[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6244 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6244

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to issue regulations that require that any award fee 
under a cost-plus-award-fee contract entered into by the Department of 
 Homeland Security shall be determined and paid based on a successful 
 acquisition outcome that is specified in the contract, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2008

 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to issue regulations that require that any award fee 
under a cost-plus-award-fee contract entered into by the Department of 
 Homeland Security shall be determined and paid based on a successful 
 acquisition outcome that is specified in the contract, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. REGULATIONS REGARDING AWARD FEES UNDER CONTRACTS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) Regulations Required.--Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2008 is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 836. REGULATIONS REGARDING AWARD FEES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall issue regulations that 
require that any award fee under a cost-plus-award-fee contract entered 
into by the Department shall be determined and paid based on a 
successful acquisition outcome that is specified in the contract in 
terms of cost, schedule, and performance.
    ``(b) Application.--The regulations issued under this section shall 
apply with respect to any contract that is awarded or renewed by the 
Department after the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this section.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section each of the terms `cost-plus-
award-fee contract' and `award fee' has the meaning that term has under 
subpart 16.405-1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as in effect on 
the date of the enactment of this section.''.
    (b) Deadline.--The Secretary shall issue regulations under the 
amendment made by subsection (a) by not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 835 
the following:

``Sec. 836. Regulations regarding award fees.''.
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