[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5528 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5528

   To evaluate the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable 
 source selection process on national security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2023

  Mr. Donalds (for himself and Mrs. Boebert) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                             Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
   To evaluate the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable 
 source selection process on national security, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF IMPACT OF THE LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE 
              SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS ON NATIONAL SECURITY.

    (a) Evaluation.--The Director shall evaluate the procurement 
activities of each agency to determine whether the provisions of 
section 15.101-2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation have created any 
national security risk.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
Act, the Director shall submit a report on the results of the 
evaluation under subsection (a) to--
            (1) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the 
        House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
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