[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6349 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6349

     To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for greater 
   transparency in the conversion of Department of Defense functions 
  previously performed by contractors to performance by Department of 
               Defense employees, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

 Mr. Lamborn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for greater 
   transparency in the conversion of Department of Defense functions 
  previously performed by contractors to performance by Department of 
               Defense employees, 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. TRANSPARENCY IN CONVERSION OF FUNCTIONS TO PERFORMANCE BY 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2477. Transparency in conversion of functions to performance by 
              Department of Defense civilian employees
    ``(a) Provision of Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress and make publicly available on an Internet Web site 
the following information:
            ``(1) The total number of jobs, performed by both 
        Department of Defense civilian employees and contractors, in 
        each State and at each military installation.
            ``(2) The total number of Department of Defense functions 
        converted from performance by contractors to performance by 
        Department of Defense civilian employees in each State and at 
        each military installation, and the task area of each such 
        function.
    ``(b) Cost of Performance Comparisons.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall make publicly available the comparison of the cost of performance 
of each Department of Defense function that is converted from 
performance by a contractor to performance by Department of Defense 
civilian employees.
    ``(c) Small Business Concern Appeal Procedure.--Any small business 
concern (under the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that performs a Department of Defense 
function that is converted to performance by Department of Defense 
civilian employees and that by reason of such conversion loses 33 
percent or more of the revenue generated by the concern through 
contracts or 33 percent or more of the employees of the concern may 
appeal the conversion of the function to the Inspector General of the 
military department concerned or to the Secretary of Defense.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2477. Transparency in conversion of functions to performance by 
                            Department of Defense civilian 
                            employees.''.
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