[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2384 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2384

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain contracts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2011

 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to conduct cost-benefit analyses of certain contracts.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability in Contract Execution 
Act''.

SEC. 2. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 517. Cost-benefit analyses of certain contracts
    ``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary shall--
            ``(A) conduct a cost-benefit analysis of each contract 
        described in paragraph (2); and
            ``(B) notify the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives and the Senate of each such contract 
        and the office of the Department where the cost-benefit 
        analysis for such contract is located.
    ``(2) A contract described in this paragraph is a contract awarded 
by the Secretary that is valued at more than $100,000,000, including--
            ``(A) a sole-source contract;
            ``(B) an undefinitized contract;
            ``(C) a split contract; or
            ``(D) an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract.
    ``(b) Elements.--Each cost-benefit analysis conducted under 
subsection (a)(1)(A) shall include--
            ``(1) a cost analysis detailing--
                    ``(A) the economic feasibility of the contract, 
                including the costs and benefits;
                    ``(B) the technical feasibility of the awarded 
                contract, including its effectiveness and adequacy at 
                achieving the stated goal of the contract;
                    ``(C) the cost effectiveness of the contract, 
                including why selecting the particular contractor 
                provides the best value for the dollar amount of the 
                contract; and
                    ``(D) the manner in which the Secretary adhered to 
                best industry practices in writing, bidding, and 
                awarding the contract, including a description of--
                            ``(i) any industry expertise used; and
                            ``(ii) the primary stakeholders related to 
                        the contract and the manner in which the 
                        Secretary identified such stakeholders; and
            ``(2) written certification that, during the contracting 
        process, the Secretary considered all alternatives in a fair, 
        competitive, and ethical contracting environment.
    ``(c) Submission to Congress.--Upon request by the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives or the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, the Secretary shall submit to such 
committee a cost-benefit analysis conducted under subsection (a)(1)(A) 
by not later than the date that is 10 days after the date of the 
request.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 
516 the following new item:

``517. Cost-benefit analyses of certain contracts.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 517 of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to contracts 
entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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