determination or 
        decision under section 3901, 3905, 4503, or 4706(d)(2)(B) of 
        this title shall be based on a written finding by the 
        individual making the determination or decision. A finding 
        under section 4503 or 4706(d)(2)(B) shall set out facts and 
        circumstances that support the determination or decision.
          (2) Finality.--Each finding referred to in paragraph (1) is 
        final.
          (3) Maintaining copies of findings.--The head of an executive 
        agency shall maintain for a period of not less than 6 years a 
        copy of each finding referred to in paragraph (1) that is made 
        by an individual in that executive agency. The period begins on 
        the date of the determination or decision to which the finding 
        relates.
Sec. 4702. Prohibition on release of contractor proposals
  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``proposal'' means a 
proposal, including a technical, management, or cost proposal, 
submitted by a contractor in response to the requirements of a 
solicitation for a competitive proposal.
  (b) Prohibition.--A proposal in the possession or control of an 
executive agency may not be made available to any person under section 
552 of title 5.
  (c) Nonapplication.--Subsection (b) does not apply to a proposal that 
is set forth or incorporated by reference in a contract entered into 
between the agency and the contractor that submitted the proposal.
Sec. 4703. Validation of proprietary data restrictions
  (a) Contract That Provides for Delivery of Technical Data.--A 
contract for property or services entered into by an executive agency 
that provides for the delivery of technical data shall provide that--
          (1) a contractor or subcontractor at any tier shall be 
        prepared to furnish to the contracting officer a written 
        justification for any restriction the contractor or 
        subcontractor asserts on the right of the Federal Government to 
        use the data; and
          (2) the contracting officer may review the validity of a 
        restriction the contractor or subcontractor asserts under the 
        contract on the right of the Federal Government to use 
        technical data furnished to the Federal Government under the 
        contract if the contracting officer determines that reasonable 
        grounds exist to question the current validity of the asserted 
        restriction and that the continued adherence to the asserted 
        restriction by the Federal Government would make it 
        impracticable to procure the item competitively at a later 
        time.
  (b) Challenge of Restriction.--If after a review the contracting 
officer determines that a challenge to the asserted restriction is 
warranted, the contracting officer shall provide written notice to the 
contractor or subcontractor asserting the restriction. The notice shall 
state--
          (1) the grounds for challenging the asserted restriction; and
          (2) the requirement for a response within 60 days justifying 
        the current validity of the asserted restriction.
  (c) Additional Time for Responses.--If a contractor or subcontractor 
asserting a restriction subject to this section submits to the 
contracting officer a written request showing the need for additional 
time to comply with the requirement to justify the current validity of 
the asserted restriction, the contracting officer shall provide 
appropriate additional time to adequately permit the justification to 
be submitted.
  (d) Multiple Challenges.--If a party asserting a restriction receives 
notices of challenges to restrictions on technical data from more than 
one contracting officer, and notifies each contracting officer of the 
existence of more than one challenge, the contracting officer 
initiating the earliest challenge, after consultation with the party 
asserting the restriction and the other contracting officers, shall 
formulate a schedule of responses to each of the challenges that will 
afford the party asserting the restriction with an equitable 
opportunity to respond to each challenge.
  (e) Decision on Validity of Asserted Restriction.--
          (1) No response submitted.--The contracting officer shall 
        issue a decision pertaining to the validity of the asserted 
        restriction if the contractor or subcontractor does not submit 
        a response under subsection (b).
          (2) Response submitted.--Within 60 days of receipt of a 
        justification submitted in response to the notice provided 
        pursuant to subsection (b), a contracting officer shall issue a 
        decision or notify the party asserting the restriction of the 
        time within which a decision will be issued.
  (f) Claim Deemed Claim Within Chapter 69.--A claim pertaining to the 
validity of the asserted restriction that is submitted in writing to a 
contracting officer by a contractor or subcontractor at any tier is 
deemed to be a claim within the meaning of chapter 69 of this title.
  (g) Final Disposition of Challenge.--
          (1) Challenge is sustained.--If the contracting officer's 
        challenge to the restriction on the right of the Federal 
        Government to use technical data is sustained on final 
        disposition--
                  (A) the restriction is cancelled; and
                  (B) if the asserted restriction is found not to be 
                substantially justified, the contractor or 
                subcontractor, as appropriate, is liable to the Federal 
                Government for payment of the cost to the Federal 
                Government of reviewing the asserted restriction and 
                the fees and other expenses (as defined in section 
                2412(d)(2)(A) of title 28) incurred by the Federal 
                Government in challenging the asserted restriction, 
                unless special circumstances would make the payment 
                unjust.
          (2) Challenge not sustained.--If the contracting officer's 
        challenge to the restriction on the right of the Federal 
        Government to use technical data is not sustained on final 
        disposition, the Federal Government--
                  (A) continues to be bound by the restriction; and
                  (B) is liable for payment to the party asserting the 
                restriction for fees and other expenses (as defined in 
                section 2412(d)(2)(A) of title 28) incurred by the 
                party asserting the restriction in defending the 
                asserted restriction if the challenge by the Federal 
                Government is found not to be made in good faith.
Sec. 4704. Prohibition of contractors limiting subcontractor sales 
                    directly to Federal Government
  (a) Contract Restrictions.--Each contract for the purchase of 
property or services made by an executive agency shall provide that the 
contractor will not--
          (1) enter into an agreement with a subcontractor under the 
        contract that has the effect of unreasonably restricting sales 
        by the subcontractor directly to the Federal Government of any 
        item or process (including computer software) made or furnished 
        by the subcontractor under the contract (or any follow-on 
        production contract); or
          (2) otherwise act to restrict unreasonably the ability of a 
        subcontractor to make sales described in paragraph (1) to the 
        Federal Government.
  (b) Rights Under Law Preserved.--This section does not prohibit a 
contractor from asserting rights it otherwise has under law.
  (c) Inapplicability to Certain Contracts.--This section does not 
apply to a contract for an amount that is not greater than the 
simplified acquisition threshold.
  (d) Inapplicability When Government Treated Similarly to Other 
Purchasers.--An agreement between the contractor in a contract for the 
acquisition of commercial items and a subcontractor under the contract 
that restricts sales by the subcontractor directly to persons other 
than the contractor may not be considered to unreasonably restrict 
sales by that subcontractor to the Federal Government in violation of 
the provision included in the contract pursuant to subsection (a) if 
the agreement does not result in the Federal Government being treated 
differently with regard to the restriction than any other prospective 
purchaser of the commercial items from that subcontractor.
Sec. 4705. Protection of contractor employees from reprisal for 
                    disclosure of certain information
  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a contract awarded 
        by the head of an executive agency.
          (2) Contractor.--The term ``contractor'' means a person 
        awarded a contract with an executive agency.
          (3) Inspector general.--The term ``Inspector General'' means 
        an Inspector General appointed under the Inspector General Act 
        of 1978 (5 App. U.S.C.).
  (b) Prohibition of Reprisals.--An employee of a contractor may not be 
discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal 
for disclosing to a Member of Congress or an authorized official of an 
executive agency or the Department of Justice information relating to a 
substantial violation of law related to a contract (including the 
competition for, or negotiation of, a contract).
  (c) Investigation of Complaints.--An individual who believes that the 
individual has been subjected to a reprisal prohibited by subsection 
(b) may submit a complaint to the Inspector General of the executive 
agency. Unless the Inspector General determines that the complaint is 
frivolous, the Inspector General shall investigate the complaint and, 
on completion of the investigation, submit a report of the findings of 
the investigation to the individual, the contractor concerned, and the 
head of the agency. If the executive agency does not have an Inspector 
General, the duties of the Inspector General under this section shall 
be performed by an official designated by the head of the executive 
agency.
  (d) Remedy and Enforcement Authority.--
          (1) Actions contractor may be ordered to take.--If the head 
        of an executive agency determines that a contractor has 
        subjected an individual to a reprisal prohibited by subsection 
        (b), the head of the executive agency may take one or more of 
        the following actions:
                  (A) Abatement.--Order the contractor to take 
                affirmative action to abate the reprisal.
                  (B) Reinstatement.--Order the contractor to reinstate 
                the individual to the position that the individual held 
                before the reprisal, together with the compensation 
                (including back pay), employment benefits, and other 
                terms and conditions of employment that would apply to 
                the individual in that position if the reprisal had not 
                been taken.
                  (C) Payment.--Order the contractor to pay the 
                complainant an amount equal to the aggregate amount of 
                all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and 
                expert witnesses' fees) that the complainant reasonably 
                incurred for, or in connection with, bringing the 
                complaint regarding the reprisal, as determined by the 
                head of the executive agency.
          (2) Enforcement order.--When a contractor fails to comply 
        with an order issued under paragraph (1), the head of the 
        executive agency shall file an action for enforcement of the 
        order in the United States district court for a district in 
        which the reprisal was found to have occurred. In an action 
        brought under this paragraph, the court may grant appropriate 
        relief, including injunctive relief and compensatory and 
        exemplary damages.
          (3) Review of enforcement order.--A person adversely affected 
        or aggrieved by an order issued under paragraph (1) may obtain 
        review of the order's conformance with this subsection, and 
        regulations issued to carry out this section, in the United 
        States court of appeals for a circuit in which the reprisal is 
        alleged in the order to have occurred. A petition seeking 
        review must be filed no more than 60 days after the head of the 
        agency issues the order. Review shall conform to chapter 7 of 
        title 5.
  (e) Scope of Section.--This section does not--
          (1) authorize the discharge of, demotion of, or 
        discrimination against an employee for a disclosure other than 
        a disclosure protected by subsection (b); or
          (2) modify or derogate from a right or remedy otherwise 
        available to the employee.
Sec. 4706. Examination of facilities and records of contractor
  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``records'' includes 
books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, 
regardless of type and regardless of whether the items are in written 
form, in the form of computer data, or in any other form.
  (b) Agency Authority.--
          (1) Inspection of plant and audit of records.--The head of an 
        executive agency, acting through an authorized representative, 
        may inspect the plant and audit the records of--
                  (A) a contractor performing a cost-reimbursement, 
                incentive, time-and-materials, labor-hour, or price-
                redeterminable contract, or any combination of those 
                contracts, the executive agency makes under this part; 
                and
                  (B) a subcontractor performing a cost-reimbursement, 
                incentive, time-and-materials, labor-hour, or price-
                redeterminable subcontract, or any combination of those 
                subcontracts, under a contract referred to in 
                subparagraph (A).
          (2) Examination of records.--The head of an executive agency, 
        acting through an authorized representative, may, for the 
        purpose of evaluating the accuracy, completeness, and currency 
        of certified cost or pricing data required to be submitted 
        pursuant to chapter 35 of this title with respect to a contract 
        or subcontract, examine all records of the contractor or 
        subcontractor related to--
                  (A) the proposal for the contract or subcontract;
                  (B) the discussions conducted on the proposal;
                  (C) pricing of the contract or subcontract; or
                  (D) performance of the contract or subcontract.
  (c) Subpoena Power.--
          (1) Authority to require the production of records.--The 
        Inspector General of an executive agency appointed under 
        section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 App. 
        U.S.C.) or, on request of the head of an executive agency, the 
        Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (or any successor 
        agency) of the Department of Defense or the Inspector General 
        of the General Services Administration may require by subpoena 
        the production of records of a contractor, access to which is 
        provided for that executive agency by subsection (b).
          (2) Enforcement of subpoena.--A subpoena under paragraph (1), 
        in the case of contumacy or refusal to obey, is enforceable by 
        order of an appropriate United States district court.
          (3) Authority not delegable.--The authority provided by 
        paragraph (1) may not be delegated.
          (4) Report.--In the year following a year in which authority 
        provided in paragraph (1) is exercised for an executive agency, 
        the head of the executive agency shall submit to the Committee 
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the exercise of the authority 
        during the preceding year and the reasons why the authority was 
        exercised in any instance.
  (d) Authority of Comptroller General.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each 
        contract awarded after using procedures other than sealed bid 
        procedures shall provide that the Comptroller General and 
        representatives of the Comptroller General may examine records 
        of the contractor, or any of its subcontractors, that directly 
        pertain to, and involve transactions relating to, the contract 
        or subcontract.
          (2) Exception for foreign contractor or subcontractor.--
        Paragraph (1) does not apply to a contract or subcontract with 
        a foreign contractor or foreign subcontractor if the executive 
        agency concerned determines, with the concurrence of the 
        Comptroller General or the designee of the Comptroller General, 
        that applying paragraph (1) to the contract or subcontract 
        would not be in the public interest. The concurrence of the 
        Comptroller General or the designee is not required when--
                  (A) the contractor or subcontractor is--
                          (i) the government of a foreign country or an 
                        agency of that government; or
                          (ii) precluded by the laws of the country 
                        involved from making its records available for 
                        examination; and
                  (B) the executive agency determines, after taking 
                into account the price and availability of the property 
                and services from United States sources, that the 
                public interest would be best served by not applying 
                paragraph (1).
          (3) Additional records not required.--Paragraph (1) does not 
        require a contractor or subcontractor to create or maintain a 
        record that the contractor or subcontractor does not maintain 
        in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to another law.
  (e) Limitation on Audits Relating to Indirect Costs.--An executive 
agency may not perform an audit of indirect costs under a contract, 
subcontract, or modification before or after entering into the 
contract, subcontract, or modification when the contracting officer 
determines that the objectives of the audit can reasonably be met by 
accepting the results of an audit that was conducted by another 
department or agency of the Federal Government within one year 
preceding the date of the contracting officer's determination.
  (f) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of an executive agency 
under subsection (b) and the authority of the Comptroller General under 
subsection (d) shall expire 3 years after final payment under the 
contract or subcontract.
  (g) Inapplicability to Certain Contracts.--This section does not 
apply to the following contracts:
          (1) Contracts for utility services at rates not exceeding 
        those established to apply uniformly to the public, plus any 
        applicable reasonable connection charge.
          (2) A contract or subcontract that is not greater than the 
        simplified acquisition threshold.
  (h) Electronic Form Allowed.--This section does not preclude a 
contractor from duplicating or storing original records in electronic 
form.
  (i) Original Records Not Required.--An executive agency shall not 
require a contractor or subcontractor to provide original records in an 
audit carried out pursuant to this section if the contractor or 
subcontractor provides photographic or electronic images of the 
original records and meets the following requirements:
          (1) Preservation procedures established.--The contractor or 
        subcontractor has established procedures to ensure that the 
        imaging process preserves the integrity, reliability, and 
        security of the original records.
          (2) Indexing system maintained.--The contractor or 
        subcontractor maintains an effective indexing system to permit 
        timely and convenient access to the imaged records.
          (3) Original records retained.--The contractor or 
        subcontractor retains the original records for a minimum of one 
        year after imaging to permit periodic validation of the imaging 
        systems.
Sec. 4707. Remission of liquidated damages
  When a contract made on behalf of the Federal Government by the head 
of a Federal agency, or by an authorized officer of the agency, 
includes a provision for liquidated damages for delay, the Secretary of 
the Treasury on recommendation of the head of the agency may remit any 
part of the damages as the Secretary of the Treasury believes is just 
and equitable.
Sec. 4708. Payment of reimbursable indirect costs in cost-type research 
                    and development contracts with educational 
                    institutions
  A cost-type research and development contract (including a grant) 
with a university, college, or other educational institution may 
provide for payment of reimbursable indirect costs on the basis of 
predetermined fixed-percentage rates applied to the total of the 
reimbursable direct costs incurred or to an element of the total of the 
reimbursable direct costs incurred.
Sec. 4709. Implementation of electronic commerce capability
  (a) Role of Head of Executive Agency.--The head of each executive 
agency shall implement the electronic commerce capability required by 
section 2301 of this title. In implementing the capability, the head of 
an executive agency shall consult with the Administrator.
  (b) Program Manager.--The head of each executive agency shall 
designate a program manager to implement the electronic commerce 
capability for the agency. The program manager reports directly to an 
official at a level not lower than the senior procurement executive 
designated for the agency under section 1702(c) of this title.

         Subtitle II--Other Advertising and Contract Provisions

Chapter                                                             Sec.

Advertising.........................................................6101
General Contract Provisions.........................................6301
Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding 
$10,000.............................................................6501
Service Contract Labor Standards....................................6701
Contract Disputes...................................................6901

                        CHAPTER 61--ADVERTISING

Sec.
6101.  Advertising requirement for Federal Government purchases and 
          sales.
6102.  Exceptions from advertising requirement.
6103.  Opening of bids.
Sec. 6101. Advertising requirement for Federal Government purchases and 
                    sales
  (a) Definitions.--In this section--
          (1) Appropriation.--The term ``appropriation'' includes 
        amounts made available by legislation under section 9104 of 
        title 31.
          (2) Federal government.--The term ``Federal Government'' 
        includes the government of the District of Columbia.
  (b) Purchases.--
          (1) In general.--Unless otherwise provided in the 
        appropriation concerned or other law, purchases and contracts 
        for supplies or services for the Federal Government may be made 
        or entered into only after advertising a sufficient time 
        previously for proposals.
          (2) Limitations on applicability.--Paragraph (1) does not 
        apply when--
                  (A) the amount involved in any one case does not 
                exceed $25,000;
                  (B) public exigencies require the immediate delivery 
                of articles or performance of services;
                  (C) only one source of supply is available and the 
                Federal Government purchasing or contracting officer so 
                certifies; or
                  (D) services are required to be performed by a 
                contractor in person and are--
                          (i) of a technical and professional nature; 
                        or
                          (ii) under Federal Government supervision and 
                        paid for on a time basis.
  (c) Sales.--Except when otherwise authorized by law or when the 
reasonable value involved in any one case does not exceed $500, sales 
and contracts of sale by the Federal Government are governed by the 
requirements of this section for advertising.
  (d) Application to Wholly Owned Government Corporations.--For wholly 
owned Government corporations, this section applies only to 
administrative transactions.
Sec. 6102. Exceptions from advertising requirement
  (a) American Battle Monuments Commission.--Section 6101 of this title 
does not apply to the American Battle Monuments Commission with respect 
to leases in foreign countries for office or garage space.
  (b) Bureau of Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International 
Arbitration.--Section 6101 of this title does not apply to the Bureau 
of Interparliamentary Union for Promotion of International Arbitration 
with respect to necessary stenographic reporting services by contract.
  (c) Department of State.--Section 6101 of this title does not apply 
to the Department of State when the purchase or service relates to the 
packing of personal and household effects of Diplomatic, Consular, and 
Foreign Service officers and clerks for foreign shipment.
  (d) International Committee of Aerial Legal Experts.--Section 6101 of 
this title does not apply to the International Committee of Aerial 
Legal Experts with respect to necessary stenographic and other services 
by contract.
  (e) Architect of the Capitol.--The purchase of supplies and equipment 
and the procurement of services for all branches under the Architect of 
the Capitol may be made in the open market according to common business 
practice, without compliance with section 6101 of this title, when the 
aggregate amount of the purchase or the service does not exceed $25,000 
in any instance.
  (f) Forest Products From Indian Reservations.--Lumber and other 
forest products produced by Indian enterprises from forests on Indian 
reservations may be sold under regulations the Secretary of the 
Interior prescribes, without compliance with section 6101 of this 
title.
  (g) House of Representatives.--Section 6101 of this title does not 
apply to purchases and contracts for supplies or services for any 
office of the House of Representatives.
  (h) Congressional Budget Office.--The Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office may enter into agreements or contracts without regard to 
section 6101 of this title.
Sec. 6103. Opening of bids
  Whenever proposals for supplies have been solicited, the parties 
responding to the solicitation shall be notified of the time and place 
of the opening of the bids, and be permitted to be present either in 
person or by attorney. A record of each bid shall be made at the time 
and place of the opening of the bids.

                CHAPTER 63--GENERAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS

Sec.
6301.  Authorization requirement.
6302.  Contracts for fuel made by Secretary of the Army.
6303.  Certain contracts limited to appropriated amounts.
6304.  Certain contracts limited to one-year term.
6305.  Prohibition on transfer of contract and certain allowable 
          assignments.
6306.  Prohibition on Members of Congress making contracts with Federal 
          Government.
6307.  Contracts with Federal Government-owned establishments and 
          availability of appropriations.
6308.  Contracts for transportation of Federal Government securities.
6309.  Honorable discharge certificate in lieu of birth certificate.
Sec. 6301. Authorization requirement
  (a) In General.--A contract or purchase on behalf of the Federal 
Government shall not be made unless the contract or purchase is 
authorized by law or is under an appropriation adequate to its 
fulfillment.
  (b) Exception.--
          (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``defined 
        Secretary'' means--
                  (A) the Secretary of Defense; or
                  (B) the Secretary of the Department in which the 
                Coast Guard is operating when the Coast Guard is not 
                operating as a service in the Navy.
          (2) In general.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a contract 
        or purchase made by a defined Secretary for clothing, 
        subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, transportation, or medical 
        and hospital supplies.
          (3) Current year limitation.--A contract or purchase made by 
        a defined Secretary under this subsection may not exceed the 
        necessities of the current year.
          (4) Reports.--The defined Secretary shall immediately advise 
        Congress when authority is exercised under this subsection. The 
        defined Secretary shall report quarterly on the estimated 
        obligations incurred pursuant to the authority granted in this 
        subsection.
  (c) Special Rule for Purchase of Land.--Land may not be purchased by 
the Federal Government unless the purchase is authorized by law.
Sec. 6302. Contracts for fuel made by Secretary of the Army
  The Secretary of the Army, when the Secretary believes it is in the 
interest of the United States, may enter into contracts and incur 
obligations for fuel in sufficient quantities to meet the requirements 
for one year without regard to the current fiscal year. Amounts 
appropriated for the fiscal year in which the contract is made or 
amounts appropriated or which may be appropriated for the following 
fiscal year may be used to pay for supplies delivered under a contract 
made pursuant to this section.
Sec. 6303. Certain contracts limited to appropriated amounts
  A contract to erect, repair, or furnish a public building, or to make 
any public improvement, shall not be made on terms requiring the 
Federal Government to pay more than the amount specifically 
appropriated for the activity covered by the contract.
Sec. 6304. Certain contracts limited to one-year term
  Except as otherwise provided, an executive department shall not make 
a contract for stationery or other supplies for a term longer than one 
year from the time the contract is made.
Sec. 6305. Prohibition on transfer of contract and certain allowable 
                    assignments
  (a) General Prohibition on Transfer of Contracts.--The party to whom 
the Federal Government gives a contract or order may not transfer the 
contract or order, or any interest in the contract or order, to another 
party. A purported transfer in violation of this subsection annuls the 
contract or order so far as the Federal Government is concerned, except 
that all rights of action for breach of contract are reserved to the 
Federal Government.
  (b) Assignment.--
          (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) and in 
        accordance with the requirements of this subsection, amounts 
        due from the Federal Government under a contract may be 
        assigned to a bank, trust company, Federal lending agency, or 
        other financing institution.
          (2) Minimum amount.--This subsection applies only to a 
        contract under which the aggregate amounts due from the Federal 
        Government total at least $1,000.
          (3) Accord with contract terms.--Assignment may not be made 
        under this subsection if the contract forbids the assignment.
          (4) Full balance due.--Unless otherwise expressly permitted 
        by the contract, an assignment under this subsection must cover 
        the balance of all amounts due from the Federal Government 
        under the contract.
          (5) Single assignment.--Unless otherwise expressly permitted 
        by the contract, an assignment under this subsection may not be 
        made to more than one party or be subject to further 
        assignment, except that assignment may be made to one party as 
        agent or trustee for 2 or more parties participating in the 
        financing.
          (6) Written notice.--The assignee of an assignment under this 
        subsection shall file written notice of the assignment and a 
        true copy of the instrument of assignment with--
                  (A) the contracting officer or head of the officer's 
                department or agency;
                  (B) the surety on any bond connected with the 
                contract; and
                  (C) the disbursing officer, if any, designated in the 
                contract to make payment.
          (7) Validity.--Notwithstanding any law to the contrary 
        governing the validity of assignments, an assignment under this 
        subsection is a valid assignment for all purposes.
          (8) No refund to cover assignor's liability.--The assignee of 
        an assignment under this subsection is not liable to make any 
        refund to the Federal Government because of an assignor's 
        liability to the Federal Government, whether that liability 
        arises from the contract or independently.
          (9) Avoiding reduction or setoff with certain contracts.--
                  (A) Contract provision.--A contract of the Department 
                of Defense, the General Services Administration, the 
                Department of Energy, or another department or agency 
                of the Federal Government designated by the President 
                may, on a determination of need by the President, 
                provide or be amended without consideration to provide 
                that payments made to an assignee under the contract 
                are not subject to reduction or setoff. Each 
                determination of need by the President under this 
                subparagraph shall be published in the Federal 
                Register.
                  (B) Carrying out contract provision.--When a ``no 
                reduction or setoff'' provision as described in 
                subparagraph (A) is included in a contract, payments to 
                the assignee are not subject to reduction or setoff for 
                an assignor's liability arising--
                          (i) independently of the contract;
                          (ii) on account of renegotiation under a 
                        renegotiation statute or under a statutory 
                        renegotiation article in the contract;
                          (iii) on account of fines;
                          (iv) on account of penalties; or
                          (v) on account of taxes, social security 
                        contributions, or the withholding or non-
                        withholding of taxes or social security 
                        contributions, whether arising from or 
                        independently of the contract.
                  (C) Limitation.--Subparagraph (B)(iv) does not apply 
                to amounts which may be collected or withheld from the 
                assignor in accordance with or for failure to comply 
                with the terms of the contract.
Sec. 6306. Prohibition on Members of Congress making contracts with 
                    Federal Government
  (a) In General.--A Member of Congress may not enter into or benefit 
from a contract or agreement or any part of a contract or agreement 
with the Federal Government.
  (b) Exemptions.--
          (1) In general.--Subsection (a) does not apply to contracts 
        that the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into with farmers.
          (2) Certain acts.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a 
        contract entered into under--
                  (A) the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 601 et 
                seq.);
                  (B) the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et 
                seq.); or
                  (C) the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 et 
                seq.).
          (3) Public record.--An exemption under this subsection shall 
        be made a matter of public record.
Sec. 6307. Contracts with Federal Government-owned establishments and 
                    availability of appropriations
  An order or contract placed with a Federal Government-owned 
establishment for work, material, or the manufacture of material 
pertaining to an approved project is deemed to be an obligation in the 
same manner that a similar order or contract placed with a commercial 
manufacturer or private contractor is an obligation. Appropriations 
remain available to pay an obligation to a Federal Government-owned 
establishment just as appropriations remain available to pay an 
obligation to a commercial manufacturer or private contractor.
Sec. 6308. Contracts for transportation of Federal Government 
                    securities
  When practicable, a contract for transporting bullion, cash, or 
securities of the Federal Government shall be awarded to the lowest 
responsible bidder after notice to all parties with means of 
transportation.
Sec. 6309. Honorable discharge certificate in lieu of birth certificate
  (a) In General.--An employer described in subsection (b) may not deny 
employment, on account of failure to produce a birth certificate, to an 
individual who submits, in lieu of the birth certificate, an honorable 
discharge certificate (or certificate issued in lieu of an honorable 
discharge certificate) from the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or 
Coast Guard of the United States, unless the honorable discharge 
certificate shows on its face that the individual may have been an 
alien at the time of its issuance.
  (b) Employers to Which Section Applies.--An employer referred to in 
subsection (a) is an employer--
          (1) engaged in--
                  (A) the production, maintenance, or storage of arms, 
                armament, ammunition, implements of war, munitions, 
                machinery, tools, clothing, food, fuel, or any articles 
                or supplies, or parts or ingredients of any articles or 
                supplies; or
                  (B) the construction, reconstruction, repair, or 
                installation of a building, plant, structure, or 
                facility; and
          (2) engaged in the activity described in paragraph (1) 
        under--
                  (A) a contract with the Federal Government; or
                  (B) any contract that the President, the Secretary of 
                the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary 
                of the Navy, or the Secretary of the Department in 
                which the Coast Guard is operating certifies to the 
                employer to be necessary to the national defense.

CHAPTER 65--CONTRACTS FOR MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, ARTICLES, AND EQUIPMENT 
                           EXCEEDING $10,000

Sec.
6501.  Definitions.
6502.  Required contract terms.
6503.  Breach or violation of required contract terms.
6504.  Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of breach or 
          violation.
6505.  Exclusions.
6506.  Administrative provisions.
6507.  Hearing authority and procedures.
6508.  Authority to make exceptions.
6509.  Other procedures.
6510.  Manufacturers and regular dealers.
6511.  Effect on other law.
Sec. 6501. Definitions
  In this chapter--
          (1) Agency of the united states.--The term ``agency of the 
        United States'' means an executive department, independent 
        establishment, or other agency or instrumentality of the United 
        States, the District of Columbia, or a corporation in which all 
        stock is beneficially owned by the Federal Government.
          (2) Person.--The term ``person'' includes one or more 
        individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal 
        representatives, trustees, trustees in cases under title 11, or 
        receivers.
          (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Labor.
Sec. 6502. Required contract terms
  A contract made by an agency of the United States for the manufacture 
or furnishing of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment, in an 
amount exceeding $10,000, shall include the following representations 
and stipulations:
          (1) Minimum wages to be paid.--All individuals employed by 
        the contractor in the manufacture or furnishing of materials, 
        supplies, articles, or equipment under the contract will be 
        paid, without subsequent deduction or rebate on any account, 
        not less than the prevailing minimum wages, as determined by 
        the Secretary, for individuals employed in similar work or in 
        the particular or similar industries or groups of industries 
        currently operating in the locality in which the materials, 
        supplies, articles, or equipment are to be manufactured or 
        furnished under the contract, except that this paragraph 
        applies only to purchases or contracts relating to industries 
        that have been the subject matter of a determination by the 
        Secretary.
          (2) Maximum number of hours to be worked in a week.--No 
        individual employed by the contractor in the manufacture or 
        furnishing of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment under 
        the contract shall be permitted to work in excess of 40 hours 
        in any one week, except that this paragraph does not apply to 
        an employer who has entered into an agreement with employees 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 7(b) of the Fair 
        Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(b)(1) or (2)).
          (3) Ineligible employees.--No individual under 16 years of 
        age and no incarcerated individual will be employed by the 
        contractor in the manufacture or furnishing of materials, 
        supplies, articles, or equipment under the contract, except 
        that this section, or other law or executive order containing 
        similar prohibitions against the purchase of goods by the 
        Federal Government, does not apply to convict labor that 
        satisfies the conditions of section 1761(c) of title 18.
          (4) Standards of places and working conditions where contract 
        performed.--No part of the contract will be performed, and no 
        materials, supplies, articles, or equipment will be 
        manufactured or fabricated under the contract, in plants, 
        factories, buildings, or surroundings, or under working 
        conditions, that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to the 
        health and safety of employees engaged in the performance of 
        the contract. Compliance with the safety, sanitary, and factory 
        inspection laws of the State in which the work or part of the 
        work is to be performed is prima facie evidence of compliance 
        with this paragraph.
Sec. 6503. Breach or violation of required contract terms
  (a) Applicable Breach or Violation.--This section applies in case of 
breach or violation of a representation or stipulation included in a 
contract under section 6502 of this title.
  (b) Liquidated Damages.--In addition to damages for any other breach 
of the contract, the party responsible for a breach or violation 
described in subsection (a) is liable to the Federal Government for the 
following liquidated damages:
          (1) An amount equal to the sum of $10 per day for each 
        individual under 16 years of age and each incarcerated 
        individual knowingly employed in the performance of the 
        contract.
          (2) An amount equal to the sum of each underpayment of wages 
        due an employee engaged in the performance of the contract, 
        including any underpayments arising from deductions, rebates, 
        or refunds.
  (c) Cancellation and Alternative Completion.--In addition to the 
Federal Government being entitled to damages described in subsection 
(b), the agency of the United States that made the contract may cancel 
the contract and make open-market purchases or make other contracts for 
the completion of the original contract, charging any additional cost 
to the original contractor.
  (d) Recovery of Amounts Due.--An amount due the Federal Government 
because of a breach or violation described in subsection (a) may be 
withheld from any amounts owed the contractor under any contract under 
section 6502 of this title or may be recovered in a suit brought by the 
Attorney General.
  (e) Employee Reimbursement for Underpayment of Wages.--An amount 
withheld or recovered under subsection (d) that is based on an 
underpayment of wages as described in subsection (b)(2) shall be held 
in a special deposit account. On order of the Secretary, the amount 
shall be paid directly to the underpaid employee on whose account the 
amount was withheld or recovered. However, an employee's claim for 
payment under this subsection may be entertained only if made within 
one year from the date of actual notice to the contractor of the 
withholding or recovery.
Sec. 6504. Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of breach or 
                    violation
  (a) Distribution of List.--The Comptroller General shall distribute 
to each agency of the United States a list containing the names of 
persons found by the Secretary to have breached or violated a 
representation or stipulation included in a contract under section 6502 
of this title.
  (b) Three-Year Prohibition.--Unless the Secretary recommends 
otherwise, a contract described in section 6502 of this title may not 
be awarded to a person named on the list under subsection (a), or to a 
firm, corporation, partnership, or association in which the person has 
a controlling interest, until 3 years have elapsed from the date of the 
determination by the Secretary that a breach or violation occurred.
Sec. 6505. Exclusions
  (a) Items Available in the Open Market.--This chapter does not apply 
to the purchase of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment that may 
usually be bought in the open market.
  (b) Perishables and Agricultural Products.--This chapter does not 
apply to any of the following:
          (1) Perishables, including dairy, livestock and nursery 
        products.
          (2) Agricultural or farm products processed for first sale by 
        the original producers.
          (3) Contracts made by the Secretary of Agriculture for the 
        purchase of agricultural commodities or products of 
        agricultural commodities.
  (c) Carriage of Freight or Personnel.--This chapter may not be 
construed to apply to--
          (1) the carriage of freight or personnel by vessel, airplane, 
        bus, truck, express, or railway line where published tariff 
        rates are in effect; or
          (2) common carriers subject to the Communications Act of 1934 
        (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
Sec. 6506. Administrative provisions
  (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer this chapter.
  (b) Regulations.--The Secretary may make, amend, and rescind 
regulations as necessary to carry out this chapter.
  (c) Use of Government Officers and Employees.--The Secretary shall 
use Federal officers and employees and, with a State's consent, State 
and local officers and employees as the Secretary finds necessary to 
assist in the administration of this chapter.
  (d) Appointments.--The Secretary shall appoint an administrative 
officer and attorneys, experts, and other employees from time to time 
as the Secretary finds necessary for the administration of this 
chapter. The appointments are subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of title 5 and other law applicable to the employment and 
compensation of officers and employees of the Federal Government.
  (e) Investigations.--The Secretary, or an authorized representative 
of the Secretary, may make investigations and findings as provided in 
this chapter and may, in any part of the United States, prosecute an 
inquiry necessary to carry out this chapter.
Sec. 6507. Hearing authority and procedures
  (a) Record and Hearing Requirements for Wage Determinations.--A wage 
determination under section 6502(1) of this title shall be made on the 
record after opportunity for a hearing.
  (b) Authority To Hold Hearings.--The Secretary or an impartial 
representative designated by the Secretary may hold hearings when there 
is a complaint of breach or violation of a representation or 
stipulation included in a contract under section 6502 of this title. 
The Secretary may initiate hearings on the Secretary's own motion or on 
the application of a person affected by the ruling of an agency of the 
United States relating to a proposal or contract under this chapter.
  (c) Orders To Compel Testimony.--The Secretary or an impartial 
representative designated by the Secretary may issue orders requiring 
witnesses to attend hearings held under this section and to produce 
evidence and testify under oath. Witnesses shall be paid fees and 
mileage at the same rates as witnesses in courts of the United States.
  (d) Enforcement of Orders.--If a person refuses or fails to obey an 
order issued under subsection (c), the Secretary or an impartial 
representative designated by the Secretary may bring an action to 
enforce the order in a district court of the United States or in the 
district court of a territory or possession of the United States. A 
court has jurisdiction to enforce the order if the inquiry is being 
carried out within the court's judicial district or if the person is 
found or resides or transacts business within the court's judicial 
district. The court may issue an order requiring the person to obey the 
order issued under subsection (c), and the court may punish any further 
refusal or failure as contempt of court.
  (e) Findings of Fact.--After notice and a hearing, the Secretary or 
an impartial representative designated by the Secretary shall make 
findings of fact. The findings are conclusive for agencies of the 
United States. If supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the 
findings are conclusive in any court of the United States.
  (f) Decisions.--The Secretary or an impartial representative 
designated by the Secretary may make decisions, based on findings of 
fact, that are considered necessary to enforce this chapter.
Sec. 6508. Authority to make exceptions
  (a) Duty of the Secretary To Make Exceptions.--When the head of an 
agency of the United States makes a written finding that the inclusion 
of representations or stipulations under section 6502 of this title in 
a proposal or contract will seriously impair the conduct of Federal 
Government business, the Secretary shall make exceptions, in specific 
cases or otherwise, when justice or the public interest will be served.
  (b) Authority of the Secretary To Modify Existing Contracts.--When an 
agency of the United States and a contractor jointly recommend, the 
Secretary may modify the terms of an existing contract with respect to 
minimum wages and maximum hours of labor as the Secretary finds 
necessary and proper in the public interest or to prevent injustice and 
undue hardship.
  (c) Authority of the Secretary To Allow Limitations, Variations, 
Tolerances, and Exemptions.--The Secretary may provide reasonable 
limitations and may prescribe regulations to allow reasonable 
variations, tolerances, and exemptions in the application of this 
chapter to contractors, including with respect to minimum wages and 
maximum hours of labor.
  (d) Rate of Pay for Overtime.--When the Secretary permits an increase 
in the maximum hours of labor stipulated in a contract, the Secretary 
shall set a rate of pay for overtime. The overtime rate must be at 
least one and one-half times the basic hourly rate.
  (e) Authority of the President To Suspend.--The President may suspend 
any of the representations and stipulations contained in section 6502 
of this title whenever, in the President's judgment, suspension is in 
the public interest.
Sec. 6509. Other procedures
  (a) Applicability of Certain Administrative Provisions.--
Notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, subchapter II of chapter 5 and 
chapter 7 of title 5 are applicable in the administration of sections 
6501 to 6507 and 6511 of this title.
  (b) Judicial Review in General.--Notwithstanding the inclusion of 
representations and stipulations in a contract under section 6502 of 
this title, an interested person has the right of judicial review of 
any legal question which might otherwise be raised, including wage 
determinations and the interpretation of the terms ``locality'' and 
``open market''.
  (c) Judicial Review of Wage Determinations.--A person adversely 
affected or aggrieved by a wage determination under section 6502(1) of 
this title has the right of judicial review of the determination, or of 
the applicability of the determination, within 90 days after the 
determination is made, in the manner provided by chapter 7 of title 5. 
A person adversely affected or aggrieved by a wage determination is 
deemed to include a person in an industry to which the determination 
applies that is a supplier of materials, supplies, articles, or 
equipment that are purchased or intended to be purchased by the Federal 
Government from any source.
Sec. 6510. Manufacturers and regular dealers
  (a) Prescribing Standards.--The Secretary may prescribe, in 
regulations, standards for determining whether a contractor is a 
manufacturer or regular dealer with respect to materials, supplies, 
articles, or equipment to be manufactured or furnished under, or used 
in the performance of, a contract entered into by an agency of the 
United States.
  (b) Judicial Review.--An interested person has the right of judicial 
review of any legal question relating to interpretation of the terms 
``regular dealer'' and ``manufacturer'' as defined pursuant to 
subsection (a).
Sec. 6511. Effect on other law
  This chapter may not be construed to modify or amend the following 
provisions:
          (1) Chapter 83 of this title.
          (2) Sections 3141 to 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40.
          (3) Chapter 307 of title 18.

              CHAPTER 67--SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS

Sec.
6701.  Definitions.
6702.  Contracts to which this chapter applies.
6703.  Required contract terms.
6704.  Limitation on minimum wage.
6705.  Violations.
6706.  Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of violation.
6707.  Enforcement and administration of chapter.
Sec. 6701. Definitions
  In this chapter:
          (1) Compensation.--The term ``compensation'' means any of the 
        payments or fringe benefits described in section 6703 of this 
        title.
          (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Labor.
          (3) Service employee.--The term ``service employee''--
                  (A) means an individual engaged in the performance of 
                a contract made by the Federal Government and not 
                exempted under section 6702(b) of this title, whether 
                negotiated or advertised, the principal purpose of 
                which is to furnish services in the United States;
                  (B) includes an individual without regard to any 
                contractual relationship alleged to exist between the 
                individual and a contractor or subcontractor; but
                  (C) does not include an individual employed in a bona 
                fide executive, administrative, or professional 
                capacity, as those terms are defined in part 541 of 
                title 29, Code of Federal Regulations.
          (4) United states.--The term ``United States''--
                  (A) includes any State of the United States, the 
                District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
                the outer Continental Shelf as defined in the Outer 
                Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. Sec. 1331 et 
                seq.), American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, and Johnston 
                Island; but
                  (B) does not include any other territory under the 
                jurisdiction of the United States or any United States 
                base or possession within a foreign country.
Sec. 6702. Contracts to which this chapter applies
  (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter 
applies to any contract or bid specification for a contract, whether 
negotiated or advertised, that--
          (1) is made by the Federal Government or the District of 
        Columbia;
          (2) involves an amount exceeding $2,500; and
          (3) has as its principal purpose the furnishing of services 
        in the United States through the use of service employees.
  (b) Exemptions.--This chapter does not apply to--
          (1) a contract of the Federal Government or the District of 
        Columbia for the construction, alteration, or repair, including 
        painting and decorating, of public buildings or public works;
          (2) any work required to be done in accordance with chapter 
        65 of this title;
          (3) a contract for the carriage of freight or personnel by 
        vessel, airplane, bus, truck, express, railway line or oil or 
        gas pipeline where published tariff rates are in effect;
          (4) a contract for the furnishing of services by radio, 
        telephone, telegraph, or cable companies, subject to the 
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.);
          (5) a contract for public utility services, including 
        electric light and power, water, steam, and gas;
          (6) an employment contract providing for direct services to a 
        Federal agency by an individual; and
          (7) a contract with the United States Postal Service, the 
        principal purpose of which is the operation of postal contract 
        stations.
Sec. 6703. Required contract terms
  A contract, and bid specification for a contract, to which this 
chapter applies under section 6702 of this title shall contain the 
following terms:
          (1) Minimum wage.--The contract and bid specification shall 
        contain a provision specifying the minimum wage to be paid to 
        each class of service employee engaged in the performance of 
        the contract or any subcontract, as determined by the Secretary 
        or the Secretary's authorized representative, in accordance 
        with prevailing rates in the locality, or, where a collective-
        bargaining agreement covers the service employees, in 
        accordance with the rates provided for in the agreement, 
        including prospective wage increases provided for in the 
        agreement as a result of arm's length negotiations. In any case 
        the minimum wage may not be less than the minimum wage 
        specified in section 6704 of this title.
          (2) Fringe benefits.--The contract and bid specification 
        shall contain a provision specifying the fringe benefits to be 
        provided to each class of service employee engaged in the 
        performance of the contract or any subcontract, as determined 
        by the Secretary or the Secretary's authorized representative 
        to be prevailing in the locality, or, where a collective-
        bargaining agreement covers the service employees, to be 
        provided for under the agreement, including prospective fringe 
        benefit increases provided for in the agreement as a result of 
        arm's-length negotiations. The fringe benefits shall include 
        medical or hospital care, pensions on retirement or death, 
        compensation for injuries or illness resulting from 
        occupational activity, or insurance to provide any of the 
        foregoing, unemployment benefits, life insurance, disability 
        and sickness insurance, accident insurance, vacation and 
        holiday pay, costs of apprenticeship or other similar programs 
        and other bona fide fringe benefits not otherwise required by 
        Federal, State, or local law to be provided by the contractor 
        or subcontractor. The obligation under this paragraph may be 
        discharged by furnishing any equivalent combinations of fringe 
        benefits or by making equivalent or differential payments in 
        cash under regulations established by the Secretary.
          (3) Working conditions.--The contract and bid specification 
        shall contain a provision specifying that no part of the 
        services covered by this chapter may be performed in buildings 
        or surroundings or under working conditions, provided by or 
        under the control or supervision of the contractor or any 
        subcontractor, which are unsanitary or hazardous or dangerous 
        to the health or safety of service employees engaged to provide 
        the services.
          (4) Notice.--The contract and bid specification shall contain 
        a provision specifying that on the date a service employee 
        begins work on a contract to which this chapter applies, the 
        contractor or subcontractor will deliver to the employee a 
        notice of the compensation required under paragraphs (1) and 
        (2), on a form prepared by the Federal agency, or will post a 
        notice of the required compensation in a prominent place at the 
        worksite.
          (5) General schedule pay rates and prevailing rate systems.--
        The contract and bid specification shall contain a statement of 
        the rates that would be paid by the Federal agency to each 
        class of service employee if section 5332 or 5341 of title 5 
        were applicable to them. The Secretary shall give due 
        consideration to these rates in making the wage and fringe 
        benefit determinations specified in this section.
Sec. 6704. Limitation on minimum wage
  (a) In General.--A contractor that makes a contract with the Federal 
Government, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services 
through the use of service employees, and any subcontractor, may not 
pay less than the minimum wage specified under section 6(a)(1) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) to an employee 
engaged in performing work on the contract.
  (b) Violations.--Sections 6705 to 6707(d) of this title are 
applicable to a violation of this section.
Sec. 6705. Violations
  (a) Liability of Responsible Party.--A party responsible for a 
violation of a contract provision required under section 6703(1) or (2) 
of this title or a violation of section 6704 of this title is liable 
for an amount equal to the sum of any deduction, rebate, refund, or 
underpayment of compensation due any employee engaged in the 
performance of the contract.
  (b) Recovery of Amounts Underpaid to Employees.--
          (1) Withholding accrued payments due on contracts.--The total 
        amount determined under subsection (a) to be due any employee 
        engaged in the performance of a contract may be withheld from 
        accrued payments due on the contract or on any other contract 
        between the same contractor and the Federal Government. The 
        amount withheld shall be held in a deposit fund. On order of 
        the Secretary, the compensation found by the Secretary or the 
        head of a Federal agency to be due an underpaid employee 
        pursuant to this chapter shall be paid from the deposit fund 
        directly to the underpaid employee.
          (2) Bringing actions against contractors.--If the accrued 
        payments withheld under the terms of the contract are 
        insufficient to reimburse a service employee with respect to 
        whom there has been a failure to pay the compensation required 
        pursuant to this chapter, the Federal Government may bring 
        action against the contractor, subcontractor, or any sureties 
        in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the remaining 
        amount of underpayment. Any amount recovered shall be held in 
        the deposit fund and shall be paid, on order of the Secretary, 
        directly to the underpaid employee. Any amount not paid to an 
        employee because of inability to do so within 3 years shall be 
        covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
  (c) Cancellation and Alternative Completion.--In addition to other 
actions in accordance with this section, when a violation of any 
contract stipulation is found, the Federal agency that made the 
contract may cancel the contract on written notice to the original 
contractor. The Federal Government may then make other contracts or 
arrangements for the completion of the original contract, charging any 
additional cost to the original contractor.
  (d) Enforcement of Section.--In accordance with regulations 
prescribed pursuant to section 6707(a)-(d) of this title, the Secretary 
or the head of a Federal agency may carry out this section.
Sec. 6706. Three-year prohibition on new contracts in case of violation
  (a) Distribution of List.--The Comptroller General shall distribute 
to each agency of the Federal Government a list containing the names of 
persons or firms that a Federal agency or the Secretary has found to 
have violated this chapter.
  (b) Three-Year Prohibition.--Unless the Secretary recommends 
otherwise because of unusual circumstances, a Federal Government 
contract may not be awarded to a person or firm named on the list under 
subsection (a), or to an entity in which the person or firm has a 
substantial interest, until 3 years have elapsed from the date of 
publication of the list. If the Secretary does not recommend otherwise 
because of unusual circumstances, the Secretary shall, not later than 
90 days after a hearing examiner has made a finding of a violation of 
this chapter, forward to the Comptroller General the name of the person 
or firm found to have violated this chapter.
Sec. 6707. Enforcement and administration of chapter
  (a) Enforcement of Chapter.--Sections 6506 and 6507 of this title 
govern the Secretary's authority to enforce this chapter, including the 
Secretary's authority to prescribe regulations, issue orders, hold 
hearings, make decisions based on findings of fact, and take other 
appropriate action under this chapter.
  (b) Limitations and Regulations for Variations, Tolerances, and 
Exemptions.--The Secretary may provide reasonable limitations and may 
prescribe regulations allowing reasonable variation, tolerances, and 
exemptions with respect to this chapter (other than subsection (f)), 
but only in special circumstances where the Secretary determines that 
the limitation, variation, tolerance, or exemption is necessary and 
proper in the public interest or to avoid the serious impairment of 
Federal Government business, and is in accord with the remedial purpose 
of this chapter to protect prevailing labor standards.
  (c) Preservation of Wages and Benefits Due Under Predecessor 
Contracts.--
          (1) In general.--Under a contract which succeeds a contract 
        subject to this chapter, and under which substantially the same 
        services are furnished, a contractor or subcontractor may not 
        pay a service employee less than the wages and fringe benefits 
        the service employee would have received under the predecessor 
        contract, including accrued wages and fringe benefits and any 
        prospective increases in wages and fringe benefits provided for 
        in a collective-bargaining agreement as a result of arm's-
        length negotiations.
          (2) Exception.--This subsection does not apply if the 
        Secretary finds after a hearing in accordance with regulations 
        adopted by the Secretary that wages and fringe benefits under 
        the predecessor contract are substantially at variance with 
        wages and fringe benefits prevailing in the same locality for 
        services of a similar character.
  (d) Duration of Contracts.--Subject to limitations in annual 
appropriation acts but notwithstanding any other law, a contract to 
which this chapter applies may, if authorized by the Secretary, be for 
any term of years not exceeding 5, if the contract provides for 
periodic adjustment of wages and fringe benefits pursuant to future 
determinations, issued in the manner prescribed in section 6703 of this 
title at least once every 2 years during the term of the contract, 
covering each class of service employee.
  (e) Exclusion of Fringe Benefit Payments in Determining Overtime 
Pay.--In determining any overtime pay to which a service employee is 
entitled under Federal law, the regular or basic hourly rate of pay of 
the service employee does not include any fringe benefit payments 
computed under this chapter which are excluded from the definition of 
``regular rate'' under section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(e)).
  (f) Timeliness of Wage and Fringe Benefit Determinations.--It is the 
intent of Congress that determinations of minimum wages and fringe 
benefits under section 6703(1) and (2) of this title should be made as 
soon as administratively feasible for all contracts subject to this 
chapter. In any event, the Secretary shall at least make the 
determinations for contracts under which more than 5 service employees 
are to be employed.

                     CHAPTER 69--CONTRACT DISPUTES

Sec.
6901.  Definitions.
6902.  Applicability of chapter.
6903.  Decision by contracting officer.
6904.  Contractor's right of appeal from decision by contracting 
          officer.
6905.  Agency boards.
6906.  Agency board procedures for accelerated and small claims.
6907.  Judicial review of agency board decisions.
6908.  Payment of claims.
6909.  Interest.
Sec. 6901. Definitions
  In this chapter:
          (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy appointed pursuant 
        to section 1102 of this title.
          (2) Agency board.--The term ``agency board'' means an agency 
        board of contract appeals established under section 6905 of 
        this title.
          (3) Agency head.--The term ``agency head'' means the head and 
        any assistant head of an executive agency. The term may include 
        the chief official of a principal division of an executive 
        agency if the head of the executive agency so designates that 
        chief official.
          (4) Contracting officer.--The term ``contracting officer''--
                  (A) means an individual who, by appointment in 
                accordance with applicable regulations, has the 
                authority to make and administer contracts and to make 
                determinations and findings with respect to contracts; 
                and
                  (B) includes an authorized representative of the 
                contracting officer, acting within the limits of the 
                representative's authority.
          (5) Contractor.--The term ``contractor'' means a party to a 
        Federal Government contract other than the Federal Government.
          (6) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' means--
                  (A) an executive department as defined in section 101 
                of title 5;
                  (B) a military department as defined in section 102 
                of title 5;
                  (C) an independent establishment as defined in 
                section 104 of title 5, except that the term does not 
                include the Government Accountability Office;
                  (D) a wholly owned Government corporation as defined 
                in section 9101(3) of title 31;
                  (E) the United States Postal Service; and
                  (F) the Postal Rate Commission.
          (7) Misrepresentation of fact.--The term ``misrepresentation 
        of fact'' means a false statement of substantive fact, or 
        conduct that leads to a belief of a substantive fact material 
        to proper understanding of the matter in hand, made with intent 
        to deceive or mislead.
Sec. 6902. Applicability of chapter
  (a) Executive Agency Contracts.--Unless otherwise specifically 
provided in this chapter, this chapter applies to any express or 
implied contract (including those of the nonappropriated fund 
activities described in sections 1346 and 1491 of title 28) made by an 
executive agency for--
          (1) the procurement of property, other than real property in 
        being;
          (2) the procurement of services;
          (3) the procurement of construction, alteration, repair, or 
        maintenance of real property; or
          (4) the disposal of personal property.
  (b) Tennessee Valley Authority Contracts.--
          (1) In general.--With respect to contracts of the Tennessee 
        Valley Authority, this chapter applies only to contracts 
        containing a clause that requires contract disputes to be 
        resolved through an agency administrative process.
          (2) Exclusion.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
        chapter, this chapter does not apply to a contract of the 
        Tennessee Valley Authority for the sale of fertilizer or 
        electric power or related to the conduct or operation of the 
        electric power system.
  (c) Foreign Government or International Organization Contracts.--If 
an agency head determines that applying this chapter would not be in 
the public interest, this chapter does not apply to a contract with a 
foreign government, an agency of a foreign government, an international 
organization, or a subsidiary body of an international organization.
  (d) Maritime Contracts.--Appeals under section 6907(a) of this title 
and actions brought under sections 6904(b) and 6907(b)-(f) of this 
title, arising out of maritime contracts, are governed by the Act of 
March 9, 1920 (known as the Suits in Admiralty Act) (46 App. U.S.C. 741 
et seq.), or the Act of March 3, 1925 (known as the Public Vessels Act) 
(46 App. U.S.C. 781 et seq.), as applicable, to the extent that those 
Acts are not inconsistent with this chapter.
Sec. 6903. Decision by contracting officer
  (a) Claims Generally.--
          (1) Submission of contractor's claims to contracting 
        officer.--Each claim by a contractor against the Federal 
        Government relating to a contract shall be submitted to the 
        contracting officer for a decision.
          (2) Contractor's claims in writing.--Each claim by a 
        contractor against the Federal Government relating to a 
        contract shall be in writing.
          (3) Contracting officer to decide federal government's 
        claims.--Each claim by the Federal Government against a 
        contractor relating to a contract shall be the subject of a 
        decision by the contracting officer.
          (4) Time for submitting claims.--
                  (A) In general.--Each claim by a contractor against 
                the Federal Government relating to a contract and each 
                claim by the Federal Government against a contractor 
                relating to a contract shall be submitted within 6 
                years after the accrual of the claim.
                  (B) Exception.--This paragraph does not apply to a 
                claim by the Federal Government against a contractor 
                that is based on a claim by the contractor involving 
                fraud.
          (5) Applicability.--The authority of this subsection and 
        subsections (c)(1), (d), and (e) does not extend to a claim or 
        dispute for penalties or forfeitures prescribed by statute or 
        regulation that another Federal agency is specifically 
        authorized to administer, settle, or determine.
  (b) Certification of Claims.--
          (1) Requirement generally.--For claims of more than $100,000 
        made by a contractor, the contractor shall certify that--
                  (A) the claim is made in good faith;
                  (B) the supporting data are accurate and complete to 
                the best of the contractor's knowledge and belief;
                  (C) the amount requested accurately reflects the 
                contract adjustment for which the contractor believes 
                the Federal Government is liable; and
                  (D) the certifier is authorized to certify the claim 
                on behalf of the contractor.
          (2) Who may execute certification.--The certification 
        required by paragraph (1) may be executed by an individual 
        authorized to bind the contractor with respect to the claim.
          (3) Failure to certify or defective certification.--A 
        contracting officer is not obligated to render a final decision 
        on a claim of more than $100,000 that is not certified in 
        accordance with paragraph (1) if, within 60 days after receipt 
        of the claim, the contracting officer notifies the contractor 
        in writing of the reasons why any attempted certification was 
        found to be defective. A defect in the certification of a claim 
        does not deprive a court or an agency board of jurisdiction 
        over the claim. Prior to the entry of a final judgment by a 
        court or a decision by an agency board, the court or agency 
        board shall require a defective certification to be corrected.
  (c) Fraudulent Claims.--
          (1) No authority to settle.--This section does not authorize 
        an agency head to settle, compromise, pay, or otherwise adjust 
        any claim involving fraud.
          (2) Liability of contractor.--If a contractor is unable to 
        support any part of the contractor's claim and it is determined 
        that the inability is attributable to a misrepresentation of 
        fact or fraud by the contractor, then the contractor is liable 
        to the Federal Government for an amount equal to the 
        unsupported part of the claim plus all of the Federal 
        Government's costs attributable to reviewing the unsupported 
        part of the claim. Liability under this paragraph shall be 
        determined within 6 years of the commission of the 
        misrepresentation of fact or fraud.
  (d) Issuance of Decision.--The contracting officer shall issue a 
decision in writing and shall mail or otherwise furnish a copy of the 
decision to the contractor.
  (e) Contents of Decision.--The contracting officer's decision shall 
state the reasons for the decision reached and shall inform the 
contractor of the contractor's rights as provided in this chapter. 
Specific findings of fact are not required. If made, specific findings 
of fact are not binding in any subsequent proceeding.
  (f) Time for Issuance of Decision.--
          (1) Claim of $100,000 or less.--A contracting officer shall 
        issue a decision on any submitted claim of $100,000 or less 
        within 60 days from the contracting officer's receipt of a 
        written request from the contractor that a decision be rendered 
        within that period.
          (2) Claim of more than $100,000.--A contracting officer 
        shall, within 60 days of receipt of a submitted certified claim 
        over $100,000--
                  (A) issue a decision; or
                  (B) notify the contractor of the time within which a 
                decision will be issued.
          (3) General requirement of reasonableness.--The decision of a 
        contracting officer on submitted claims shall be issued within 
        a reasonable time, in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
        the agency, taking into account such factors as the size and 
        complexity of the claim and the adequacy of information in 
        support of the claim provided by the contractor.
          (4) Requesting tribunal to direct issuance within specified 
        time period.--A contractor may request the tribunal concerned 
        to direct a contracting officer to issue a decision in a 
        specified period of time, as determined by the tribunal 
        concerned, in the event of undue delay on the part of the 
        contracting officer.
          (5) Failure to issue decision within required time period.--
        Failure by a contracting officer to issue a decision on a claim 
        within the required time period is deemed to be a decision by 
        the contracting officer denying the claim and authorizes an 
        appeal or action on the claim as otherwise provided in this 
        chapter. However, the tribunal concerned may, at its option, 
        stay the proceedings of the appeal or action to obtain a 
        decision by the contracting officer.
  (g) Finality of Decision Unless Appealed.--The contracting officer's 
decision on a claim is final and conclusive and is not subject to 
review by any forum, tribunal, or Federal Government agency, unless an 
appeal or action is timely commenced as authorized by this chapter. 
This chapter does not prohibit an executive agency from including a 
clause in a Federal Government contract requiring that, pending final 
decision of an appeal, action, or final settlement, a contractor shall 
proceed diligently with performance of the contract in accordance with 
the contracting officer's decision.
  (h) Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution.--
          (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
        chapter, a contractor and a contracting officer may use any 
        alternative means of dispute resolution under subchapter IV of 
        chapter 5 of title 5, or other mutually agreeable procedures, 
        for resolving claims. All provisions of subchapter IV of 
        chapter 5 of title 5 apply to alternative means of dispute 
        resolution under this subsection.
          (2) Certification of claim.--The contractor shall certify the 
        claim when required to do so under subsection (b)(1) or other 
        law.
          (3) Rejecting request for alternative dispute resolution.--
                  (A) Contracting officer.--A contracting officer who 
                rejects a contractor's request for alternative dispute 
                resolution proceedings shall provide the contractor 
                with a written explanation, citing one or more of the 
                conditions in section 572(b) of title 5 or other 
                specific reasons that alternative dispute resolution 
                procedures are inappropriate.
                  (B) Contractor.--A contractor that rejects an 
                agency's request for alternative dispute resolution 
                proceedings shall inform the agency in writing of the 
                contractor's specific reasons for rejecting the 
                request.
Sec. 6904. Contractor's right of appeal from decision by contracting 
                    officer
  (a) Appeal to Agency Board.--A contractor, within 90 days from the 
date of receipt of a contracting officer's decision under section 6903 
of this title, may appeal the decision to an agency board as provided 
in section 6905 of this title.
  (b) Bringing an Action De Novo in Federal Court.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), and in 
        lieu of appealing the decision of a contracting officer under 
        section 6903 of this title to an agency board, a contractor may 
        bring an action directly on the claim in the United States 
        Court of Federal Claims, notwithstanding any contract 
        provision, regulation, or rule of law to the contrary.
          (2) Tennessee valley authority.--In the case of an action 
        against the Tennessee Valley Authority, the contractor may only 
        bring an action directly on the claim in a district court of 
        the United States pursuant to section 1337 of title 28, 
        notwithstanding any contract provision, regulation, or rule of 
        law to the contrary.
          (3) Time for filing.--A contractor shall file any action 
        under paragraph (1) or (2) within 12 months from the date of 
        receipt of a contracting officer's decision under section 6903 
        of this title.
          (4) De novo.--An action under paragraph (1) or (2) shall 
        proceed de novo in accordance with the rules of the appropriate 
        court.
Sec. 6905. Agency boards
  (a) Establishment.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an 
        agency board of contract appeals may be established within an 
        executive agency when the agency head, after consultation with 
        the Administrator, determines from a workload study that the 
        volume of contract claims justifies the establishment of a 
        full-time agency board of at least 3 members who shall have no 
        other inconsistent duties. Workload studies will be updated at 
        least once every 3 years and submitted to the Administrator.
          (2) Tennessee valley authority.--The Board of Directors of 
        the Tennessee Valley Authority may establish an agency board of 
        contract appeals for the Authority of an indeterminate number 
        of members.
          (3) Guidelines.--The Administrator, pursuant to the authority 
        conferred under part B of subtitle I of this title and as 
        necessary or desirable to carry out this chapter, shall issue 
        guidelines with respect to the establishment, functions, and 
        procedures of agency boards, except for the agency board 
        established by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
  (b) Appointment of Members and Compensation.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), members 
        of an agency board shall be selected and appointed in the same 
        manner as administrative law judges appointed pursuant to 
        section 3105 of title 5, with an additional requirement that 
        members of an agency board must have had at least 5 years of 
        experience in public contract law. A chairman and vice chairman 
        of each agency board shall be designated by the agency head 
        from among the appointed members. Compensation for the 
        chairman, vice chairman, and other members shall be determined 
        under section 5372a of title 5.
          (2) Tennessee valley authority.--The Board of Directors of 
        the Tennessee Valley Authority shall establish criteria for the 
        appointment of members to the agency board established under 
        subsection (a)(2), and shall designate a chairman of the agency 
        board. The chairman and other members of the agency board shall 
        receive compensation, at the daily equivalent of the rates 
        determined under section 5372a of title 5, for each day they 
        are engaged in the actual performance of their duties as 
        members of the agency board.
  (c) Inter-Agency Arrangements.--If the volume of contract claims is 
not sufficient to justify an agency board under subsection (a), or if 
an agency head otherwise considers it appropriate, the agency head 
shall arrange for appeals from decisions by contracting officers of the 
agency to be decided by the agency board of another executive agency. 
If an agency head is unable to make such an arrangement, the agency 
head shall submit any appeals to the Administrator for placement with 
an agency board. This subsection does not apply to the Tennessee Valley 
Authority.
  (d) Jurisdiction.--
          (1) In general.--Each agency board has jurisdiction to decide 
        any appeal from the decision of a contracting officer, relative 
        to a contract made by--
                  (A) the agency board's own agency; or
                  (B) another agency, if the other agency or the 
                Administrator designates the agency board to decide the 
                appeal pursuant to subsection (c).
          (2) Relief.--In exercising this jurisdiction, an agency board 
        may grant any relief that would be available to a litigant 
        asserting a contract claim in the United States Court of 
        Federal Claims.
  (e) Subpoena, Discovery, and Deposition.--A member of an agency board 
may administer oaths to witnesses, authorize depositions and discovery 
proceedings, and require by subpoena the attendance of witnesses, and 
production of books and papers, for the taking of testimony or evidence 
by deposition or in the hearing of an appeal by the agency board. In 
case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena by a person who 
resides, is found, or transacts business within the jurisdiction of a 
United States district court, the court, upon application of the agency 
board through the Attorney General, or upon application by the agency 
board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, shall have jurisdiction to 
issue the person an order requiring the person to appear before the 
agency board or a member of the agency board, to produce evidence or to 
give testimony, or both. Any failure of the person to obey the order of 
the court may be punished by the court as contempt of court.
  (f) Decisions.--An agency board shall--
          (1) to the fullest extent practicable provide informal, 
        expeditious, and inexpensive resolution of disputes;
          (2) issue a decision in writing or take other appropriate 
        action on each appeal submitted; and
          (3) mail or otherwise furnish a copy of the decision to the 
        contractor and the contracting officer.
Sec. 6906. Agency board procedures for accelerated and small claims
  (a) Accelerated Procedure Where $100,000 or Less in Dispute.--The 
rules of each agency board shall include a procedure for the 
accelerated disposition of any appeal from a decision of a contracting 
officer where the amount in dispute is $100,000 or less. The 
accelerated procedure is applicable at the sole election of the 
contractor. An appeal under the accelerated procedure shall be 
resolved, whenever possible, within 180 days from the date the 
contractor elects to use the procedure.
  (b) Small Claims Procedure Where $50,000 or Less in Dispute.--
          (1) In general.--The rules of each agency board shall include 
        a procedure for the expedited disposition of any appeal from a 
        decision of a contracting officer where the amount in dispute 
        is $50,000 or less. The small claims procedure is applicable at 
        the sole election of the contractor.
          (2) Simplified rules of procedure.--The small claims 
        procedure shall provide for simplified rules of procedure to 
        facilitate the decision of any appeal. An appeal under the 
        small claims procedure may be decided by a single member of the 
        agency board with such concurrences as may be provided by rule 
        or regulation.
          (3) Time of decision.--An appeal under the small claims 
        procedure shall be resolved, whenever possible, within 120 days 
        from the date the contractor elects to use the procedure.
          (4) Finality of decision.--A decision against the Federal 
        Government or against the contractor reached under the small 
        claims procedure is final and conclusive and may not be set 
        aside except in cases of fraud.
          (5) No precedent.--Administrative determinations and final 
        decisions under this subsection have no value as precedent for 
        future cases under this chapter.
          (6) Review of requisite amount in controversy.--The 
        Administrator, from time to time, may review the dollar amount 
        specified in paragraph (1) and adjust the amount in accordance 
        with economic indexes selected by the Administrator.
Sec. 6907. Judicial review of agency board decisions
  (a) Review.--
          (1) In general.--The decision of an agency board is final, 
        except that--
                  (A) a contractor may appeal the decision to the 
                United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 
                within 120 days from the date the contractor receives a 
                copy of the decision; or
                  (B) if an agency head determines that an appeal 
                should be taken, the agency head, with the prior 
                approval of the Attorney General, may transmit the 
                decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the 
                Federal Circuit for judicial review under section 1295 
                of title 28, within 120 days from the date the agency 
                receives a copy of the decision.
          (2) Tennessee valley authority.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
        (1), a decision of the agency board of the Tennessee Valley 
        Authority is final, except that--
                  (A) a contractor may appeal the decision to a United 
                States district court pursuant to section 1337 of title 
                28, within 120 days from the date the contractor 
                receives a copy of the decision; or
                  (B) the Tennessee Valley Authority may appeal the 
                decision to a United States district court pursuant to 
                section 1337 of title 28, within 120 days from the date 
                of the decision.
          (3) Review of arbitration.--An award by an arbitrator under 
        this chapter shall be reviewed pursuant to sections 9 to 13 of 
        title 9, except that the court may set aside or limit any award 
        that is found to violate limitations imposed by Federal 
        statute.
  (b) Finality of Agency Board Decisions on Questions of Law and 
Fact.--Notwithstanding any contract provision, regulation, or rule of 
law to the contrary, in an appeal by a contractor or the Federal 
Government from the decision of an agency board pursuant to subsection 
(a)--
          (1) the decision of the agency board on a question of law is 
        not final or conclusive; but
          (2) the decision of the agency board on a question of fact is 
        final and conclusive and may not be set aside unless the 
        decision is--
                  (A) fraudulent, arbitrary, or capricious;
                  (B) so grossly erroneous as to necessarily imply bad 
                faith; or
                  (C) not supported by substantial evidence.
  (c) Remand.--In an appeal by a contractor or the Federal Government 
from the decision of an agency board pursuant to subsection (a), the 
court may render an opinion and judgment and remand the case for 
further action by the agency board or by the executive agency as 
appropriate, with direction the court considers just and proper.
  (d) Consolidation.--If 2 or more actions arising from one contract 
are filed in the United States Court of Federal Claims and one or more 
agency boards, for the convenience of parties or witnesses or in the 
interest of justice, the United States Court of Federal Claims may 
order the consolidation of the actions in that court or transfer any 
actions to or among the agency boards involved.
  (e) Judgments as to Fewer Than All Claims or Parties.--In an action 
filed pursuant to this chapter involving 2 or more claims, 
counterclaims, cross-claims, or third-party claims, and where a portion 
of one of the claims can be divided for purposes of decision or 
judgment, and in any action where multiple parties are involved, the 
court, whenever appropriate, may enter a judgment as to one or more but 
fewer than all of the claims or portions of claims or parties.
  (f) Advisory Opinions.--
          (1) In general.--Whenever an action involving an issue 
        described in paragraph (2) is pending in a district court of 
        the United States, the district court may request an agency 
        board to provide the court with an advisory opinion on the 
        matters of contract interpretation under consideration.
          (2) Applicable issue.--An issue referred to in paragraph (1) 
        is any issue that could be the proper subject of a final 
        decision of a contracting officer appealable under this 
        chapter.
          (3) Referral to agency board with jurisdiction.--A district 
        court shall direct a request under paragraph (1) to the agency 
        board having jurisdiction under this chapter to adjudicate 
        appeals of contract claims under the contract being interpreted 
        by the court.
          (4) Timely response.--After receiving a request for an 
        advisory opinion under paragraph (1), an agency board shall 
        provide the advisory opinion in a timely manner to the district 
        court making the request.
Sec. 6908. Payment of claims
  (a) Judgments.--Any judgment against the Federal Government on a 
claim under this chapter shall be paid promptly in accordance with the 
procedures provided by section 1304 of title 31.
  (b) Monetary Awards.--Any monetary award to a contractor by an agency 
board shall be paid promptly in accordance with the procedures 
contained in subsection (a).
  (c) Reimbursement.--Payments made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) 
shall be reimbursed to the fund provided by section 1304 of title 31 by 
the agency whose appropriations were used for the contract out of 
available amounts or by obtaining additional appropriations for 
purposes of reimbursement.
  (d) Tennessee Valley Authority.--
          (1) Judgments.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) to (c), any 
        judgment against the Tennessee Valley Authority on a claim 
        under this chapter shall be paid promptly in accordance with 
        section 9(b) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 
        U.S.C. 831h(b)).
          (2) Monetary awards.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) to (c), 
        any monetary award to a contractor by the agency board of the 
        Tennessee Valley Authority shall be paid in accordance with 
        section 9(b) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 
        U.S.C. 831h(b)).
Sec. 6909. Interest
  (a) Period.--
          (1) In general.--Interest on an amount found due a contractor 
        on a claim shall be paid to the contractor for the period 
        beginning with the date the contracting officer receives the 
        contractor's claim, pursuant to section 6903(a) of this title, 
        until the date of payment of the claim.
          (2) Defective certification.--On a claim for which the 
        certification under section 6903(b)(1) of this title is found 
        to be defective, any interest due under this section shall be 
        paid for the period beginning with the date the contracting 
        officer initially receives the contractor's claim until the 
        date of payment of the claim.
  (b) Rate.--Interest shall accrue and be paid at a rate which the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall specify as applicable for each 
successive 6-month period. The rate shall be determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration current private 
commercial rates of interest for new loans maturing in approximately 5 
years.

                      Subtitle III--Miscellaneous

Chapter                                                             Sec.

Drug-Free Workplace.................................................8101
Buy American........................................................8301
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disable8501
Kickbacks...........................................................8701

                    CHAPTER 81--DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

Sec.
8101.  Definitions and construction.
8102.  Drug-free workplace requirements for Federal contractors.
8103.  Drug-free workplace requirements for Federal grant recipients.
8104.  Employee sanctions and remedies.
8105.  Waiver.
8106.  Regulations.
Sec. 8101. Definitions and construction
  (a) Definitions.--In this chapter:
          (1) Contractor.--The term ``contractor'' means the 
        department, division, or other unit of a person responsible for 
        the performance under the contract.
          (2) Controlled substance.--The term ``controlled substance'' 
        means a controlled substance in schedules I through V of 
        section 202 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and 
        Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 812).
          (3) Conviction.--The term ``conviction'' means a finding of 
        guilt (including a plea of nolo contendere), an imposition of 
        sentence, or both, by a judicial body charged with the 
        responsibility to determine violations of Federal or State 
        criminal drug statutes.
          (4) Criminal drug statute.--The term ``criminal drug 
        statute'' means a criminal statute involving manufacture, 
        distribution, dispensation, use, or possession of a controlled 
        substance.
          (5) Drug-free workplace.--The term ``drug-free workplace'' 
        means a site of an entity--
                  (A) for the performance of work done in connection 
                with a specific contract or grant described in section 
                8102 or 8103 of this title; and
                  (B) at which employees of the entity are prohibited 
                from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, 
                distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a 
                controlled substance in accordance with the 
                requirements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public 
                Law 100-690, 102 Stat. 4181).
          (6) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means the employee of a 
        contractor or grantee directly engaged in the performance of 
        work pursuant to the contract or grant described in section 
        8102 or 8103 of this title.
          (7) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an 
        agency as defined in section 552(f) of title 5.
          (8) Grantee.--The term ``grantee'' means the department, 
        division, or other unit of a person responsible for the 
        performance under the grant.
  (b) Construction.--This chapter does not require law enforcement 
agencies to comply with this chapter if the head of the agency 
determines it would be inappropriate in connection with the agency's 
undercover operations.
Sec. 8102. Drug-free workplace requirements for Federal contractors
  (a) In General.--
          (1) Persons other than individuals.--A person other than an 
        individual shall not be considered a responsible source (as 
        defined in section 113 of this title) for the purposes of being 
        awarded a contract for the procurement of any property or 
        services of a value greater than the simplified acquisition 
        threshold (as defined in section 134 of this title) by a 
        Federal agency, other than a contract for the procurement of 
        commercial items (as defined in section 103 of this title), 
        unless the person agrees to provide a drug-free workplace by--
                  (A) publishing a statement notifying employees that 
                the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, 
                possession, or use of a controlled substance is 
                prohibited in the person's workplace and specifying the 
                actions that will be taken against employees for 
                violations of the prohibition;
                  (B) establishing a drug-free awareness program to 
                inform employees about--
                          (i) the dangers of drug abuse in the 
                        workplace;
                          (ii) the person's policy of maintaining a 
                        drug-free workplace;
                          (iii) available drug counseling, 
                        rehabilitation, and employee assistance 
                        programs; and
                          (iv) the penalties that may be imposed on 
                        employees for drug abuse violations;
                  (C) making it a requirement that each employee to be 
                engaged in the performance of the contract be given a 
                copy of the statement required by subparagraph (A);
                  (D) notifying the employee in the statement required 
                by subparagraph (A) that as a condition of employment 
                on the contract the employee will--
                          (i) abide by the terms of the statement; and
                          (ii) notify the employer of any criminal drug 
                        statute conviction for a violation occurring in 
                        the workplace no later than 5 days after the 
                        conviction;
                  (E) notifying the contracting agency within 10 days 
                after receiving notice under subparagraph (D)(ii) from 
                an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of a 
                conviction;
                  (F) imposing a sanction on, or requiring the 
                satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance 
                or rehabilitation program by, any employee who is 
                convicted, as required by section 8104 of this title; 
                and
                  (G) making a good faith effort to continue to 
                maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation 
                of subparagraphs (A) to (F).
          (2) Individuals.--A Federal agency shall not make a contract 
        with an individual unless the individual agrees not to engage 
        in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, 
        possession, or use of a controlled substance in the performance 
        of the contract.
  (b) Suspension, Termination, or Debarment of Contractor.--
          (1) Grounds for suspension, termination, or debarment.--
        Payment under a contract awarded by a Federal agency may be 
        suspended and the contract may be terminated, and the 
        contractor or individual who made the contract with the agency 
        may be suspended or debarred in accordance with the 
        requirements of this section, if the head of the agency 
        determines that--
                  (A) the contractor is violating, or has violated, the 
                requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 
                or (F) of subsection (a)(1); or
                  (B) the number of employees of the contractor who 
                have been convicted of violations of criminal drug 
                statutes for violations occurring in the workplace 
                indicates that the contractor has failed to make a good 
                faith effort to provide a drug-free workplace as 
                required by subsection (a).
          (2) Conduct of suspension, termination, and debarment 
        proceedings.--A contracting officer who determines in writing 
        that cause for suspension of payments, termination, or 
        suspension or debarment exists shall initiate an appropriate 
        action, to be conducted by the agency concerned in accordance 
        with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and applicable agency 
        procedures. The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised 
        to include rules for conducting suspension and debarment 
        proceedings under this subsection, including rules providing 
        notice, opportunity to respond in writing or in person, and 
        other procedures as may be necessary to provide a full and fair 
        proceeding to a contractor or individual.
          (3) Effect of debarment.--A contractor or individual debarred 
        by a final decision under this subsection is ineligible for 
        award of a contract by a Federal agency, and for participation 
        in a future procurement by a Federal agency, for a period 
        specified in the decision, not to exceed 5 years.
Sec. 8103. Drug-free workplace requirements for Federal grant 
                    recipients
  (a) In General.--
          (1) Persons other than individuals.--A person other than an 
        individual shall not receive a grant from a Federal agency 
        unless the person agrees to provide a drug-free workplace by--
                  (A) publishing a statement notifying employees that 
                the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, 
                possession, or use of a controlled substance is 
                prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying 
                the actions that will be taken against employees for 
                violations of the prohibition;
                  (B) establishing a drug-free awareness program to 
                inform employees about--
                          (i) the dangers of drug abuse in the 
                        workplace;
                          (ii) the grantee's policy of maintaining a 
                        drug-free workplace;
                          (iii) available drug counseling, 
                        rehabilitation, and employee assistance 
                        programs; and
                          (iv) the penalties that may be imposed on 
                        employees for drug abuse violations;
                  (C) making it a requirement that each employee to be 
                engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy 
                of the statement required by subparagraph (A);
                  (D) notifying the employee in the statement required 
                by subparagraph (A) that as a condition of employment 
                in the grant the employee will--
                          (i) abide by the terms of the statement; and
                          (ii) notify the employer of any criminal drug 
                        statute conviction for a violation occurring in 
                        the workplace no later than 5 days after the 
                        conviction;
                  (E) notifying the granting agency within 10 days 
                after receiving notice under subparagraph (D)(ii) from 
                an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of a 
                conviction;
                  (F) imposing a sanction on, or requiring the 
                satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance 
                or rehabilitation program by, any employee who is 
                convicted, as required by section 8104 of this title; 
                and
                  (G) making a good faith effort to continue to 
                maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation 
                of subparagraphs (A) to (F).
          (2) Individuals.--A Federal agency shall not make a grant to 
        an individual unless the individual agrees not to engage in the 
        unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, 
        or use of a controlled substance in conducting an activity with 
        the grant.
  (b) Suspension, Termination, or Debarment of Grantee.--
          (1) Grounds for suspension, termination, or debarment.--
        Payment under a grant awarded by a Federal agency may be 
        suspended and the grant may be terminated, and the grantee may 
        be suspended or debarred, in accordance with the requirements 
        of this section, if the head of the agency or the official 
        designee of the head of the agency determines in writing that--
                  (A) the grantee is violating, or has violated, the 
                requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 
                (F), or (G) of subsection (a)(1); or
                  (B) the number of employees of the grantee who have 
                been convicted of violations of criminal drug statutes 
                for violations occurring in the workplace indicates 
                that the grantee has failed to make a good faith effort 
                to provide a drug-free workplace as required by 
                subsection (a)(1).
          (2) Conduct of suspension, termination, and debarment 
        proceedings.--A suspension of payments, termination, or 
        suspension or debarment proceeding subject to this subsection 
        shall be conducted in accordance with applicable law, including 
        Executive Order 12549 or any superseding executive order and 
        any regulations prescribed to implement the law or executive 
        order.
          (3) Effect of debarment.--A grantee debarred by a final 
        decision under this subsection is ineligible for award of a 
        grant by a Federal agency, and for participation in a future 
        grant by a Federal agency, for a period specified in the 
        decision, not to exceed 5 years.
Sec. 8104. Employee sanctions and remedies
  Within 30 days after receiving notice from an employee of a 
conviction pursuant to section 8102(a)(1)(D)(ii) or 8103(a)(1)(D)(ii) 
of this title, a contractor or grantee shall--
          (1) take appropriate personnel action against the employee, 
        up to and including termination; or
          (2) require the employee to satisfactorily participate in a 
        drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for 
        those purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law 
        enforcement, or other appropriate agency.
Sec. 8105. Waiver
  (a) In General.--The head of an agency may waive a suspension of 
payments, termination of the contract or grant, or suspension or 
debarment of a contractor or grantee under this chapter with respect to 
a particular contract or grant if--
          (1) in the case of a contract, the head of the agency 
        determines under section 8102(b)(1) of this title, after a 
        final determination is issued under section 8102(b)(1), that 
        suspension of payments, termination of the contract, suspension 
        or debarment of the contractor, or refusal to permit a person 
        to be treated as a responsible source for a contract would 
        severely disrupt the operation of the agency to the detriment 
        of the Federal Government or the general public; or
          (2) in the case of a grant, the head of the agency determines 
        that suspension of payments, termination of the grant, or 
        suspension or debarment of the grantee would not be in the 
        public interest.
  (b) Waiver Authority May Not Be Delegated.--The authority of the head 
of an agency under this section to waive a suspension, termination, or 
debarment shall not be delegated.
Sec. 8106. Regulations
  Government-wide regulations governing actions under this chapter 
shall be issued pursuant to part B of subtitle I of this title.

                        CHAPTER 83--BUY AMERICAN

Sec.
8301.  Definitions.
8302.  American materials required for public use.
8303.  Contracts for public works.
8304.  Waiver rescission.
8305.  Annual report.
Sec. 8301. Definitions
  In this chapter:
          (1) Public building, public use, and public work.--The terms 
        ``public building'', ``public use'', and ``public work'' mean a 
        public building of, use by, and a public work of, the Federal 
        Government, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American 
        Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
          (2) United states.--The term ``United States'' includes any 
        place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Sec. 8302. American materials required for public use
  (a) In General.--Only unmanufactured articles, materials, and 
supplies that have been mined or produced in the United States, and 
only manufactured articles, materials, and supplies that have been 
manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, 
materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United 
States, shall be acquired for public use unless the head of the 
department or independent establishment concerned determines their 
acquisition to be inconsistent with the public interest or their cost 
to be unreasonable.
  (b) Exceptions.--This section does not apply--
          (1) to articles, materials, or supplies for use outside the 
        United States;
          (2) if articles, materials, or supplies of the class or kind 
        to be used, or the articles, materials, or supplies from which 
        they are manufactured, are not mined, produced, or manufactured 
        in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available 
        commercial quantities and are not of a satisfactory quality; 
        and
          (3) to manufactured articles, materials, or supplies procured 
        under any contract with an award value that is not more than 
        the micro-purchase threshold under section 1902 of this title.
Sec. 8303. Contracts for public works
  (a) In General.--Every contract for the construction, alteration, or 
repair of any public building or public work in the United States shall 
contain a provision that in the performance of the work the contractor, 
subcontractors, material men, or suppliers shall use only--
          (1) unmanufactured articles, materials, and supplies that 
        have been mined or produced in the United States; and
          (2) manufactured articles, materials, and supplies that have 
        been manufactured in the United States substantially all from 
        articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or 
        manufactured in the United States.
  (b) Exceptions.--
          (1) In general.--This section does not apply--
                  (A) to articles, materials, or supplies for use 
                outside the United States;
                  (B) if articles, materials, or supplies of the class 
                or kind to be used, or the articles, materials, or 
                supplies from which they are manufactured, are not 
                mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States 
                in sufficient and reasonably available commercial 
                quantities and are not of a satisfactory quality; and
                  (C) to manufactured articles, materials, or supplies 
                procured under any contract with an award value that is 
                not more than the micro-purchase threshold under 
                section 1902 of this title.
          (2) Particular article, material, or supply.--If the head of 
        the department or independent establishment making the contract 
        finds that it is impracticable to comply with subsection (a) 
        for a particular article, material, or supply or that it would 
        unreasonably increase the cost, an exception shall be noted in 
        the specifications for that article, material, or supply and a 
        public record of the findings that justified the exception 
        shall be made.
          (3) Inconsistent with public interest.--Subsection (a) shall 
        be regarded as requiring the purchase, for public use within 
        the United States, of articles, materials, or supplies 
        manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably 
        available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality, 
        unless the head of the department or independent establishment 
        concerned determines their purchase to be inconsistent with the 
        public interest or their cost to be unreasonable.
  (c) Results of Failure To Comply.--If the head of a department, 
bureau, agency, or independent establishment that has made a contract 
containing the provision required by subsection (a) finds that there 
has been a failure to comply with the provision in the performance of 
the contract, the head of the department, bureau, agency, or 
independent establishment shall make the findings public. The findings 
shall include the name of the contractor obligated under the contract. 
The contractor, and any subcontractor, material man, or supplier 
associated or affiliated with the contractor, shall not be awarded 
another contract for the construction, alteration, or repair of any 
public building or public work for 3 years after the findings are made 
public.
Sec. 8304. Waiver rescission
  (a) Type of Agreement.--An agreement referred to in subsection (b) is 
a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding between 
the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary 
of Defense has prospectively waived this chapter for certain products 
in that country.
  (b) Determination by Secretary of Defense.--If the Secretary of 
Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade 
Representative, determines that a foreign country that is party to an 
agreement described in subsection (a) has violated the agreement by 
discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United 
States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense 
shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of this chapter with 
respect to those types of products produced in that country.
Sec. 8305. Annual report
  Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the amount of 
purchases by the Department of Defense from foreign entities in that 
fiscal year. The report shall separately indicate the dollar value of 
items for which this chapter was waived pursuant to--
          (1) a reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of 
        understanding described in section 8304(a) of this title;
          (2) the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et 
        seq.); or
          (3) an international agreement to which the United States is 
        a party.

    CHAPTER 85--COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 
                           SEVERELY DISABLED

Sec.
8501.  Definitions.
8502.  Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
          Disabled.
8503.  Duties and powers of the Committee.
8504.  Procurement requirements for the Federal Government.
8505.  Audit.
8506.  Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 8501. Definitions
  In this chapter:
          (1) Blind.--The term ``blind'' refers to an individual or 
        class of individuals whose central visual acuity does not 
        exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose 
        visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit 
        to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that 
        its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than 20 
        degrees.
          (2) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Committee 
        for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 
        established under section 8502 of this title.
          (3) Direct labor.--The term ``direct labor''--
                  (A) includes all work required for preparation, 
                processing, and packing of a product, or work directly 
                relating to the performance of a service; but
                  (B) does not include supervision, administration, 
                inspection, or shipping.
          (4) Entity of the federal government and federal 
        government.--The terms ``entity of the Federal Government'' and 
        ``Federal Government'' include an entity of the legislative or 
        judicial branch, a military department or executive agency (as 
        defined in sections 102 and 105 of title 5, respectively), the 
        United States Postal Service, and a nonappropriated fund 
        instrumentality under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces.
          (5) Other severely disabled.--The term ``other severely 
        disabled'' means an individual or class of individuals under a 
        physical or mental disability, other than blindness, which 
        (according to criteria established by the Committee after 
        consultation with appropriate entities of the Federal 
        Government and taking into account the views of non-Federal 
        Government entities representing the disabled) constitutes a 
        substantial handicap to employment and is of a nature that 
        prevents the individual from currently engaging in normal 
        competitive employment.
          (6) Qualified nonprofit agency for other severely disabled.--
        The term ``qualified nonprofit agency for other severely 
        disabled'' means an agency--
                  (A)(i) organized under the laws of the United States 
                or a State;
                  (ii) operated in the interest of severely disabled 
                individuals who are not blind; and
                  (iii) of which no part of the net income of the 
                agency inures to the benefit of a shareholder or other 
                individual;
                  (B) that complies with any applicable occupational 
                health and safety standard prescribed by the Secretary 
                of Labor; and
                  (C) that in the production of products and in the 
                provision of services (whether or not the products or 
                services are procured under this chapter) during the 
                fiscal year employs blind or other severely disabled 
                individuals for at least 75 percent of the hours of 
                direct labor required for the production or provision 
                of the products or services.
          (7) Qualified nonprofit agency for the blind.--The term 
        ``qualified nonprofit agency for the blind'' means an agency--
                  (A)(i) organized under the laws of the United States 
                or a State;
                  (ii) operated in the interest of blind individuals; 
                and
                  (iii) of which no part of the net income of the 
                agency inures to the benefit of a shareholder or other 
                individual;
                  (B) that complies with any applicable occupational 
                health and safety standard prescribed by the Secretary 
                of Labor; and
                  (C) that in the production of products and in the 
                provision of services (whether or not the products or 
                services are procured under this chapter) during the 
                fiscal year employs blind individuals for at least 75 
                percent of the hours of direct labor required for the 
                production or provision of the products or services.
          (8) Severely disabled individual.--The term ``severely 
        disabled individual'' means an individual or class of 
        individuals under a physical or mental disability, other than 
        blindness, which (according to criteria established by the 
        Committee after consultation with appropriate entities of the 
        Federal Government and taking into account the views of non-
        Federal Government entities representing the disabled) 
        constitutes a substantial handicap to employment and is of a 
        nature that prevents the individual from currently engaging in 
        normal competitive employment.
          (9) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of 
        Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
        Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 8502. Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
                    Disabled
  (a) Establishment.--There is a Committee for Purchase From People Who 
Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
  (b) Composition.--The Committee consists of 15 members appointed by 
the President as follows:
          (1) One officer or employee from each of the following, 
        nominated by the head of the department or agency:
                  (A) The Department of Agriculture.
                  (B) The Department of Defense.
                  (C) The Department of the Army.
                  (D) The Department of the Navy.
                  (E) The Department of the Air Force.
                  (F) The Department of Education.
                  (G) The Department of Commerce.
                  (H) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
                  (I) The Department of Justice.
                  (J) The Department of Labor.
                  (K) The General Services Administration.
          (2) One member from individuals who are not officers or 
        employees of the Federal Government and who are conversant with 
        the problems incident to the employment of the blind.
          (3) One member from individuals who are not officers or 
        employees of the Federal Government and who are conversant with 
        the problems incident to the employment of other severely 
        disabled individuals.
          (4) One member from individuals who are not officers or 
        employees of the Federal Government and who represent blind 
        individuals employed in qualified nonprofit agencies for the 
        blind.
          (5) One member from individuals who are not officers or 
        employees of the Federal Government and who represent severely 
        disabled individuals (other than blind individuals) employed in 
        qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely disabled 
        individuals.
  (c) Terms of Office.--Members appointed under paragraph (2), (3), 
(4), or (5) of subsection (b) shall be appointed for terms of 5 years 
and may be reappointed if the member meets the qualifications 
prescribed by those paragraphs.
  (d) Chairman.--The members of the Committee shall elect one of the 
members to be Chairman.
  (e) Vacancy.--
          (1) Manner in which filled.--A vacancy in the membership of 
        the Committee shall be filled in the manner in which the 
        original appointment was made.
          (2) Unfulfilled term.--A member appointed under paragraph 
        (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (b) to fill a vacancy 
        occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the 
        predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
        remainder of the term. The member may serve after the 
        expiration of a term until a successor takes office.
  (f) Pay and Travel Expenses.--
          (1) Amount to which members are entitled.--Except as provided 
        in paragraph (2), members of the Committee are entitled to 
        receive the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of 
        basic pay payable under section 5376 of title 5 for each day 
        (including travel-time) during which they perform services for 
        the Committee. A member is entitled to travel expenses, 
        including a per diem allowance instead of subsistence, as 
        provided under section 5703 of title 5.
          (2) Officers or employees of the federal government.--Members 
        who are officers or employees of the Federal Government may not 
        receive additional pay because of their service on the 
        Committee.
   (g) Staff.--
          (1) Appointment and compensation.--Subject to rules the 
        Committee may adopt and to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter 
        III of chapter 53 of title 5, the Chairman may appoint and fix 
        the pay of personnel the Committee determines are necessary to 
        assist it in carrying out this chapter.
          (2) Personnel from other entities.--On request of the 
        Committee, the head of an entity of the Federal Government may 
        detail, on a reimbursable basis, any personnel of the entity to 
        the Committee to assist it in carrying out this chapter.
  (h) Obtaining Official Information.--The Committee may secure 
directly from an entity of the Federal Government information necessary 
to enable it to carry out this chapter. On request of the Chairman, the 
head of the entity shall furnish the information to the Committee.
  (i) Administrative Support Services.--The Administrator of General 
Services shall provide to the Committee, on a reimbursable basis, 
administrative support services the Committee requests.
  (j) Annual Report.--Not later than December 31 of each year, the 
Committee shall transmit to the President a report that includes the 
names of the Committee members serving in the prior fiscal year, the 
dates of Committee meetings in that year, a description of the 
activities of the Committee under this chapter in that year, and any 
recommendations for changes in this chapter which the Committee 
determines are necessary.
Sec. 8503. Duties and powers of the Committee
  (a) Procurement List.--
          (1) Maintenance of list.--The Committee shall maintain and 
        publish in the Federal Register a procurement list. The list 
        shall include the following products and services determined by 
        the Committee to be suitable for the Federal Government to 
        procure pursuant to this chapter:
                  (A) Products produced by a qualified nonprofit agency 
                for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for 
                other severely disabled.
                  (B) The services those agencies provide.
          (2) Changes to list.--The Committee may, by rule made in 
        accordance with the requirements of section 553(b) to (e) of 
        title 5, add to and remove from the procurement list products 
        so produced and services so provided.
  (b) Fair Market Price.--The Committee shall determine the fair market 
price of products and services contained on the procurement list that 
are offered for sale to the Federal Government by a qualified nonprofit 
agency for the blind or a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely 
disabled. The Committee from time to time shall revise its price 
determinations with respect to those products and services in 
accordance with changing market conditions.
  (c) Central Nonprofit Agency or Agencies.--The Committee shall 
designate a central nonprofit agency or agencies to facilitate the 
distribution, by direct allocation, subcontract, or any other means, of 
orders of the Federal Government for products and services on the 
procurement list among qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or 
qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely disabled.
  (d) Regulations.--The Committee--
          (1) may prescribe regulations regarding specifications for 
        products and services on the procurement list, the time of 
        their delivery, and other matters as necessary to carry out 
        this chapter; and
          (2) shall prescribe regulations providing that when the 
        Federal Government purchases products produced and offered for 
        sale by qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or qualified 
        nonprofit agencies for other severely disabled, priority shall 
        be given to products produced and offered for sale by qualified 
        nonprofit agencies for the blind.
  (e) Study and Evaluation of Activities.--The Committee shall make a 
continuing study and evaluation of its activities under this chapter to 
ensure effective and efficient administration of this chapter. The 
Committee on its own or in cooperation with other public or nonprofit 
private agencies may study--
          (1) problems related to the employment of the blind and other 
        severely disabled individuals; and
          (2) the development and adaptation of production methods that 
        would enable a greater utilization of the blind and other 
        severely disabled individuals.
Sec. 8504. Procurement requirements for the Federal Government
  (a) In General.--An entity of the Federal Government intending to 
procure a product or service on the procurement list referred to in 
section 8503 of this title shall procure the product or service from a 
qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or a qualified nonprofit 
agency for other severely disabled in accordance with regulations of 
the Committee and at the price the Committee establishes if the product 
or service is available within the period required by the entity.
  (b) Exception.--This section does not apply to the procurement of a 
product that is available from an industry established under chapter 
307 of title 18 and that is required under section 4124 of title 18 to 
be procured from that industry.
Sec. 8505. Audit
  For the purpose of audit and examination, the Comptroller General 
shall have access to the books, documents, papers, and other records 
of--
          (1) the Committee and of each central nonprofit agency the 
        Committee designates under section 8503(c) of this title; and
          (2) qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind and qualified 
        nonprofit agencies for other severely disabled that have sold 
        products or services under this chapter to the extent those 
        books, documents, papers, and other records relate to the 
        activities of the agency in a fiscal year in which a sale was 
        made under this chapter.
Sec. 8506. Authorization of appropriations
  Necessary amounts may be appropriated to the Committee to carry out 
this chapter.

                         CHAPTER 87--KICKBACKS

Sec.
8701.  Definitions.
8702.  Prohibited conduct.
8703.  Contractor responsibilities.
8704.  Inspection authority.
8705.  Administrative offsets.
8706.  Civil actions.
8707.  Criminal penalties.
Sec. 8701. Definitions
  In this chapter:
          (1) Contracting agency.--The term ``contracting agency'', 
        when used with respect to a prime contractor, means a 
        department, agency, or establishment of the Federal Government 
        that enters into a prime contract with a prime contractor.
          (2) Kickback.--The term ``kickback'' means any money, fee, 
        commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or 
        compensation of any kind that is provided to a prime 
        contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor, or 
        subcontractor employee to improperly obtain or reward favorable 
        treatment in connection with a prime contract or a subcontract 
        relating to a prime contract.
          (3) Prime contract.--The term ``prime contract'' means a 
        contract or contractual action entered into by the Federal 
        Government to obtain supplies, materials, equipment, or 
        services of any kind.
          (4) Prime contractor.--The term ``prime contractor'' means a 
        person that has entered into a prime contract with the Federal 
        Government.
          (5) Prime contractor employee.--The term ``prime contractor 
        employee'' means an officer, partner, employee, or agent of a 
        prime contractor.
          (6) Subcontract.--The term ``subcontract'' means a contract 
        or contractual action entered into by a prime contractor or 
        subcontractor to obtain supplies, materials, equipment, or 
        services of any kind under a prime contract.
          (7) Subcontractor.--The term ``subcontractor''--
                  (A) means a person, other than the prime contractor, 
                that offers to furnish or furnishes supplies, 
                materials, equipment, or services of any kind under a 
                prime contract or a subcontract entered into in 
                connection with the prime contract; and
                  (B) includes a person that offers to furnish or 
                furnishes general supplies to the prime contractor or a 
                higher tier subcontractor.
          (8) Subcontractor employee.--The term ``subcontractor 
        employee'' means an officer, partner, employee, or agent of a 
        subcontractor.
Sec. 8702. Prohibited conduct
  A person may not--
          (1) provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide a 
        kickback;
          (2) solicit, accept, or attempt to accept a kickback; or
          (3) include the amount of a kickback prohibited by paragraph 
        (1) or (2) in the contract price--
                  (A) a subcontractor charges a prime contractor or a 
                higher tier subcontractor; or
                  (B) a prime contractor charges the Federal 
                Government.
Sec. 8703. Contractor responsibilities
  (a) Requirements Included in Contracts.--Each contracting agency 
shall include in each prime contract awarded by the agency a 
requirement that the prime contractor shall--
          (1) have in place and follow reasonable procedures designed 
        to prevent and detect violations of section 8702 of this title 
        in its own operations and direct business relationships; and
          (2) cooperate fully with a Federal Government agency 
        investigating a violation of section 8702 of this title.
  (b) Full Cooperation Required.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), a 
prime contractor shall cooperate fully with a Federal Government agency 
investigating a violation of section 8702 of this title.
  (c) Reporting Requirement.--
          (1) In general.--A prime contractor or subcontractor that has 
        reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of section 8702 
        of this title may have occurred shall promptly report the 
        possible violation in writing to the inspector general of the 
        contracting agency, the head of the contracting agency if the 
        agency does not have an inspector general, or the Attorney 
        General.
          (2) Supplying information as favorable evidence.--In an 
        administrative or contractual action to suspend or debar a 
        person who is eligible to enter into contracts with the Federal 
        Government, evidence that the person has supplied information 
        to the Federal Government pursuant to paragraph (1) is 
        favorable evidence of the person's responsibility for the 
        purposes of Federal procurement laws and regulations.
  (d) Inapplicability to Certain Prime Contracts.--Subsection (a) does 
not apply to a prime contract--
          (1) that is not greater than $100,000; or
          (2) for the acquisition of commercial items (as defined in 
        section 103 of this title).
Sec. 8704. Inspection authority
  (a) In General.--To ascertain whether there has been a violation of 
section 8702 of this title with respect to a prime contract, the 
Comptroller General and the inspector general of the contracting 
agency, or a representative of the contracting agency designated by the 
head of the agency if the agency does not have an inspector general, 
shall have access to and may inspect the facilities and audit the books 
and records, including electronic data or records, of a prime 
contractor or subcontractor under a prime contract awarded by the 
agency.
  (b) Exception.--This section does not apply to a prime contract for 
the acquisition of commercial items (as defined in section 103 of this 
title).
Sec. 8705. Administrative offsets
  (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``contracting officer'' 
has the meaning given that term in chapter 69 of this title.
  (b) Offset Authority.--A contracting officer of a contracting agency 
may offset the amount of a kickback provided, accepted, or charged in 
violation of section 8702 of this title against amounts the Federal 
Government owes the prime contractor under the prime contract to which 
the kickback relates.
  (c) Duties of Prime Contractor.--
          (1) Withholding and paying over or retaining amounts.--On 
        direction of a contracting officer of a contracting agency with 
        respect to a prime contract, the prime contractor shall 
        withhold from amounts owed to a subcontractor under a 
        subcontract of the prime contract the amount of a kickback 
        which was or may be offset against the prime contractor under 
        subsection (b). The contracting officer may order that amounts 
        withheld--
                  (A) be paid over to the contracting agency; or
                  (B) be retained by the prime contractor if the 
                Federal Government has already offset the amount 
                against the prime contractor.
          (2) Notice.--The prime contractor shall notify the 
        contracting officer when an amount is withheld and retained 
        under paragraph (1)(B).
  (d) Offset, Direction, or Order is Claim of Federal Government.--An 
offset under subsection (b) or a direction or order of a contracting 
officer under subsection (c) is a claim by the Federal Government for 
the purposes of chapter 69 of this title.
Sec. 8706. Civil actions
  (a) Amount.--The Federal Government in a civil action may recover 
from a person--
          (1) that knowingly engages in conduct prohibited by section 
        8702 of this title a civil penalty equal to--
                  (A) twice the amount of each kickback involved in the 
                violation; and
                  (B) not more than $10,000 for each occurrence of 
                prohibited conduct; and
          (2) whose employee, subcontractor, or subcontractor employee 
        violates section 8702 of this title by providing, accepting, or 
        charging a kickback a civil penalty equal to the amount of that 
        kickback.
  (b) Statute of Limitations.--A civil action under this section must 
be brought within 6 years after the later of the date on which--
          (1) the prohibited conduct establishing the cause of action 
        occurred; or
          (2) the Federal Government first knew or should reasonably 
        have known that the prohibited conduct had occurred.
Sec. 8707. Criminal penalties
  A person that knowingly and willfully engages in conduct prohibited 
by section 8702 of this title shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned 
for not more than 10 years, or both.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

  Section 2410i(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``small purchase threshold'' and substituting ``simplified 
acquisition threshold''.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCES.

  (a) Title 5.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 504(b)(1)(C)(ii)--
                  (A) strike ``section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act 
                of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605)'' and substitute ``section 6903 
                of title 41''; and
                  (B) strike ``section 8 of that Act (41 U.S.C. 607)'' 
                and substitute ``section 6905 of title 41''.
          (2) In section 551(1)(H), strike ``chapter 2 of title 41;''.
          (3) In section 595(c)(10), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended 
        (41 U.S.C. 251-260)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of 
        title 41''.
          (4) In section 701(b)(1)(H), strike ``chapter 2 of title 
        41;''.
          (5) In section 3109(b)(3), strike ``section 5'' and 
        substitute ``section 6101(b) to (d)''.
          (6) In section 3374(c)(2), strike ``section 27 of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and substitute ``chapter 21 
        of title 41''.
          (7) In section 3704(b)(2)(G), strike ``section 27 of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and substitute 
        ``chapter 21 of title 41''.
          (8) In section 4105, strike ``section 5'' and substitute 
        ``section 6101(b) to (d)''.
          (9) In section 5102(c)(30), strike ``section 8 of the 
        Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and substitute ``section 6905 
        of title 41''.
          (10) In section 5372a--
                  (A) in subsection (a)(1), strike ``section 8 of the 
                Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and substitute 
                ``section 6905 of title 41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (a)(2), strike ``section 8 of the 
                Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and substitute 
                ``section 6905 of title 41''.
          (11) In section 7342(e)(1), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (12) In section 8709(a), strike ``section 5'' and substitute 
        ``section 6101(b) to (d)''.
          (13) In section 8714a(a), strike ``section 5'' and substitute 
        ``section 6101(b) to (d)''.
          (14) In section 8714b(a), strike ``section 5'' and substitute 
        ``section 6101(b) to (d)''.
          (15) In section 8714c(a), strike ``section 5'' and substitute 
        ``section 6101(b) to (d)''.
          (16) In section 8902(a), strike ``section 5'' and substitute 
        ``section 6101(b) to (d)''.
          (17) In section 8953(a)(1), strike ``section 5'' and 
        substitute ``section 6101(b) to (d)''.
          (18) In section 8983(a)(1), strike ``section 5'' and 
        substitute ``section 6101(b) to (d)''.
          (19) In section 9003--
                  (A) in subsection (a), strike ``section 5'' and 
                substitute ``section 6101(b) to (d)'';
                  (B) in subsection (c)(3), before subparagraph (A), 
                strike ``the Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and 
                substitute ``chapter 69 of title 41'';
                  (C) in subsection (c)(3)(A), strike ``section 8(c) of 
                such Act'' and substitute ``section 6905(c) of title 
                41''; and
                  (D) in subsection (c)(3)(B), strike ``section 
                10(a)(1) of such Act'' and substitute ``section 
                6904(b)(1) of title 41''.
          (20) In section 9009, strike ``section 26(f) of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f))'' and 
        substitute ``section 1502(a) and (b) of title 41''.
  (b) Title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 133(c)(1), strike ``section 16(3) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3))'' 
        and substitute ``section 1702(c) of title 41''.
          (2) In section 2013(a), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 6101(b)-(d) 
        of title 41''.
          (3) In section 2194(b)(2), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (4) In section 2201--
                  (A) in subsection (b), strike ``section 3732(a) of 
                the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 11(a))'' and substitute 
                ``section 6301(a) and (b)(1)-(3) of title 41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (c), strike ``section 3732(a) of 
                the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 11(a))'' and substitute 
                ``section 6301(a) and (b)(1)-(3) of title 41''.
          (5) In section 2207(b), strike ``section 4(11) of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))'' and 
        substitute ``section 134 of title 41''.
          (6) In section 2225(f)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), strike ``section 16(3) of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                414(3))'' and substitute ``section 1702(c) of title 
                41''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2), strike ``section 4(11) of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                403(11))'' and substitute ``section 134 of title 41''.
          (7) In section 2226(b), strike ``section 4(12) of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))'' and 
        substitute ``section 103 of title 41''.
          (8) In section 2302--
                  (A) in paragraph (3), strike ``section 4 of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                403)'' and substitute ``chapter 1 of title 41'';
                  (B) in paragraph (6), strike ``section 25(c)(1) of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                421(c)(1))'' and substitute ``section 1303(a)(1) of 
                title 41''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (7), strike ``section 4 of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                403)'' and substitute ``section 133 of title 41''.
          (9) In section 2302a--
                  (A) in subsection (a), strike ``section 4(11) of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and 
                substitute ``section 134 of title 41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (b), strike ``section 33 of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and 
                substitute ``section 1905 of title 41''.
          (10) In section 2302b, strike ``section 31 of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and substitute ``section 1901 
        of title 41''.
          (11) In section 2302c--
                  (A) in subsection (a)(1), strike ``section 30 of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                426)'' and substitute ``section 2301 of title 41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (b), strike ``section 16(3) of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                414(3))'' and substitute ``section 1702(c) of title 
                41''.
          (12) In section 2304--
                  (A) in subsection (f)(1)(B)(iii), strike ``section 
                16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
                (41 U.S.C. 414(3))'' and substitute ``section 1702(c) 
                of title 41'';
                  (B) in subsection (f)(1)(C), strike ``section 18 of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                416)'' and substitute ``section 1707 of title 41'';
                  (C) in subsection (f)(2)(D), strike ``the Javits-
                Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.)'' and 
                substitute ``chapter 85 of title 41'';
                  (D) in subsection (g)(4), strike ``section 31(f) of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                427)'' and substitute ``section 1901(f) of title 41''; 
                and
                  (E) in subsection (h)(1), strike ``The Walsh-Healey 
                Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.)'' and substitute ``Chapter 
                65 of title 41''.
          (13) In section 2304b--
                  (A) in subsection (c), strike ``section 18 of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                416)'' and substitute ``section 1707 of title 41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (f)(3), strike ``section 18 of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                416)'' and substitute ``section 1707 of title 41''.
          (14) In section 2304c(a)(1), strike ``section 18 of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416)'' and 
        substitute ``section 1707 of title 41''.
          (15) In section 2306a(h)(3), strike ``section 4(12) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))'' 
        and substitute ``section 103 of title 41''.
          (16) In section 2314, strike ``Sections 3709 and 3735 of the 
        Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5 and 13)'' and substitute 
        ``Sections 6101(b)-(d) and 6304 of title 41''.
          (17) In section 2318--
                  (A) in subsection (a)(1), strike ``section 20(a) of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                418(a))'' and substitute ``section 1704(a) of title 
                41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (a)(2), strike ``sections 20(b) and 
                20(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
                (41 U.S.C. 418(b), (c))'' and substitute ``section 
                1704(b) and (c) of title 41''.
          (18) In section 2321(h), strike ``the Contract Disputes Act 
        of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 69 
        of title 41''.
          (19) In section 2324--
                  (A) in subsection (d)(1), strike ``section 6 of the 
                Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605)'' and 
                substitute ``section 6903 of title 41'';
                  (B) in subsection (d)(2), strike ``section 7 of such 
                Act (41 U.S.C. 606)'' and substitute ``section 6904(a) 
                of title 41'';
                  (C) in subsection (e)(1)(P), strike ``section 39 of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                435)'' and substitute ``section 1127 of title 41''; and
                  (D) in subsection (e)(2)(C), strike ``(41 U.S.C. 10b-
                1)'' and substitute ``(as added by section 7002(2) of 
                the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988)''.
          (20) In section 2343, strike ``section 3741 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 22)'' and substitute ``section 6306 of 
        title 41''.
          (21) In section 2375(b), strike ``section 34 of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430)'' and substitute 
        ``section 1906 of title 41''.
          (22) In section 2376(1), strike ``section 4 of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)'' and substitute 
        ``chapter 1 of title 41''.
          (23) In section 2384--
                  (A) in subsection (b)(2), strike ``section 4(12) of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                403(12)))'' and substitute ``section 103 of title 
                41)''; and
                  (B) in subsection (b)(3), strike ``section 4(11) of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                403(11)))'' and substitute ``section 134 of title 
                41)''.
          (24) In section 2393(d)--
                  (A) strike ``section 4(11) of the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)))'' and 
                substitute ``section 134 of title 41)''; and
                  (B) strike ``section 4(12) of the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)))'' and 
                substitute ``section 103 of title 41)''.
          (25) In section 2402--
                  (A) in subsection (c), strike ``section 4(11) of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                403(11)))'' and substitute ``section 134 of title 
                41)''; and
                  (B) in subsection (d)(2), strike ``section 4(12) of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                403(12))'' and substitute ``section 103 of title 41''.
          (26) In section 2408--
                  (A) in subsection (a)(4)(A), strike ``section 4(11) 
                of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
                U.S.C. 403(11)))'' and substitute ``section 134 of 
                title 41)''; and
                  (B) in subsection (a)(4)(B), strike ``section 4(12) 
                of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
                U.S.C. 403(12)))'' and substitute ``section 103 of 
                title 41)''.
          (27) In section 2410(c), strike ``section 4(11) of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and substitute ``section 
        134 of title 41''.
          (28) In section 2410b(c), strike ``section 4(12) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)))'' 
        and substitute ``section 103 of title 41)''.
          (29) In section 2410d--
                  (A) in subsection (b)(2)(A), strike ``section 5(3) of 
                the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(3))'' and 
                substitute ``section 8501(8) of title 41'';
                  (B) in subsection (b)(2)(B), strike ``handicapped, as 
                defined in section 5(4) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 
                48b(4))'' and substitute ``disabled, as defined in 
                section 8501(7) of title 41''; and
                  (C) in subsection (b)(2)(C), strike ``section 2(c) of 
                such Act (41 U.S.C. 47(c))'' and substitute ``section 
                8503(c) of title 41''.
          (30) In section 2410g(d)(1), strike ``section 4(12) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)))'' 
        and substitute ``section 103 of title 41)''.
          (31) In section 2410i(b)(1), strike ``section 4(11) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11)))'' 
        and substitute ``section 134 of title 41)''.
          (32) In section 2410m--
                  (A) in subsection (a), before paragraph (1), strike 
                ``the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et 
                seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 69 of title 41'';
                  (B) in subsection (a)(2), strike ``section 7 of such 
                Act (41 U.S.C. 606)'' and substitute ``section 6904(a) 
                of title 41''; and
                  (C) in subsection (b)(1)(A), strike ``section 10(a) 
                of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
                609(a))'' and substitute ``section 6904(b) of title 
                41''.
          (33) In section 2457(e), strike ``section 2 of the Buy 
        American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a)'' and substitute ``section 8302 of 
        title 41''.
          (34) In section 2461(e)(1), strike ``section 2 of the Javits-
        Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47)'' and substitute ``section 8503 
        of title 41''.
          (35) In section 2482(b)(1), strike ``section 4(6) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(6))'' 
        and substitute ``section 107 of title 41''.
          (36) In the chapter analysis for subchapter V of chapter 148, 
        in the item for section 2533, strike ``the Buy American Act'' 
        and substitute ``chapter 83 of title 41''.
          (37) In section 2533--
                  (A) in the section catchline, strike ``the Buy 
                American Act'' and substitute ``chapter 83 of title 
                41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (a), strike ``section 2 of the Buy 
                American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a)'' and substitute ``section 
                8302 of title 41''.
          (38) In section 2533a(i), strike ``section 34 of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430)'' and 
        substitute ``section 1906 of title 41''.
          (39) In section 2534(g)(2), strike ``section 33 of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 429)'' and 
        substitute ``section 1905 of title 41''.
          (40) In section 2562(a)(1), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (41) In section 2576(a), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (42) In section 2636(b)(3), strike ``section 4(11) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))'' 
        and substitute ``section 134 of title 41''.
          (43) In section 2667(f)(1), strike ``Notwithstanding 
        subsection (a)(3) or subtitle I of title 40 and title III of 
        the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
        (to the extent subtitle I and title III are inconsistent with 
        this subsection)'' and substitute ``Notwithstanding subtitle I 
        of title 40 and part C of subtitle I of title 41 (to the extent 
        those provisions are inconsistent with this subsection) or 
        subsection (a)(2) of this section''.
          (44) In section 2676(a), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended 
        (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I 
        of title 41''.
          (45) In section 2691(b), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (46) In section 2696(a), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (47) In section 2701(i)(1), in the heading, strike ``miller 
        act'' and substitute ``sections 3131 and 3133 of title 40''.
          (48) In section 2836(g), strike ``the Contract Disputes Act 
        of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 69 
        of title 41''.
          (49) In section 2854a(d)(1), strike ``title III of the 
        Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
        U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of 
        title 41''.
          (50) In section 2878(d)(2), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (51) In the chapter analysis for chapter 633, in the item for 
        section 7299, strike ``Walsh-Healey Act'' and substitute 
        ``chapter 65 of title 41''.
          (52) In section 7299--
                  (A) in the heading, strike ``Walsh-Healey Act'' and 
                substitute ``chapter 65 of title 41''; and
                  (B) strike ``the Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et 
                seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 65 of title 41''.
          (53) In section 7305(d)--
                  (A) strike ``title III of the Federal Property and 
                Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et 
                seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 
                41''; and
                  (B) strike ``under subtitle I of title 40 and such 
                title III'' and substitute ``under those provisions''.
          (54) In section 9444(b)(1), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (55) In section 9781(g), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
  (c) Title 14.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 92(d), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (2) In section 93(h), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (3) In section 641(a), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (4) In section 685(c)(1), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
  (d) Title 18.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 3672, strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes of the United States'' and substitute ``section 
        6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (2) In section 4124(c), strike ``section 6(d)(4) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and substitute 
        ``section 1122(a)(4) of title 41''.
  (e) Title 23.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 107(a), strike ``the Act of February 26, 1931, 
        46 Stat. 1421'' and substitute ``sections 3114 to 3116 and 3118 
        of title 40''.
          (2) In section 140--
                  (A) in subsection (b), strike ``section 3709 of the 
                Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5),'' and 
                substitute ``section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (c)--
                          (i) strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
                        Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5),'' and 
                        substitute ``section 6101(b) to (d) of title 
                        41''; and
                          (ii) strike ``section 302(e) of the Federal 
                        Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                        1949 (41 U.S.C. 252(e))'' and substitute 
                        ``section 3106 of title 41''.
          (3) In section 210(e), strike ``the Act of February 26, 1931; 
        46 Stat. 1421'' and substitute ``sections 3114 to 3116 and 3118 
        of title 40''.
          (4) In section 502(b)(5), strike ``Section 3709 of the 
        Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``Section 
        6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
  (f) The Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 7608(c)(1) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 7608(c)(1)) is amended--
          (1) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by striking ``sections 11(a) 
        and 22'' and substituting ``sections 6301(a) and (b)(1)-(3) and 
        6306'';
          (2) in subparagraph (A)(i)(III), by striking ``section 255'' 
        and substituting ``chapter 45''; and
          (3) in subparagraph (A)(i)(V), by striking ``section 254(a) 
        and (c)'' and substituting ``section 3901''.
  (g) Title 28.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In the last sentence of section 524(c)(1), strike 
        ``section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 
        U.S.C. 5), title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
        Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 and following)'' and 
        substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41, section 6101(b) 
        to (d) of title 41''.
          (2) In section 604(a)(10)(C), strike ``section 3709 of the 
        Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and 
        substitute ``section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (3) In section 624(3), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 
        6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (4) In section 753(g), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes of the United States, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and 
        substitute ``section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (5) In section 1295--
                  (A) in subsection (a)(10), strike ``section 8(g)(1) 
                of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
                607(g)(1))'' and substitute ``section 6907(a)(1) of 
                title 41'';
                  (B) in subsection (b), strike ``section 10(b) of the 
                Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 609(b))'' and 
                substitute ``section 6907(b) of title 41''; and
                  (C) in subsection (c), strike ``section 10(b) of the 
                Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and substitute 
                ``section 6907(b) of title 41''.
          (6) In section 1346(a)(2), strike ``sections 8(g)(1) and 
        10(a)(1) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and substitute 
        ``sections 6904(b)(1) and 6907(a)(1) of title 41''.
          (7) In the chapter analysis for chapter 91, in item 1499, 
        strike ``Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act'' and 
        substitute ``chapter 37 of title 40''.
          (8) In section 1491(a)(2), strike ``section 10(a)(1) of the 
        Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and substitute ``section 
        6904(b)(1) of title 41''.
          (9) In section 1499, in the section catchline, strike 
        ``Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act'' and substitute 
        ``chapter 37 of title 40''.
          (10) In section 2401(a), strike ``the Contract Disputes Act 
        of 1978'' and substitute ``chapter 69 of title 41''.
          (11) In section 2412--
                  (A) in subsection (d)(2)(E), strike ``the Contract 
                Disputes Act of 1978'' and substitute ``chapter 69 of 
                title 41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (d)(3), strike ``the Contract 
                Disputes Act of 1978'' and substitute ``chapter 69 of 
                title 41''.
          (12) In section 2414, strike ``the Contract Disputes Act of 
        1978'' and substitute ``chapter 69 of title 41''.
          (13) In section 2517(a), strike ``the Contract Disputes Act 
        of 1978'' and substitute ``chapter 69 of title 41''.
  (h) Title 31.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 506, strike ``section 5(a) of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 404(a))'' and 
        substitute ``section 1101(a) of title 41''.
          (2) In section 731(i)(7), strike ``section 27 of the Office 
        of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423)'' and 
        substitute ``chapter 21 of title 41''.
          (3) In section 781(c)(1), strike ``section 3709 of the 
        Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 
        6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (4) Section 1344(g)(2)(A) is amended to read as follows:
                  ``(A) a department--
                          ``(i) including independent establishments, 
                        other agencies, and wholly owned Government 
                        corporations; but
                          ``(ii) not including the Senate, House of 
                        Representatives, or Architect of the Capitol, 
                        or the officers or employees thereof;''.
          (5) In section 3567, strike ``section 4(1) of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1))'' and 
        substitute ``section 133 of title 41''.
          (6) In section 3718(b)(1)(A), strike ``title III of the 
        Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
        U.S.C. 251 and following)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle 
        I of title 41''.
          (7) In section 3902(a), strike ``section 12 of the Contract 
        Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 611)'' and substitute ``section 
        6909(a)(1) and (b) of title 41''.
          (8) In section 3907--
                  (A) in subsection (a), strike ``section 6 of the 
                Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605)'' and 
                substitute ``section 6903 of title 41'';
                  (B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), strike ``the Contract 
                Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' and 
                substitute ``chapter 69 of title 41'';
                  (C) in subsection (b)(2)--
                          (i) strike ``section 12 of the Contract 
                        Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 611)'' and 
                        substitute ``section 6909(a)(1) and (b) of 
                        title 41''; and
                          (ii) in the second sentence, strike ``section 
                        12'' and substitute ``section 6909(a)(1) and 
                        (b)''; and
                  (D) in subsection (c), strike ``the Contract Disputes 
                Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' and substitute 
                ``chapter 69 of title 41''.
          (9) In section 6202(c)(2), strike ``section 6(d)(5) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
        405(d)(5))'' and substitute ``section 1122(a)(5) of title 41''.
          (10) In section 9703(b)(3), as added by section 638(b)(1) of 
        the Act of October 6, 1992 (Public Law 102-393, 106 Stat. 
        1779), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the 
        United States (41 U.S.C. 5), title III of the Federal Property 
        and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et 
        seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41, 
        section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
  (i) Title 35.--Title 35, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 2(b)(4)(A), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (2) In section 203(b), strike ``the Contract Disputes Act (41 
        U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 69 of title 
        41''.
  (j) Title 38.--Title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 1720(c)(2), strike ``section 2(b)(1) of the 
        Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351(b)(1))'' and 
        substitute ``section 6704(a) of title 41''.
          (2) In section 1966(a), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 
        6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (3) In section 3720(b), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (4) In section 7317(f), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.
          (5) In section 7802(f), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.
          (6) In section 8122--
                  (A) in subsection (a)(1), strike ``section 3709 of 
                the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute 
                ``section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (c)--
                          (i) strike ``(41 U.S.C. 252(c))''; and
                          (ii) strike ``section 304 of that Act (41 
                        U.S.C. 254)'' and substitute ``sections 3901 
                        and 3905 of title 41''.
          (7) In section 8153(a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), strike ``section 22 of 
                the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                418b)'' and substitute ``section 1706 of title 41''; 
                and
                  (B) in paragraph (3)(D), strike ``section 303(f) of 
                the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(f))'' and substitute ``section 
                3303(d) of title 41''.
          (8) In section 8201(e), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.
  (k) Title 39.--Section 410(b) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (5) and substituting--
          ``(5) chapters 65 and 67 of title 41;''.
  (l) Title 40.--Title 40, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In the chapter analysis for chapter 1, in item 111, 
        strike ``Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
        1949'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (2) In section 102, before paragraph (1), strike ``title III 
        of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
        (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I 
        of title 41''.
          (3) In section 111--
                  (A) in the section catchline, strike ``Federal 
                Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949'' and 
                substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''; and
                  (B) before paragraph (1), strike ``title III of the 
                Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C 
                of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (4) In section 113(b)--
                  (A) in the heading, strike ``the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy Act'' and substitute ``Part B of 
                Subtitle I of Title 41''; and
                  (B) strike ``the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
                Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part B 
                of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (5) In section 311--
                  (A) in subsection (a), strike ``title III of the 
                Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C 
                of subtitle I of title 41''; and
                  (B) in subsection (b), strike ``title III of the 
                Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C 
                of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (6) In section 501(b)(2)(B), strike ``the Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)'' and substitute 
        ``part B of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (7) In section 502--
                  (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), strike ``section 5(3) 
                of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(3))'' and 
                substitute ``section 8501(8) of title 41'';
                  (B) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), strike ``handicapped 
                (as defined in section 5(4) of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day 
                Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(4)))'' and substitute ``disabled (as 
                defined in section 8501(7) of title 41)'';
                  (C) in subsection (b)(1)(B), strike ``the Javits-
                Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.)'' and 
                substitute ``chapter 85 of title 41''; and
                  (D) in subsection (b)(2), strike ``section 2 of the 
                Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47)'' and substitute 
                ``section 8503 of title 41''.
          (8) In section 503(b)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), strike ``the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)'' and 
                substitute ``part B of subtitle I of title 41''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (3)--
                          (i) in the heading, strike ``Section 3709 of 
                        revised statutes'' and substitute ``Section 
                        6101(b) to (d) of title 41''; and
                          (ii) strike ``Section 3709 of the Revised 
                        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute 
                        ``Section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (9) In section 506(a)(1)(D), strike ``the Office of Federal 
        Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)'' and substitute 
        ``part B of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (10) In section 545(f), strike ``Section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``Section 6101(b)-(d) 
        of title 41''.
          (11) In section 593(a)(2), strike ``the Javits-Wagner-O'Day 
        Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 85 of 
        title 41''.
          (12) In section 1305, strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (13) In section 1308, strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (14) In section 3148, strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.
          (15) In section 3304(d)(2), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (16) In section 3305(a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), strike ``title III of the 
                Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C 
                of subtitle I of title 41''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2), strike ``title III of the 
                Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C 
                of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (17) In section 3308(a), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.
          (18) In section 3310(2), strike ``section 303 of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
        253)'' and substitute ``sections 3105 and 3301 to 3304 of title 
        41''.
          (19) In section 3701(b)(3)(A)(ii), strike ``the Walsh-Healey 
        Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 65 of 
        title 41''.
          (20) In section 3704(b)(1), strike ``sections 4 and 5 of the 
        Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 38, 39)'' and substitute ``sections 
        6506 and 6507 of title 41''.
          (21) In section 3707, strike ``section 4 of the Office of 
        Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)'' and substitute 
        ``section 103 of title 41''.
          (22) In section 6111(b)(2)(D), strike ``section 3709 of the 
        Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 
        6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (23) In section 8711(d), strike ``section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.
          (24) In section 11101--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), strike ``section 4 of the 
                Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
                403)'' and substitute ``section 103 of title 41''; and
                  (B) in paragraph (2), strike ``section 4 of the Act 
                (41 U.S.C. 403)'' and substitute ``section 133 of title 
                41''.
  (m) Title 44.--Title 44, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In the chapter analysis for chapter 3, in the item for 
        section 311, strike ``the Federal Property and Administrative 
        Services Act'' and substitute ``subtitle I of title 40 and part 
        C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (2) In section 311--
                  (A) in the section catchline, strike ``the Federal 
                Property and Administrative Services Act'' and 
                substitute ``subtitle I of title 40 and part C of 
                subtitle I of title 41'';
                  (B) in subsection (a), strike ``title III of the 
                Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C 
                of subtitle I of title 41''; and
                  (C) in subsection (c), strike ``section 3709 of the 
                Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute 
                ``section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
  (n) Title 49.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 103(e), strike ``title III of the Federal 
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 
        et seq.)'' and substitute ``part C of subtitle I of title 41''.
          (2) In section 1113(b)(1)(B) strike ``section 3709 of the 
        Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``section 
        6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (3) In section 5334(j)(2), strike ``Section 3709 of the 
        Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``Section 
        6101(b) to (d) of title 41''.
          (4) In section 10721, strike ``Section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``Section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.
          (5) In section 13712, strike ``Section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``Section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.
          (6) In section 15504, strike ``Section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``Section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.
          (7) In section 40110--
                  (A) in subsection (d)(2)(A), strike ``Title III of 
                the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
                1949 (41 U.S.C. 252-266)'' and substitute ``Part C of 
                subtitle I of title 41'';
                  (B) in subsection (d)(2)(B), strike ``The Office of 
                Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et 
                seq.)'' and substitute ``Part B of subtitle I of title 
                41'';
                  (C) in subsection (d)(2)(C), strike ``, except for 
                section 315 (41 U.S.C. 265). For the purpose of 
                applying section 315 of that Act to the system,'' and 
                substitute ``. However, section 4705 of title 41 shall 
                apply to the new acquisition management system 
                developed and implemented pursuant to paragraph (1). 
                For the purpose of applying section 4705 of title 41 to 
                the system,''; and
                  (D) in subsection (d)(3)--
                          (i) in the heading, strike ``the office of 
                        federal procurement policy act'' and substitute 
                        ``part b of subtitle i of title 41'';
                          (ii) before subparagraph (A), strike 
                        ``section 27 of the Office of Federal 
                        Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423)'' and 
                        substitute ``chapter 21 of title 41''; and
                          (iii) in subparagraph (A), strike 
                        ``Subsections (f) and (g)'' and substitute 
                        ``Sections 2101 and 2106 of title 41''.
          (8) In section 40118(f)(2), strike ``section 4(12) of the 
        Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12))'' 
        and substitute ``section 103 of title 41''.
          (9) In section 47305(d), strike ``Section 3709 of the Revised 
        Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)'' and substitute ``Section 6101(b) to 
        (d) of title 41''.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

  (a) Sections 6901, 6905, 6907, and 6908.--Effective January 6, 2007, 
or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later, title 41, 
United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) Section 6901 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 6901. Definitions
  ``In this chapter:
          ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy appointed pursuant 
        to section 1102 of this title.
          ``(2) Agency board or agency board of contract appeals.--The 
        term `agency board' or `agency board of contract appeals' 
        means--
                  ``(A) the Armed Services Board;
                  ``(B) the Civilian Board;
                  ``(C) the board of contract appeals of the Tennessee 
                Valley Authority; or
                  ``(D) the Postal Service Contract Board of Appeals 
                established under section 6905(d)(1) of this title.
          ``(3) Agency head.--The term `agency head' means the head and 
        any assistant head of an executive agency. The term may include 
        the chief official of a principal division of an executive 
        agency if the head of the executive agency so designates that 
        chief official.
          ``(4) Armed services board.--The term `Armed Services Board' 
        means the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals established 
        under section 6905(a)(1) of this title;
          ``(5) Civilian board.--The term `Civilian Board' means the 
        Civilian Board of Contract Appeals established under section 
        6905(b)(1) of this title.
          ``(6) Contracting officer.--The term `contracting officer'--
                  ``(A) means an individual who, by appointment in 
                accordance with applicable regulations, has the 
                authority to make and administer contracts and to make 
                determinations and findings with respect to contracts; 
                and
                  ``(B) includes an authorized representative of the 
                contracting officer, acting within the limits of the 
                representative's authority.
          ``(7) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means a party to a 
        Federal Government contract other than the Federal Government.
          ``(8) Executive agency.--The term `executive agency' means--
                  ``(A) an executive department as defined in section 
                101 of title 5;
                  ``(B) a military department as defined in section 102 
                of title 5;
                  ``(C) an independent establishment as defined in 
                section 104 of title 5, except that the term does not 
                include the Government Accountability Office; and
                  ``(D) a wholly owned Government corporation as 
                defined in section 9101(3) of title 31.
          ``(9) Misrepresentation of fact.--The term `misrepresentation 
        of fact' means a false statement of substantive fact, or 
        conduct that leads to a belief of a substantive fact material 
        to proper understanding of the matter in hand, made with intent 
        to deceive or mislead.''.
          (2) Section 6905 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. ``6905. Agency boards
  ``(a) Armed Services Board.--
          ``(1) Establishment.--An Armed Services Board of Contract 
        Appeals may be established within the Department of Defense 
        when the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the 
        Administrator, determines from a workload study that the volume 
        of contract claims justifies the establishment of a full-time 
        agency board of at least 3 members who shall have no other 
        inconsistent duties. Workload studies will be updated at least 
        once every 3 years and submitted to the Administrator.
          ``(2) Appointment of members and compensation.--Members of 
        the Armed Services Board shall be selected and appointed in the 
        same manner as administrative law judges appointed pursuant to 
        section 3105 of title 5, with an additional requirement that 
        members must have had at least 5 years of experience in public 
        contract law. The Secretary of Defense shall designate the 
        chairman and vice chairman of the Armed Services Board from 
        among the appointed members. Compensation for the chairman, 
        vice chairman, and other members shall be determined under 
        section 5372a of title 5.
  ``(b) Civilian Board.--
          ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the General 
        Services Administration the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.
          ``(2) Membership.--
                  ``(A) Eligibility.--The Civilian Board consists of 
                members appointed by the Administrator of General 
                Services (in consultation with the Administrator) from 
                a register of applicants maintained by the 
                Administrator of General Services, in accordance with 
                rules issued by the Administrator of General Services 
                (in consultation with the Administrator) for 
                establishing and maintaining a register of eligible 
                applicants and selecting Civilian Board members. The 
                Administrator of General Services shall appoint a 
                member without regard to political affiliation and 
                solely on the basis of the professional qualifications 
                required to perform the duties and responsibilities of 
                a Civilian Board member.
                  ``(B) Appointment of members and compensation.--
                Members of the Civilian Board shall be selected and 
                appointed to serve in the same manner as administrative 
                law judges appointed pursuant to section 3105 of title 
                5, with an additional requirement that members must 
                have had at least 5 years experience in public contract 
                law. Compensation for the members shall be determined 
                under section 5372a of title 5.
                  ``(C) Individuals who shall serve as board members.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), any full-time member 
                of an agency board of contract appeals, other than the 
                Armed Services Board, the Postal Service Board of 
                Contract Appeals, and the board of contract appeals of 
                the Tennessee Valley Authority, serving in that 
                capacity on January 5, 2007, shall serve as Civilian 
                Board members.
          ``(3) Removal.--Members of the Civilian Board are subject to 
        removal in the same manner as administrative law judges, as 
        provided in section 7521 of title 5.
          ``(4) Functions.--
                  ``(A) In general.--The Civilian Board has 
                jurisdiction as provided by subsection (e)(1)(B).
                  ``(B) Additional jurisdiction.--With the concurrence 
                of the Federal agencies affected, the Civilian Board 
                may assume--
                          ``(i) jurisdiction over any additional 
                        category of laws or disputes over which an 
                        agency board of contract appeals established 
                        pursuant to this section or section 8 of the 
                        Contract Disputes Act exercised jurisdiction 
                        before January 6, 2007; and
                          ``(ii) any other function the agency board 
                        performed before January 6, 2007, on behalf of 
                        such agencies.
  ``(c) Tennessee Valley Authority Board.--
          ``(1) Establishment.--The Board of Directors of the Tennessee 
        Valley Authority may establish a board of contract appeals of 
        the Tennessee Valley Authority of an indeterminate number of 
        members.
          ``(2) Appointment of members and compensation.--The Board of 
        Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority shall establish 
        criteria for the appointment of members to the agency board 
        established under paragraph (1), and shall designate a chairman 
        of the agency board. The chairman and other members of the 
        agency board shall receive compensation, at the daily 
        equivalent of the rates determined under section 5372a of title 
        5, for each day they are engaged in the actual performance of 
        their duties as members of the agency board.
  ``(d) Postal Service Board.--
          ``(1) Establishment.--There is established an agency board of 
        contract appeals known as the Postal Service Board of Contract 
        Appeals.
          ``(2) Appointment and service of members.--The Postal Service 
        Board of Contract Appeals consists of judges appointed by the 
        Postmaster General. The judges shall meet the qualifications of 
        and serve in the same manner as members of the Civilian Board.
          ``(3) Application.--This chapter applies to contract disputes 
        before the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals in the same 
        manner as it applies to contract disputes before the Civilian 
        Board.
  ``(e) Jurisdiction.--
          ``(1) In general.--
                  ``(A) Armed services board.--The Armed Services Board 
                has jurisdiction to decide any appeal from a decision 
                of a contracting officer of the Department of Defense, 
                the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
                the Department of the Air Force, or the National 
                Aeronautics and Space Administration relative to a 
                contract made by that department or agency.
                  ``(B) Civilian board.--The Civilian Board has 
                jurisdiction to decide any appeal from a decision of a 
                contracting officer of any executive agency (other than 
                the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, 
                the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air 
                Force, the National Aeronautics and Space 
                Administration, the United States Postal Service, the 
                Postal Rate Commission, or the Tennessee Valley 
                Authority) relative to a contract made by that agency.
                  ``(C) Postal service board.-The Postal Service Board 
                of Contract Appeals has jurisdiction to decide any 
                appeal from a decision of a contracting officer of the 
                United States Postal Service or the Postal Rate 
                Commission relative to a contract made by either 
                agency.
                  ``(D) Other agency boards.--Each other agency board 
                has jurisdiction to decide any appeal from a decision 
                of a contracting officer relative to a contract made by 
                its agency.
          ``(2) Relief.--In exercising this jurisdiction, an agency 
        board may grant any relief that would be available to a 
        litigant asserting a contract claim in the United States Court 
        of Federal Claims.
  ``(f) Subpoena, Discovery, and Deposition.--A member of an agency 
board of contract appeals may administer oaths to witnesses, authorize 
depositions and discovery proceedings, and require by subpoena the 
attendance of witnesses, and production of books and papers, for the 
taking of testimony or evidence by deposition or in the hearing of an 
appeal by the agency board. In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a 
subpoena by a person who resides, is found, or transacts business 
within the jurisdiction of a United States district court, the court, 
upon application of the agency board through the Attorney General, or 
upon application by the board of contract appeals of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority, shall have jurisdiction to issue the person an order 
requiring the person to appear before the agency board or a member of 
the agency board, to produce evidence or to give testimony, or both. 
Any failure of the person to obey the order of the court may be 
punished by the court as contempt of court.
  ``(g) Decisions.--An agency board shall--
          ``(1) to the fullest extent practicable provide informal, 
        expeditious, and inexpensive resolution of disputes;
          ``(2) issue a decision in writing or take other appropriate 
        action on each appeal submitted; and
          ``(3) mail or otherwise furnish a copy of the decision to the 
        contractor and the contracting officer.''.
          (3) In section 6907(a)(2) before subparagraph (A), strike 
        ``agency board'' and substitute ``board of contract appeals''.
          (4) In section 6908(d)(2), strike ``agency board'' and 
        substitute ``board of contract appeals''.
  (b) Contingent Amendments.--
          (1) If enacted before january 6, 2007.--If this Act is 
        enacted before January 6, 2007, section 847 of National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163, 119 
        Stat. 3391) is amended as follows:
                  (A) Subsection (a) is repealed.
                  (B) Subsection (f)(1) is amended by--
                          (i) striking ```of 1978''' and inserting 
                        ```of title 41'''; and
                          (ii) striking ``section 42 of the Office of 
                        Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and inserting 
                        ``section 6905(b)(2) of title 41''.
          (2) If enacted on or after january 6, 2007.--If this Act is 
        enacted on or after January 6, 2007--
                  (A) section 5372a(a)(1) of title 5, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking ``section 42 of the Office 
                of Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and inserting 
                ``section 6905(b)(2) of title 41''; and
                  (B) section 42 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
                Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 438) is repealed.

SEC. 7. TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

  (a) Cutoff Date.--This Act replaces certain provisions of law enacted 
on or before March 31, 2006. If a law enacted after that date amends or 
repeals a provision replaced by this Act, that law is deemed to amend 
or repeal, as the case may be, the corresponding provision enacted by 
this Act. If a law enacted after that date is otherwise inconsistent 
with this Act, it supersedes this Act to the extent of the 
inconsistency.
  (b) Original Date of Enactment Unchanged.--For purposes of 
determining whether one provision of law supersedes another based on 
enactment later in time, the date of enactment of a provision enacted 
by this Act is deemed to be the date of enactment of the provision it 
replaced.
  (c) References to Provisions Replaced.--A reference to a provision of 
law replaced by this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, 
or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding provision enacted 
by this Act.
  (d) Regulations, Orders, and Other Administrative Actions.--A 
regulation, order, or other administrative action in effect under a 
provision of law replaced by this Act continues in effect under the 
corresponding provision enacted by this Act.
  (e) Actions Taken and Offenses Committed.--An action taken or an 
offense committed under a provision of law replaced by this Act is 
deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding 
provision enacted by this Act.

SEC. 8. REPEALS.

  (a) Inference of Repeal.--The repeal of a law by this Act may not be 
construed as a legislative inference that the provision was or was not 
in effect before its repeal.
  (b) Repealer Schedule.--The laws specified in the following schedule 
are repealed, except for rights and duties that matured, penalties that 
were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before the date of 
enactment of this Act.

                                                                Schedule of Laws Repealed
                                                                    Statutes at Large
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                         Statutes at Large         U.S. Code (title 41 unless otherwise
                                     Chapter or Public                             -----------------------------                specified)
               Date                         Law                   Section                                       ----------------------------------------
                                                                                    Volume          Page                 Existing            Proposed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
               1875
Mar. 3...........................  133.................  2........................      18  455................                       10  ..............
 
               1884
July 7...........................  332.................  (words after ``fifty five      23  204................                       24            6308
                                                          thousand dollars'' in 3d
                                                          par. under heading
                                                          ``Miscellaneous Objects
                                                          Under the Treasury
                                                          Department'').
 
               1920
June 5...........................  240.................  (last par. under heading       41  975................                       23            6307
                                                          ``Purchase of Articles
                                                          Manufactured at
                                                          Government Arsenals'').
 
               1921
June 30..........................  33..................  1 (last proviso on p. 78)      42  78.................                      11a            6302
 
               1922
July 1...........................  259.................  (1st proviso on p. 812)..      42  812................                       23            6307
 
               1926
May 13...........................  294.................  (4th complete par.             44  547................                      16c  ..............
                                                          (related to R.S. Sec.
                                                          3741) on p. 547).
 
               1927
Jan. 12..........................  27..................  (2d complete par.              44  936................                      16a  ..............
                                                          (related to R.S. Sec.
                                                          3741) on p. 936).
 
               1933
Mar. 3...........................  212.................  title III, Sec. 1........      47  1520...............                      10c            8301
                                    ...................  title III, Sec. 2........      47  1520...............                      10a            8302
                                    ...................  title III, Sec. 3........      47  1520...............                      10b            8303
                                    ...................  title III, Sec. 4........  ......  ...................                    10b-1  ..............
June 16..........................  101.................  5........................      48  305................                      24a  ..............
 
               1934
Jan. 25..........................  5...................  (related to R.S. Sec.          48  337................                       22            6306
                                                          3741).
June 16..........................  553.................  1-6......................      48  974................                    28-33  ..............
 
               1935
Aug. 29..........................  815.................  .........................      49  990................                       34  ..............
 
               1936
June 30..........................  881.................  1 (matter before subsec.       49  2036...............                       35            6502
                                                          (a) less words related
                                                          to definition of
                                                          ``agency of the United
                                                          States'').
                                    ...................  1 (matter before subsec.       49  2036...............                       35            6501
                                                          (a) related to
                                                          definition of ``agency
                                                          of the United States'').
                                    ...................  1(a)-(d).................      49  2036...............                       35            6502
                                    ...................  2........................      49  2037...............                       36            6503
                                    ...................  3........................      49  2037...............                       37            6504
                                    ...................  4........................      49  2038...............                       38            6506
                                    ...................  5........................      49  2038...............                       39            6507
                                    ...................  6........................      49  2038...............                       40            6508
                                    ...................  7........................      49  2039...............                       41            6501
                                    ...................  8........................      49  2039...............                       42            6511
                                    ...................  9........................      49  2039...............                       43            6505
                                    ...................  10(a)....................  ......  ...................                      43a            6509
                                    ...................  10(b) (1st sentence).....  ......  ...................                      43a            6507
                                    ...................  10(b) (last sentence),     ......  ...................                      43a            6509
                                                          (c).
                                    ...................  11.......................  ......  ...................                      43b            6510
                                    ...................  12.......................      49  2039...............                       44  ..............
                                    ...................  13.......................      49  2039...............                       45            6502
 
               1938
June 25..........................  697.................  1........................      52  1196...............                       46            8502
                                    ...................  2........................      52  1196...............                       47            8503
                                    ...................  3........................      52  1196...............                       48            8504
                                    ...................  4........................      52  1196...............                      48a            8505
                                    ...................  5........................      52  1196...............                      48b            8501
                                    ...................  6........................      52  1196...............                      48c            8506
                                    ...................  7........................  ......  ...................                  46 note  ..............
 
               1939
Aug. 4...........................  418.................  13 (related to R.S. Sec.       53  1197...............                      16d  ..............
                                                          3744).
 
               1940
June 18..........................  396.................  (last par. (related to         54  474................                      6kk  ..............
                                                          R.S. Sec. 3709) under
                                                          heading ``Botanic
                                                          Garden'').
                                    ...................  (last par. (related to         54  474................                      16b  ..............
                                                          R.S. Sec. 3744) under
                                                          heading ``Botanic
                                                          Garden'').
June 24..........................  412.................  .........................      54  504................                       6b            6102
Oct. 10..........................  851.................  2(a).....................      54  1110...............                       6a            6102
                                    ...................  2(f).....................      54  1110...............                       6a            6102
                                    ...................  2(h).....................      54  1110...............                       6a            6102
                                    ...................  2(j).....................      54  1110...............                       6a            6102
                                    ...................  3(a).....................      54  1111...............                       6b  ..............
                                    ...................  3(b).....................      54  1111...............                       6b  ..............
 
               1942
June 22..........................  432.................  1........................      56  375................                       49            6309
                                    ...................  2........................      56  376................                       50            6309
July 2...........................  472.................  (1st complete par. on p.       56  493................                        6  ..............
                                                          493).
 
               1944
July 1...........................  358.................  1, 2(a)..................      58  649................                 101, 102  ..............
                                    ...................  3........................      58  650................                      103  ..............
                                    ...................  4(b)-13(c)...............      58  651................                  104-113  ..............
                                    ...................  13(d)....................      58  662................                      113  ..............
                                    ...................  13(e)-15.................      58  662................                  113-115  ..............
                                    ...................  17, 18(a)................      58  665................                 117, 118  ..............
                                    ...................  18(c)-(e)................      58  666................                      118  ..............
                                    ...................  19(c)....................      58  667................                      119  ..............
                                    ...................  20-25....................      58  668................                  120-125  ..............
                                    ...................  26.......................      58  671................                 101 note  ..............
                                    ...................  27.......................      58  671................                 101 note  ..............
 
               1946
Mar. 8...........................  80..................  1........................      60  37.................                       51  ..............
                                    ...................  2........................      60  37.................                       52            8701
                                    ...................  3........................      60  37.................                       53            8702
                                    ...................  4........................      60  37.................                       54            8707
                                    ...................  5........................      60  37.................                       55            8706
                                    ...................  6........................      60  37.................                       56            8705
                                    ...................  7........................      60  37.................                       57            8703
                                    ...................  8........................      60  37.................                       58            8704
Aug. 2...........................  744.................  9(c).....................      60  809................                        5            6101
                                    ...................  18.......................      60  811................                       5a            6101
 
               1949
June 30..........................  288.................  301......................      63  393................                      251  ..............
                                    ...................  302(a)...................      63  393................                      252            3101
                                    ...................  302(b)...................      63  393................                      252            3104
                                    ...................  302(c)(1)................      63  393................                      252            3106
                                    ...................  302(c)(2)................  ......  ...................                      252            3301
                                    ...................  302A, 302B...............  ......  ...................               252a, 252b            3101
                                    ...................  302C.....................  ......  ...................                     252c            4709
                                    ...................  303(a)...................      63  395................                      253            3301
                                    ...................  303(b)...................      63  395................                      253            3302
                                    ...................  303(c)-(f)...............      63  395................                      253            3303
                                    ...................  303(g)...................      63  395................                      253            3304
                                    ...................  303(h)...................  ......  ...................                      253            3301
                                    ...................  303(i)...................  ......  ...................                      253            3105
                                    ...................  303A.....................  ......  ...................                     253a            3305
                                    ...................  303B(a), (b).............  ......  ...................                     253b            3701
                                    ...................  303B(c)..................  ......  ...................                     253b            3702
                                    ...................  303B(d)..................  ......  ...................                     253b            3703
                                    ...................  303B(e)..................  ......  ...................                     253b            3704
                                    ...................  303B(f)..................  ......  ...................                     253b            3705
                                    ...................  303B(g)..................  ......  ...................                     253b      3704, 3705
                                    ...................  303B(h)..................  ......  ...................                     253b            3706
                                    ...................  303B(i)..................  ......  ...................                     253b            3707
                                    ...................  303B(j)..................  ......  ...................                     253b            3307
                                    ...................  303B(k), (l).............  ......  ...................                     253b            3708
                                    ...................  303B(m)..................  ......  ...................                     253b            4702
                                    ...................  303C.....................  ......  ...................                     253c            3310
                                    ...................  303D.....................  ......  ...................                     253d            4703
                                    ...................  303F.....................  ......  ...................                     253f            3309
                                    ...................  303G.....................  ......  ...................                     253g            4704
                                    ...................  303H.....................  ......  ...................                     253h            4103
                                    ...................  303I.....................  ......  ...................                     253i            4105
                                    ...................  303J.....................  ......  ...................                     253j            4106
                                    ...................  303K.....................  ......  ...................                     253k            4101
                                    ...................  303L.....................  ......  ...................                     253l            3902
                                    ...................  303M.....................  ......  ...................                     253m            3308
                                    ...................  304(a)...................      63  395................                      254            3901
                                    ...................  304(b)...................      63  395................                      254            3905
                                    ...................  304A(a)..................  ......  ...................                     254b            3502
                                    ...................  304A(b)..................  ......  ...................                     254b            3503
                                    ...................  304A(c)..................  ......  ...................                     254b            3504
                                    ...................  304A(d)..................  ......  ...................                     254b            3505
                                    ...................  304A(e)..................  ......  ...................                     254b            3506
                                    ...................  304A(f)..................  ......  ...................                     254b            3507
                                    ...................  304A(g)..................  ......  ...................                     254b            3508
                                    ...................  304A(h)..................  ......  ...................                     254b            3501
                                    ...................  304B.....................  ......  ...................                     254c            3903
                                    ...................  304C.....................  ......  ...................                     254d            4706
                                    ...................  305(a)...................      63  396................                      255            4501
                                    ...................  305(b)...................  ......  ...................                      255            4502
                                    ...................  305(c)...................      63  396................                      255            4502
                                    ...................  305(d)...................      63  396................                      255            4503
                                    ...................  305(e)...................  ......  ...................                      255            4504
                                    ...................  305(f)...................  ......  ...................                      255            4505
                                    ...................  305(g)...................  ......  ...................                      255            4506
                                    ...................  306(a)-(d)...............  ......  ...................                      256            4303
                                    ...................  306(e)...................  ......  ...................                      256            4304
                                    ...................  306(f)...................  ......  ...................                      256            4305
                                    ...................  306(g)...................  ......  ...................                      256            4306
                                    ...................  306(h)...................  ......  ...................                      256            4307
                                    ...................  306(i)...................  ......  ...................                      256            4308
                                    ...................  306(j)...................  ......  ...................                      256            4309
                                    ...................  306(k)...................  ......  ...................                      256            4310
                                    ...................  306(l)(1)................  ......  ...................                      256            4301
                                    ...................  306(l)(2)................  ......  ...................                      256            4302
                                    ...................  306(m)...................  ......  ...................                      256            4301
                                    ...................  307......................      63  396................                      257            4701
                                    ...................  309(a)...................      63  397................                      259             151
                                    ...................  309(b)...................  ......  ...................                      259             152
                                    ...................  309(c)(1)................  ......  ...................                      259             111
                                    ...................  309(c)(2)................  ......  ...................                      259             112
                                    ...................  309(c)(3)................  ......  ...................                      259             114
                                    ...................  309(c)(4)................  ......  ...................                      259             107
                                    ...................  309(c)(5)................  ......  ...................                      259             113
                                    ...................  309(c)(6)................  ......  ...................                      259             116
                                    ...................  309(c)(7)................  ......  ...................                      259             109
                                    ...................  309(c)(8), (9)...........  ......  ...................                      259             108
                                    ...................  309(c)(10)...............  ......  ...................                      259             115
                                    ...................  309(c)(11)...............  ......  ...................                      259             103
                                    ...................  309(c)(12)...............  ......  ...................                      259             110
                                    ...................  309(c)(13)...............  ......  ...................                      259             102
                                    ...................  309(c)(14)...............  ......  ...................                      259             105
                                    ...................  309(d)...................  ......  ...................                      259             153
                                    ...................  309(e)...................  ......  ...................                      259             106
                                    ...................  310......................      63  397................                      260            3101
                                    ...................  311......................  ......  ...................                      261            3102
                                    ...................  312......................  ......  ...................                      262            4701
                                    ...................  313......................  ......  ...................                      263            3103
                                    ...................  314......................  ......  ...................                      264            3306
                                    ...................  314A (``commercial         ......  ...................       264a (``commercial             103
                                                          item'').                                                               item'')
                                    ...................  314A (``nondevelopmental   ......  ...................                     264a             110
                                                          item'').                                                   (``nondevelopmental
                                                                                                                                 item'')
                                    ...................  314A (``component'').....  ......  ...................     264a (``component'')             105
                                    ...................  314A (``commercial         ......  ...................       264a (``commercial             102
                                                          component'').                                                     component'')
                                    ...................  314B.....................  ......  ...................                     264b            3306
                                    ...................  315......................  ......  ...................                      265            4705
                                    ...................  316......................  ......  ...................                      266            3105
Oct. 29..........................  787.................  633......................      63  1024...............                      10d            8303
 
               1950
Sept. 5..........................  849.................  10(a)....................      64  591................                     256a            4707
 
               1952
July 14..........................  739.................  .........................      66  627................            113, 113 note  ..............
 
               1954
May 11...........................  199.................  1........................      68  81.................                      321  ..............
                                    ...................  2........................      68  81.................                      322  ..............
 
               1957
July 1...........................  85-75...............  (last par. on p. 251)....      71  251................                       6a  ..............
 
               1961
Aug. 3...........................  87-125..............  301......................      75  279................                       6b  ..............
 
               1962
Sept. 5..........................  87-638..............  .........................      76  437................                     254a            4708
 
               1965
July 27..........................  89-90...............  (2d par. on p. 276)......      79  276................                     6a-1            6102
Oct. 22..........................  89-286..............  1........................      79  1034...............                 351 note  ..............
                                    ...................  2(a) (words before par.        79  1034...............                      351            6702
                                                          (1) related to
                                                          applicability).
                                    ...................  2(a) (words before par.        79  1034...............                      351            6703
                                                          (1) related to required
                                                          contract terms), (1)-(5).
                                    ...................  2(b).....................      79  1034...............                      351            6704
                                    ...................  3........................      79  1035...............                      352            6705
                                    ...................  4........................      79  1035...............                      353            6707
                                    ...................  5(a).....................      79  1035...............                      354            6706
                                    ...................  5(b).....................      79  1035...............                      354            6705
                                    ...................  6........................      79  1035...............                      355            6707
                                    ...................  7........................      79  1035...............                      356            6702
                                    ...................  8........................      79  1036...............                      357            6701
                                    ...................  9........................      79  1036...............                 351 note  ..............
                                    ...................  10.......................  ......  ...................                      358            6707
 
               1974
Aug. 30..........................  93-400..............  4(1).....................      88  797................                      403             133
                                    ...................  4(2).....................      88  797................                      403             111
                                    ...................  4(3).....................      88  797................                      403             112
                                    ...................  4(4).....................      88  797................                      403             114
                                    ...................  4(5).....................  ......  ...................                      403             132
                                    ...................  4(6).....................  ......  ...................                      403             107
                                    ...................  4(7).....................  ......  ...................                      403             113
                                    ...................  4(8).....................  ......  ...................                      403             116
                                    ...................  4(9).....................  ......  ...................                      403             109
                                    ...................  4(10) (``item'', ``item    ......  ...................                      403             108
                                                          of supply'').
                                    ...................  4(10) (``supplies'').....  ......  ...................                      403             115
                                    ...................  4(11)....................  ......  ...................                      403             134
                                    ...................  4(12)....................  ......  ...................                      403             103
                                    ...................  4(13)....................  ......  ...................                      403             110
                                    ...................  4(14)....................  ......  ...................                      403             105
                                    ...................  4(15)....................  ......  ...................                      403             102
                                    ...................  4(16)....................  ......  ...................                      403             131
                                    ...................  4(17)....................  ......  ...................                      403            1301
                                    ...................  5(a).....................      88  797................                      404            1101
                                    ...................  5(b).....................      88  797................                      404            1102
                                    ...................  6(a)-(c).................      88  797................                      405            1121
                                    ...................  6(d), (e)................      88  797................                      405            1122
                                    ...................  6(f).....................      88  797................                      405            1121
                                    ...................  6(g).....................      88  797................                      405            1122
                                    ...................  6(h)(1)..................      88  797................                      405            1130
                                    ...................  6(h)(2)..................      88  797................                      405            2304
                                    ...................  6(i).....................      88  797................                      405            1125
                                    ...................  6(j).....................  ......  ...................                      405            1126
                                    ...................  6(k).....................  ......  ...................                      405            1131
                                    ...................  7........................      88  798................                      406            1701
                                    ...................  9........................      88  799................                      408            1121
                                    ...................  11.......................      88  799................                      410            1101
                                    ...................  12.......................      88  799................                      411            1122
                                    ...................  14(a)....................      88  800................                      412            2306
                                    ...................  14(b)....................      88  800................                      412            2305
                                    ...................  15.......................  ......  ...................                      413            1124
                                    ...................  16.......................  ......  ...................                      414            1702
                                    ...................  16A(a)-(c)...............  ......  ...................                     414b            1311
                                    ...................  16A(d), (e)..............  ......  ...................                     414b            1312
                                    ...................  18.......................  ......  ...................                      416            1707
                                    ...................  19.......................  ......  ...................                      417            1710
                                    ...................  20.......................  ......  ...................                      418            1704
                                    ...................  21.......................  ......  ...................                     418a            2302
                                    ...................  22.......................  ......  ...................                     418b            1706
                                    ...................  23.......................  ......  ...................                      419            1708
                                    ...................  25(a), (b)...............  ......  ...................                      421            1302
                                    ...................  25(c)-(f)................  ......  ...................                      421            1303
                                    ...................  26(a)-(e)................  ......  ...................                      422            1501
                                    ...................  26(f)-(h)(1).............  ......  ...................                      422            1502
                                    ...................  26(h)(2)-(4).............  ......  ...................                      422            1503
                                    ...................  26(i)....................  ......  ...................                      422  ..............
                                    ...................  26(j)....................  ......  ...................                      422            1504
                                    ...................  26(k)....................  ......  ...................                      422            1505
                                    ...................  26(l)....................  ......  ...................                      422            1506
                                    ...................  27(a), (b)...............  ......  ...................                      423            2102
                                    ...................  27(c)....................  ......  ...................                      423            2103
                                    ...................  27(d)....................  ......  ...................                      423            2104
                                    ...................  27(e)....................  ......  ...................                      423            2105
                                    ...................  27(f)....................  ......  ...................                      423            2101
                                    ...................  27(g)....................  ......  ...................                      423            2106
                                    ...................  27(h)....................  ......  ...................                      423            2107
                                    ...................  29.......................  ......  ...................                      425            1304
                                    ...................  30.......................  ......  ...................                      426            2301
                                    ...................  31.......................  ......  ...................                      427            1901
                                    ...................  32.......................  ......  ...................                      428            1902
                                    ...................  32A......................  ......  ...................                     428a            1903
                                    ...................  33.......................  ......  ...................                      429            1905
                                    ...................  34.......................  ......  ...................                      430            1906
                                    ...................  35(a), (b)...............  ......  ...................                      431            1907
                                    ...................  35(c)....................  ......  ...................                      431             104
                                    ...................  35A......................  ......  ...................                     431a            1908
                                    ...................  36.......................  ......  ...................                      432            1709
                                    ...................  37.......................  ......  ...................                      433            1703
                                    ...................  38.......................  ......  ...................                      434            2307
                                    ...................  39.......................  ......  ...................                      435            1127
                                    ...................  40.......................  ......  ...................                      436            2308
                                    ...................  41.......................  ......  ...................                      437            2309
 
               1978
Oct. 24..........................  95-507..............  222 (1st sentence).......      92  1771...............                     405a            1121
                                    ...................  222 (last sentence)......      92  1771...............                     405a            1123
Nov. 1...........................  95-563..............  1........................      92  2383...............                 601 note  ..............
                                    ...................  2........................      92  2383...............                      601            6901
                                    ...................  3........................      92  2383...............                      602            6902
                                    ...................  4........................      92  2384...............                      603            6902
                                    ...................  5........................      92  2384...............                      604            6903
                                    ...................  6(a) (1st, 2d sentences).      92  2384...............                      605            6903
                                    ...................  6(a) (3d, 4th sentences).  ......  ...................                      605            6903
                                    ...................  6(a) (5th-last                 92  2384...............                      605            6903
                                                          sentences), (b), (c)(1)-
                                                          (5).
                                    ...................  6(c)(6), (7), (d), (e)...  ......  ...................                      605            6903
                                    ...................  7........................      92  2385...............                      606            6904
                                    ...................  8(a)-(e).................      92  2385...............                      607            6905
                                    ...................  8(f).....................      92  2386...............                      607            6906
                                    ...................  8(g).....................      92  2387...............                      607            6907
                                    ...................  8(h).....................      92  2387...............                      607            6905
                                    ...................  8(i).....................      92  2387...............                      607  ..............
                                    ...................  9........................      92  2387...............                      608            6906
                                    ...................  10(a)....................      92  2388...............                      609            6904
                                    ...................  10(b)-(e)................      92  2388...............                      609            6907
                                    ...................  10(f)....................  ......  ...................                      609            6907
                                    ...................  11.......................      92  2388...............                      610            6905
                                    ...................  12.......................      92  2389...............                      611            6909
                                    ...................  13.......................      92  2389...............                      612            6908
                                    ...................  15.......................      92  2391...............                      613  ..............
                                    ...................  16.......................      92  2391...............                 601 note  ..............
 
               1984
Oct. 30..........................  98-577..............  502......................      98  3085...............                     414a            1705
 
               1988
Oct. 1...........................  100-463.............  8141.....................     102  2270-47............                     405b            2303
Oct. 25..........................  100-533.............  502......................     102  2697...............                     417a            1711
Nov. 18..........................  100-690.............  5151.....................     102  4304...............                 701 note  ..............
                                    ...................  5152.....................     102  4304...............                      701            8102
                                    ...................  5153.....................     102  4306...............                      702            8103
                                    ...................  5154.....................     102  4307...............                      703            8104
                                    ...................  5155.....................     102  4307...............                      704            8105
                                    ...................  5156.....................     102  4308...............                      705            8106
                                    ...................  5157, 5158...............     102  4308...............                 706, 707            8101
                                    ...................  5160.....................     102  4308...............                 701 note  ..............
 
               1992
Oct. 29..........................  102-572.............  907(a)(3)................     106  4518...............                 611 note            6909
 
               1993
Nov. 30..........................  103-160.............  849(c), (d)..............     107  1725...............                    10b-2            8304
 
               1994
Oct. 13..........................  103-355.............  1054(b)..................     108  3265...............                253h note            4102
                                    ...................  8002.....................     108  3386...............                 264 note            3306
 
               1996
Sept. 23.........................  104-201.............  827......................     110  2611...............                    10b-3            8305
 
               1997
June 12..........................  105-18..............  7004.....................     111  192................                   253l-1            3904
 
               1999
Sept. 29.........................  106-57..............  207......................     113  423................                   253l-2            3904
Oct. 5...........................  106-65..............  804......................     113  704................                253h note            4104
 
               2000
Dec. 21..........................  106-554.............  1(a)(2) [title I, Sec.        114  2763A-100..........                   253l-3            3904
                                                          101].
                                    ...................  1(a)(2) [title I, Sec.        114  2763A-108..........                   253l-4            3904
                                                          110].
 
               2003
Feb. 20..........................  108-7...............  div. H, title I, Sec. 5..     117  350................                   253l-5            3904
                                    ...................  div. H, title I, Sec. 104     117  354................                     6a-3            6102
                                    ...................  div. H, title I, Sec.         117  357................                   253l-6            3904
                                                          1002.
                                    ...................  div. H, title I, Sec.         117  370................                     6a-4            6102
                                                          1102.
                                    ...................  div. H, title I, Sec.         117  373................                   253l-7            3904
                                                          1202.
Aug. 15..........................  108-72..............  4........................     117  889................                   253l-8            3904
Sept. 30.........................  108-87..............  8033.....................     117  1079...............                    10b-2            8304
Nov. 24..........................  108-136.............  1412(a)..................     117  1664...............                 433 note            1703
                                    ...................  1413.....................     117  1665...............                 433 note            1703
                                    ...................  1414.....................     117  1666...............                 433 note            1128
                                    ...................  1428.....................     117  1670...............                253a note            3305
                                    ...................  1431(b)..................     117  1671...............                 405 note            1129
                                    ...................  1432.....................     117  1672...............                 264 note            3306
                                    ...................  1441.....................     117  1673...............                428a note            1904
 
               2004
Oct. 28..........................  108-375.............  807(c)...................     118  2011...............                431a note            1908
 
               2006
Jan. 6...........................  109-163.............  847(a)...................     119  3391...............                      438        See Sec.
                                                                                                                                           6(b)(2)(C) of
                                                                                                                                                   bill.
                                    ...................  847(d)(1)................     119  3393...............                      601        See Sec.
                                                                                                                                           6(b)(2)(A) of
                                                                                                                                                   bill.
                                    ...................  847(d)(2)-(4)............     119  3393...............                      607        See Sec.
                                                                                                                                           6(b)(2)(C) of
                                                                                                                                                   bill.
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                                                Revised Statutes
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                                                                          United States Code (title 41)
                   Revised Statutes Section                    -------------------------------------------------
                                                                        Existing                 Proposed
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3709..........................................................                        5                     6101
3710..........................................................                        8                     6103
3732..........................................................                       11                     6301
3733..........................................................                       12                     6303
3735..........................................................                       13                     6304
3736..........................................................                       14                     6301
3737..........................................................                       15                     6305
3741..........................................................                       22                     6306
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                                                 House Calendar No. 230

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5414

                          [Report No. 109-663]

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                                 A BILL

To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United 
                   States Code, ``Public Contracts''.

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                           September 15, 2006

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed