CONTRACTS

Addresses

Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act (H.R. 1616): E.J. Nagele, 26489 [7OC]

Reducing Waste, Fraud, and Inefficiency in the Federal Government: President Reagan, 30946 [6NO]

Amendments

Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act: enact (H.R. 1616), 30914 [6NO], 31516, 31517 [12NO], 31849, 31862, 31870, 31888 [14NO], 32516, 32574 [20NO]

Mobile, AL: relief of Merchants National Bank (S. 593), 35108, 35124 [6DE]

Analyses

Contractor Liability and Indemnification Act (S. 1254), 14747 [6JN]

Control of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Government Contracts (S. 1673), 24475 [20SE]

Control of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Government Contracts (S. 1676), 24477-24478 [20SE]

Federal Computer Systems Protection Act (S. 1678), 24480 [20SE]

Require Federal contractors in economically depressed areas to employ local labor (S. 1182), 12950 [21MY]

Weapon Systems Acquisitions Improvement and Reform Act (S. 941), 8164 [17AP]

Articles and editorials

Abuse Is Rare—Pentagon's Finding It, 9480 [25AP]

Accounting Office May Review U.S. Contracts, Judge Rules, 7604 [4AP]

Advance Notice of Shutdown Is Probusiness, 19261 [16JY]

Alternative to an Arms Utility, 36339 [12DE]

Another Test of Truth for the Army, 38686 [19DE]

Case of Mega-Bucks and Mega-Science, 32469 [19NO]

Checking Out the Defense, 18136 [9JY]

Christmastime Layoffs of 450 Stun Workers at Baltimore Area Steel Plant, 38844 [20DE]

Civics Lesson for Mr. Meese, 11759 [14MY]

Contain the Futures Future, 28711 [23OC]

Contracting Conducted Over Golden Safety Net, 7567-7569 [3AP]

Curing Defense Waste Woes, 23264 [10SE]

Defense Department Abuses Need for Weapons Secrecy, 36862 [17DE]

District Heating/Cooling and Mechanical Contractors—On the Side of the Angels, 27991 [17OC]

DIVAD and Goliath, 37518 [17DE]

Dogfight of the Decade, 18521 [10JY]

Double Standard, 12996 [21MY]

Feast or Famine and Defense Waste, 22052 [31JY]

Firing the Hiring Scorekeeper, 25510 [1OC]

Fourth Wheel on the Acquisition Wagon, 7823 [15AP]

Good News in Army Contracting, 18520 [10JY]

House Gets Tough on Defense Fraud, 18533 [10JY]

Innovative—Wright-Pat Buying Direct To Save Money, 2853 [20FE]

Inspector General Act in the Federal Government—A New Approach to Accountability, 26708-26714 [8OC]

It's Not What We Spend on Defense—It's Whether We Have the Military Capabilities We Need, 15240 [11JN]

It's Waste as Usual at the Pentagon, 15246 [11JN], 20709-20712 [25JY]

Jacobs Urges Military Not To Use Charters, 38816 [20DE]

Joyless Season at Steel Plant—Maryland Layoffs Jar Holiday, 38845 [20DE]

Keep Federal Affirmative Action Strong, 35118 [6DE]

Meese Up Against Solid Support for Affirmative Action, 28486 [22OC]

Military's ``Revolving Door'' With Business, 12593 [20MY]

New Productivity Incentives for Defense Contractors, 4416-4418 [5MR]

New Way To Cut Defense Costs, 16151 [18JN]

New Weapon To Combat Fraud, 9480 [25AP]

Panel on Arms Procurement Is Considered, 14472 [5JN]

Pentagon Looking Into ``Revolving Door'' Case, 12595 [20MY]

Pentagon Procurement and the American Way, 14256 [4JN]

Pentagon Softens Rule That Contractors Must Certify Overhead Billings as Proper, 8182 [17AP]

Pentagon Study Explores Profits for Contractors, 6637-6639 [28MR]

Pentagon's Misuse of Technology, 8496 [18AP]

Procurement Reform, 17179 [25JN]

Sound Defense Industry, 8955 [23AP]

Squandered Lives—It's Time To Get Serious About the Teen Pregnancy Crisis, 14760 [6JN]

Time To Back Off, 15747 [13JN]

To Clean Up the Defense Mess, 17180 [25JN]

To Pentagon, Oversight Has Become Overkill, 18261 [9JY]

Twenty-Five Years Ago—June 14, 1960, 22759 [1AU]

$2,000 Misunderstanding, 11861 [14MY]

Waste and Abuse in Defense, 7548 [3AP]

We Need Professional Armorers—Weapons Are Too Important To Let the Military Procure Them, 8163 [17AP]

Workers Deserve an Early Warning, 31411 [12NO]

Bills and resolutions

Anti-Fraud Criminal Enforcement Act: enact (see S. 1677)

Armed Forces: economic stabilization assistance to offset closings of military bases (see H.R. 1066)

Atomic warfare: allow suits against U.S. for acts or omissions of contractors in weapons testing program (see H.R. 1338)

Bribes and Gratuities Act: enact (see S. 1675)

Business: deny expense deduction for amounts paid as restitution for fraud (see H.R. 2473, 2529)

Claims: penalty for false statements made by recipients of property, services, or money from Government (see S. 1134, 1135; H.R. 2264)

Committee on Defense Contracting and Business Procedures (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 238)

Commodities: public disclosure of certain export sales information (see H.R. 454)

———require producer referendum as condition of designation of contract markets (see H.R. 453)

Construction industry: proposed Federal contract changes (see H.R. 472)

Consumer Lease and Lease-Purchase Agreement Act: enact (see S. 1908)

Contract Disputes Act: amend (see H.R. 3337)

Courts: include interest and legal fees in judgments granted on suits by subcontractors based upon payment of bonds (see H.R. 2387)

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 675)

Debt owed to the Government: private counsel to furnish legal services (see H.R. 979)

Debts owed the U.S.: contract retaining private counsel to furnish collection services (see S. 143)

Defense contracts: criminal history information check for employees performing work on military installations (see H.R. 3574)

Defense procurement: amend cost and price management reform provisions of S. 1160 (see S. 1783; H.R. 3606)

———President's budget requirement relative to assumptions of inflation for major weapon system programs (see S. 1921)

Dept. of Defense: advisory services' statutory spending limitation and accounting procedure (see S. 401; H.R. 918)

———budget limitation and auditing of certain advisory and assistance services (see H.R. 660)

———control of contract costs (see S. 940)

———criminal penalties for false claims (see S. 868)

———define allowable reimbursement and control price of spare parts (see S. 868)

———detection and punishment of fraud and abuse (see S. 1677)

———establish position of Director of Weapon Systems Acquisitions (see S. 941)

———expand authority of Inspector General (see H.R. 2262)

———implementation of President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (see H.R. 1257)

———improved control of excess profits on negotiated contracts (see H.R. 3309)

———limit conflict of interest in contract procurement (see H.R. 2356)

———limit contracts' progress payments (see H.R. 2007)

———limit payment of costs to contractors (see H.R. 2397)

———limit payments to contractors for air travel expenses (see H.R. 2304)

———overseas teachers pay and personnel practices (see H.R. 43)

———tax treatment of certain long-term contracts (see S. 1281)

———time restriction for private sector employment of certain former procurement officials (see S. 1164)

Dept of Defense: improved control of excess profits on negotiated contracts (see H.R. 3309)

Executive departments: commission to review contract payments and take appropriate action to recapture excessive profits (see S. 1587)

———multiyear contracts (see S. 678)

False claims: penalties (see H.R. 3317)

False Claims Act: amend (see S. 1673; H.R. 3334)

Federal employees: time restriction for private sector employment of certain former procurement officials (see S. 1165)

———time restriction for private-sector employment of certain officials (see S. 385, 490; H.R. 1201)

Federal Polygraph Limitation and Anticensorship Act: enact (see H.R. 39)

Federal projects: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 73)

FERC: contractual relationships with various non-Federal entities (see S. 953)

Fraudulent claims: improve prosecution and trial procedures (see S. 1562)

Government: modify tax treatment of certain long-term contracts (see H.R. 2214)

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (see S. 209)

Government contractors: alternative work schedules (see S. 1105)

———define allowable cost reimbursement and increase penalties for false claims (see H.R. 2562)

———employment of local residents in certain depressed areas (see S. 1182)

———limit private sector employment of certain former Federal employees (see S. 815)

———penalties for submission of false cost data (see H.R. 2441)

———prohibit awards or licenses to tax delinquents (see H.R. 2530)

———reduction of liability and comprehensive system of indemnification (see S. 1254)

———strengthen remedies available against bribery, grants, or other payments (see S. 1675)

———submission of claims (see H.R. 256)

Government procurement: improve resolution of disputes in courts (see S. 1674)

———requirements (see H.R. 1132)

———special legislation to continue obligation of funds for civil acquisitions whenever cost increases by 25% (see H.R. 2915)

———strengthen enforcement of False Claims Act (see S. 1673)

Government spending: annual report on geographic distribution (see H.R. 3168)

———correct imbalances in tax/benefit ratio among States by reallocating distribution (see S. 1496)

Insider trading: prohibit (see H.R. 456)

Labor unions: penalty for act of violence or threat (see S. 479)

Medical personnel: exclusion of residents and interns from coverage under Federal Labor-Management Relations Statute (see H.R. 3877)

Military or aerospace contracts: economic adjustment for reductions (see H.R. 229)

Military Whistleblowers Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3898)

Minority business enterprises: airport improvement contracts (see H.R. 3840)

Natural gas: eliminate distortion in transportation resulting from certain restrictive contracts (see H.R. 511)

———eliminate wellhead regulation and incremental price requirements (see S. 1302)

———minority firm requirement for holders of Government leases (see H.R. 3171)

———minority firms requirement to obtain or renew certain leases (see H.R. 3333)

Navy: implementation of construction policy relative to Pacific coast (see H.R. 1662)

NLRB: denial of public contracts to persons having violated certain judicial orders (see H.R. 782)

Office machine and equipment industry: regulating contractual arrangements between suppliers and retailers (see S. 701)

Office products: regulating contractual arrangements between suppliers and dealers (see S. 700)

Petroleum: minority firm requirement for holders of Government leases (see H.R. 3171)

———minority firms requirement to obtain or renew certain leases (see H.R. 3333)

Public contractors: equitable reduction of liability (see H.R. 1623)

Public contracts: prohibit awards to persons having violated certain NLRB judicial orders (see H.R. 1459)

Public works: minimum wages for certain employees based on local prevailing rates (see S. 1005)

Railroads: disclosure of transportation contracts (see H.R. 1879)

SBA: increase surety bonds guarantee authority (see S. 1324)

Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 469)

Shipbuilding: administration of Loan Guarantee Program (see H.R. 3571, 3572)

Soil erosion: conservation practices (see H.R. 532)

South Africa: investment restrictions (see H.R. 1986)

Spanton, George B.: appointment to Defense Contract Audit Agency (see H.J. Res. 317)

Starrett, Charles O.: Merit Systems Protection Board decision on Defense Contract Audit Agency position (see H.J. Res. 317)

Taxation: source rules for technical contract services (see H.R. 3494)

Teenage pregnancy: grants and contracts to provide services (see S. 938)

Veterans: preferential treatment in Government procurement by contract of certain services (see H.R. 1802)

Wages: repeal Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 73)

Briefs

Ameron, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Charles Tiefer (excerpt), 25800 [3OC]

Court decisions

Ameron, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 3rd District Court of New Jersey (excerpt), 25799 [3OC]

First National Maintenance Corp. v. NLRB, 31394, 31408 [12NO]

Definitions

Personal and substantial relative to conflict-of-interest employment, 12597 [20MY]

Documents

Military Specification—Fruitcake, Canned, 38471-38474 [19DE]

Procurement Personnel Matters (DOD authorization), 22519 [1AU]

Essays

Boeing Vertol Company: Donald J. Harris, 25226 [26SE]

Operation Eagle: Cathy Price, 24678 [23SE]

———George Cheney, 24679 [23SE]

———Phil Harrington, 24679 [23SE]

———Susan Matthews, 24678 [23SE]

Explanations

Natural Gas Reform Act (H.R. 511), 589 [7JA]

Factsheets

Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act (H.R. 1616), 31425 [12NO]

Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act (S. 1134), 12140 [15MY]

Letters

Alleged gifts from General Dynamics: Hyman G. Rickover, 16887 [21JN]

Constitutionality of the procurement statute of the Competition in Contracting Act: Representative Rodino (excerpt), 25801 [3OC]

———Senator Cohen, 25799 [3OC]

———Shelton J. Fowler, 25795 [3OC]

Defense contractors and taxation: Miller & Chevalier, 30357 [1NO]

Defense procurement: Senator Roth, 13182 [22MY]

Defense procurement contracts: James F. Gero (sundry), 31545 [12NO]

Dept. of Defense personnel post-employment restrictions: Dept. of Justice, 29340 [29OC]

Establishment of a Presidential Blue Ribbon Panel on Government Procurement Reform: Representative Dickinson, 9722 [29AP]

Garrison Diversion Unit construction contracts (sundry), 19181 [16JY]

General Dynamics Corp.'s improper billings: Senators Kennedy and Mitchell, 15966 [17JN]

Investigation of defense procurement case: Senator Levin, 14066, 14067 [4JN]

Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act: Representative Dingell, 31413 [12NO]

———William E. Brock III, Sec. of Labor, 31409 [12NO]

Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act (H.R. 1616): National League of Cities, 30956 [6NO]

McDonnell Douglas Corp. policy on overcharge for spare parts, 21760 [31JY]

Military contracts: R.S. Carlson, 28858 [24OC]

Prohibitions on employment of former military personnel by defense contractors: Jeffery P. Rohm, 3032 [21FE]

Rickover gifts: James D. Watkins, 18734 [11JY]

Stresses and strains in the international financial system: Bay Area International Forum review of 1983-84 committee hearings (sundry), 11556-11571 [9MY]

Synthetic Fuels Corp.: correspondence between Representative Dingell and Edward E. Noble, 38060 [19DE]

Value of workers (sundry excerpts), 32577 [20NO]

Lists

Construction collective bargaining agreements containing provisions for four 10-hour-day workweeks, 10573 [6MY]

Military contract expense loopholes, 12601 [20MY]

Research Center for Government Financial Management members, 7700 [4AP]

Savings from correction inflation assumptions in Federal contracts, 27208 [10OC]

Walsh-Healy Coalition members, 22493 [1AU]

Memorandums

Constitutionality of the Procurement Statute of the Competition in Contracting Act: Morgan J. Frankel, 25792 [3OC]

———Raymond J. Celada, 25798 [3OC]

———Steven R. Ross, 25793-25795 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense Personnel Post-Employment Restrictions: Library of Congress, 29341 [29OC]

McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s Spare Parts and Support Equipment Policy, 21760 [31JY]

Notices

Military personnel working for contractors limitation, 17146 [25JN]

Petitions

Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act (H.R. 1616): Human Development Steering Committee, 30957 [6NO]

Pentagon spending and Social Security: United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America, 18516 [10JY]

Proceedings

Ameron, Inc., v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 14029 [4JN]

Remarks in House

Allowable Cost Reform Act: enact (H.R. 2397), 11114 [8MY]

Arms sales: disallow tax deduction for advertising or other promotion (H.R. 1444), 4710 [6MR]

Bureau of Printing and Engraving: foreign contract for printing equipment, 9774 [29AP]

Competition in Contracting Act: application, 11759 [14MY]

———compliance, 14029 [4JN]

———enact, 15747 [13JN]

———executive branch suspension of certain provisions, 7604 [4AP]

Conventional ammunition contractors: Army loan of green salt, 16871 [21JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: proposed reform, 20829 [26JY]

———reform provisions, 20178 [24JY]

———repeal (H.R. 73), 466 [3JA]

Defense contractors: overcharges, 13007 [22MY]

Defense contracts: alleged fraud and abuse, 15245 [11JN], 15756, 15758, 15759 [13JN], 15816 [17JN], 16468, 16489 [20JN], 16751 [20JN], 17128 [25JN], 18533 [10JY], 22759 [1AU], 26137-26139 [3OC], 30356 [1NO]

———conflicts of interest, 17132-17147 [25JN]

———cooperative agreements, 16871 [21JN]

———cost and price management, 17405-17414, 17442, 17495 [26JN]

———cost savings study on contracting-out of services, 17796 [27JN]

———criminal penalties for fraudulent practices, 17102, 17107 [25JN], 18028 [8JY]

———honesty of contractors, 8389 [18AP]

———increase award to Indian owned businesses, 17804 [27JN]

———inspector general authority, 17128 [25JN], 17399 [26JN]

———labor costs, 6507 [27MR]

———limitation on progress payments, 17165 [25JN]

———negotiation and settlement of contractor overhead costs, 17106, 17185 [25JN]

———overcharges, 9407 [25AP], 9701, 9721 [29AP]

———penalty for participation by a convicted employee, 17816 [27JN]

———pricing policies, 16857 [21JN]

———procurement competition, 17126, 17179-17184 [25JN]

———procurement practices, 15245 [11JN], 16465 [20JN], 17102, 17106-17147 [25JN], 17399, 17496 [26JN], 18520 [10JY], 31545 [12NO]

———prohibit contracting out functions of firefighters and security guards, 17441 [26JN]

———prohibit Dept. of Defense procurement personnel retirees from employment with defense contractors, 17149-17162 [25JN]

———prohibit profiteering, 17417 [26JN]

———provide opportunity for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses to participate, 17445 [26JN]

———tribute for ontime delivery, 1353 [30JA]

Defense procurement: amend cost and price management reform provisions of S. 1160 (H.R. 3606), 29228 [28OC]

———expenditures, 6507 [27MR], 6883 [28MR]

———regulatory issues, 36339 [12DE]

Department of Defense Conflict of Interest Act: enact (H.R. 2356), 10489 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: acquisition of computer systems, 16857 [21JN]

———alleged contracting fraud and abuse, 24040 [17SE]

———alleged procurement waste and abuse, 7001 [1AP]

———budget cuts in procurement projects, 11639-11644 [9MY]

———budget issues, 12681-12684 [20MY]

———contracting proposals, 24678 [23SE]

———core logistics functions, 16815 [21JN]

———enhance procurement reform and protect against contractor abuse, 29640 [30OC]

———foreign procurement, 28858 [24OC]

———funding for research and development, 32469 [19NO]

———limit payment of costs to contractors (H.R. 2397), 11114 [8MY]

———making continuing appropriations, 38809 [20DE]

———procurement personnel, 22519 [1AU]

———procurement policy, 35818 [10DE]

———proposals to reduce procurement waste, 20159 [23JY]

———proposed procurement reforms (H.R. 1552), 6995 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense Conflict of Interest Act: enact (H.R. 2356), 11199 [8MY]

Dept. of State: extension of coverage of independent contractors under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, 11095 [8MY]

Executive departments: affirmative action requirements, 25510 [1OC], 28486 [22OC]

Federal contracts: deny to companies of labor groups that have violated labor law (H.R. 782), 1351 [30JA]

———revise accounting methods to determine tax liability (H.R. 2214), 9367 [24AP]

Federal waste and abuse: incentives for reporting (H.R. 1975), 8778 [22AP]

General Dynamics: controversey regarding defense contracts, 37517 [17DE]

Honesty in Defense Contracting Act: enact (H.R. 2562), 13866 [24MY]

Japan: require to manufacture U.S. defense goods from U.S. materials, 22693 [1AU]

Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act: enact (H.R. 1616), 9339 [24AP], 19261 [16JY], 26489 [7OC], 30181 [1NO], 30944, 30956 [6NO], 31393-31413, 31424-31429 [12NO], 31559, 31562 [13NO], 31829, 31831, 31849-31878 [14NO], 32511, 32515-32584 [20NO], 35148 [6DE], 38844 [20DE]

Leverage contracts: regulations (H.R. 3434), 25038 [26SE], 28710 [23OC]

Military Professional Services, Inc.: anniversary, 20830 [26JY]

Natural gas: increase competition in purchase and transportation (H.R. 511), 589 [7JA]

———urging withdrawal of FERC proposed block billing (H. Res. 323), 32899 [20NO]

Navy: Canadian bidding for aircraft carrrier building contract, 32405 [19NO]

Postal Service: legal fees, 38085 [19DE]

Private Sector Council: proposals to reduce Government waste, 7700 [4AP]

Procurement Integrity Act: enact (H.R. 2441), 11739 [14MY]

Railroads: ICC regulations relative to shipping contracts, 7533 [3AP]

Rockwell International Corp.: defense contract fraudulent billing, 30125 [1NO]

South Africa: prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to any business or corporation with investments (H.R. 1986), 7747 [4AP]

Synthetic Fuels Corp.: financial commitments, 23865 [17SE]

Veterans: employment preference contracting requirements for certain services (H.R. 1132), 2828 [20FE]

———preferential treatment in Government procurement by contract of certain services (H.R. 1802), 6871, 6894 [28MR], 19836 [22JY], 19839 [23JY]-19840 [22JY]

Whistleblowers: incentive about Government waste and abuse, 7702, 7747 [4AP]

Remarks in Senate

Business: disallow tax deductions for expenses incurred in sales promotion for weapons (S. 986), 9155 [24AP]

CBO: examination of inflation adjustments in Government contracts, 27208 [10OC]

Commission on Defense Procurement: establish, 13181-13185 [22MY], 13521 [23MY]

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Defense Acquisition Services' statement of principles, 2683-2684 [20FE]

Competition in Contracting Act: compliance with provisions, 25791-25803 [3OC]

Consumer Lease and Lease-Purchase Agreement Act: enact (S. 1908), 35100 [6DE]

Contractor Liability and Indemnification Act: enact (S. 1254), 14745 [6JN]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: authorize Director to subpoena records of defense contractors, 13512 [23MY]

Defense procurement: amend cost and price management reform provisions of S. 1160 (S. 1783), 28418 [22OC]

———President's budget requirement relative to assumptions of inflation for major weapon system programs (S. 1921), 35543 [10DE]

Defense Procurement Program Integrity Act: enact (S. 940), 8155 [17AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: requirements for commodity purchases and procurement of transportation services, 25308 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: administration response to procurement abuses, 24618 [23SE]

———advisory services' statutory spending limitation and accounting procedure (S. 401), 1946 [6FE], 2215 [7FE]

———authorize certain long-term contracts, 13187 [22MY]

———career development of procurement work force, 4937 [7MR]

———civil penalties in cases of procurement fraud and false claims, 13511 [23MY], 13740, 13778-13780 [24MY]

———contracting with foreign manufacturers, 35531 [10DE]

———funding for procurement of point air defense for bases in Italy, 35494 [10DE]

———improve procurement program (S. 742), 6185-6187 [26MR]

———improve procurement program (S. 868), 7361 [3AP]

———improve procurement system, 12903 [21MY]

———military standards and specifications, 38470 [19DE]

———post-employment conflict of interest, 12583 [20MY]

———prevailing wage requirement on military construction projects, 14080-14091 [4JN]

———procurement abuses, 9479 [25AP]

———procurement abuses by defense contractors, 11861 [14MY]

———procurement cost overruns, 8954 [23AP]

———procurement fraud, 35504 [10DE]

———procurement payment policy, 6637 [28MR]

———procurement policy, 10294-10298 [2MY], 13505, 13566 [23MY], 13738, 13766-13774-13775 [24MY], 14066 [4JN], 14470 [5JN], 14863 [7JN], 18261 [9JY], 23024 [9SE], 25864 [3OC]

———procurement policy with respect to tribally owned businesses, 13567 [23MY]

———productivity incentives for contractors, 4416 [5MR]

———prohibit procurement of toilet seat shrouds (S. 1958), 36862 [17DE]

———require contractors to employ local labor in economically depressed area, 13509 [23MY]

———sole-source procurement, 12599, 12601, 12615-12617 [20MY]

———tax treatment of certain long-term contracts (S. 1281), 15334 [12JN]

———time restriction for private sector employment of certain former procurement officials (S. 1164), 12432-12434 [17MY]

Executive departments: affirmative action practices, 35118 [6DE], 35380 [9DE]

———authorize multiyear procurement contracting for civilian agencies (S. 678), 5316 [18MR]

———commission to review contract payments and recapture excessive profits (S. 1587), 22375 [1AU]

Federal Acquisition Officers Ethical Conduct Act: enact (S. 385), 1726 [5FE]

Federal employees: eliminate conflict of interest for private sector employment of certain former contracting officers, 16047 [18JN]

———limit hiring by Government contractors, 3694 [27FE]

———limit hiring by Government contractors (S. 490), 3032-3033 [21FE]

———time restriction for private sector employment of certain former procurement officials (S. 1165), 12432-12434 [17MY]

FERC: relative to contractual relationships with non-Federal entities (S. 953), 8359 [18AP], 18239 [9JY]

Fraudulent claims: improve prosecution and trial procedures (S. 1562), 22322 [1AU]

GAO: enhance collection of transportation overpayments, 16662 [20JN]

General Dynamics Corp.: penalty for improper billings and gifts, 15965 [17JN]

———suspension of defense contracts, 34990 [6DE], 35380 [9DE], 35478-35480 [10DE]

Government: civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (S. 1134), 12136-12142 [15MY]

———civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (S. 1135), 12142 [15MY]

———control waste, fraud, and abuse in procurement procedures (S. 1673), 24471-24483 [20SE]

———control waste, fraud, and abuse in procurement procedures (S. 1674), 24471-24483 [20SE]

———control waste, fraud, and abuse in procurement procedures (S. 1675), 24471-24483 [20SE]

———control waste, fraud, and abuse in procurement procedures (S. 1676), 24471-24483 [20SE]

———control waste, fraud, and abuse in procurement procedures (S. 1677), 24471-24483 [20SE]

———control waste, fraud, and abuse in procurement procedures (S. 1678), 24471-24483 [20SE]

———multi-year contracting, 28977 [24OC]

———multiyear contracting, 33215 [22NO]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 143), 232 [3JA]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), 671 [21JA]

———require contractors in economically depressed areas to employ local labor (S. 1182), 12947 [21MY]

Government contractors: certification requirement, 8182 [17AP]

Hazardous substances: indemnification for contractors involved in cleanup operations, 24454 [20SE]

Industry: commend defense contractors' voluntary spare parts refund policy, 23922 [17SE]

James, F.C.: invocation at Federal Procurement Conference, 29693 [30OC]

Labor: conform overtime compensation requirement of Federal contractors to flexible schedule provisions, 10573-10576 [6MY]

———conform overtime compensation requirement of Federal contractors to flexible schedule provisions (S. 1105), 11024 [8MY], 22491-22493 [1AU]

———conform overtime compensation requirement of Federal contractors to flexible schedule provisions (S. 1105), unanimous-consent agreement, 22491 [1AU]

Labor unions: penalty for acts of violence (S. 479), 2732 [20FE]

McDonnell Douglas Corp.: refund for overcharge for spare parts, 21760 [31JY]

Mobile, AL: relief of Merchants National Bank (S. 593), 4601 [6MR], 35123 [6DE]

Natural gas: eliminate wellhead regulation and incremental price requirements (S. 1302), 15720 [13JN]

OMB: examination of inflation adjustments in Government contracts, 27208 [10OC]

Packard, David: nomination, 17023 [25JN]

Renegotiation Board: reinstate, 13766-13774 [24MY]

Rickover, Hyman G.: allegations of misconduct, 18733 [11JY]

Tri-Industries, Inc.: SBA prime contractor of the year, 11883 [14MY]

Water: improve contracting procedures on Federal projects (S. 968), 8578 [22AP]

Weapon Systems Acquisitions Improvement and Reform Act: enact (S. 941), 8160 [17AP]

Youth: provide services for pregnant teenagers and young parents (S. 938), 14760 [6JN]

Reports

Amendments to the False Claims Act of 1863: House of Representatives (excerpt), 24482 [20SE]

Civil Penalties for False Claims Made by Certain Recipients of Property, Services, or Money, by Parties to Contracts, and by Federal Employees: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 1134) (H. Rept. 99-212), 35534 [10DE]

Competition in Contracting Act: Committee on Appropriations (Senate), 25801 [3OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House), 25801 [3OC]

Conform Overtime Compensation Requirement of Federal Contractors To Flexible Schedule Provisions: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1105), 21407 [30JY]

Contracting Practices on Federal Water Projects: GAO (excerpt), 8578 [22AP]

Contractual Actions: D.O. Cooke, 6922 [1AP]

Employment of Former Military Personnel by Defense Contractors: Project on Military Procurement (excerpt), 3032 [21FE]

FERC Validate Contractual Agreements with Non-Federal Entities: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 953) (S. Rept. 99-87), 16254 [19JN]

Flexible Work Schedules for Federal Employees: President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (excerpt), 11024 [8MY]

GSA Multiple Award Schedules: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-49), 8471 [18AP]

Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act (H.R. 1616): (excerpt), 31408 [12NO]

———dissenting views, 31393 [12NO]

Limit Payment of Costs to Defense Contractors: Committee on Armed Services (H.R. 2397) (H. Rept. 99-169), 15214 [11JN]

Multiyear Contracts: Commission on Government Procurement (excerpt), 33216 [22NO]

Multi-Year Government Contracting: GAO (excerpt), 28978 [24OC]

Multiyear Procurement Contracting for Civilian Agencies: Commission on Government Procurement (excerpt), 5318 [18MR]

National Defense Contractual Actions, 7800 [15AP]

National Defense Contractual Actions—1984: NASA, 6362 [26MR]

President's Suspension of Competition in Contracting Act Unconstitutional: Committee on Government Affairs (H. Rept. 99-138), 12820 [21MY]

President's Suspension of the Competition in Contracting Act: Committee on Government Operations (House) (excerpt), 25801 [3OC]

Relief of Merchants National Bank, Mobile, AL: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 593) (S. Rept. 99-195), 33116 [21NO]

Require Employer Consultation With Employees Before Plant Closing or Permanent Layoff: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 1616) (H. Rept. 99-336), 29374 [29OC]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 1616; H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 99-336), 31001 [7NO]

Stresses and Strains in the International Financial System: Bay Area International Forum review of 1983-84 committee hearings (sundry), 11556-11571 [9MY]

Veteran and Employment Preferential Treatment in Government Procurement by Contract of Certain Services: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 1802) (H. Rept. 99-204), 19228 [16JY]

White-Collar Crime: ABA (excerpt), 24483 [20SE]

Statements

Constitutionality of the Procurement Statute of the Competition in Contracting Act: Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General of the U.S., 25801 [3OC]

———Charles Tiefer, 25801 [3OC]

———Eugene Gressman, 25801 [3OC]

Defense Contract Audit Agency Subpoena Power: William H. Taft IV, 13513 [23MY]

Defense Contracting, 15756 [13JN]

Defense Procurement: Donald J. Horan, 13770, 13773 [24MY]

———Hyman Rickover, 13770 [24MY]

———Representative Levine, 32494-32495 [19NO]

———Senator Metzenbaum, 13770 [24MY]

———several former Secs. of Defense, 13181 [22MY]

Defense Procurement Fraud: congressional investigator, 35505 [10DE]

Dept. of Defense Post-Employment Conflict of Interest: Howard H. Taft IV (excerpt), 12584 [20MY]

———Ompal S. Chauman (excerpt), 12600 [20MY]

———sundry excerpts, 12610, 12613 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense Procurement: Comptroller General, 8157 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense Procurement (sundry excerpts), 20159 [23JY]

Incentives for Reporting Government Waste and Abuse (sundry excerpts), 8778 [22AP]

Prevailing Wage Requirement on Military Construction Projects: John Dunlop, 14081 [4JN]

Private Sector Council Proposals To Reduce Government Waste (sundry excerpts), 7700 [4AP]

Procurement Integrity Act: Representative John G. Rowland, 11739 [14MY]

Weapons Procurement: 6 former Secretaries of Defense, 8161 [17AP]

———Gilbert Fitzhugh, 8161 [17AP]

Studies

Civil Aspects of Fraud Cases: GAO (excerpt), 24483 [20SE]

Legal Analysis of Revolving Door Proposal Regarding Employment With Government Contractors by Former Federal Employees: Library of Congress, 3695-3698 [27FE]

Waste in the Defense Department—Executive Summary: National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, 8077-8078 [16AP]

Weapons Procurement: Center for Strategic and International Studies (excerpt), 8161 [17AP]

Summaries

Federal Contract Fair Price Commission Act (S. 1587), 22376 [1AU]

Prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to any business or corporation with investments in South Africa (H.R. 1986), 7748 [4AP]

Tables

Budget cuts in Dept. of Defense procurement projects (sundry), 11639-11644 [9MY]

Defense Contract Audit Agency survey of public relations costs, 4711 [6MR]

Inflation at the Pentagon (sundry), 12682 [20MY]

Profits at 10 large military contractors, 8158 [17AP]

Texts of

H.R. 1802, preferential treatment of veterans in Government procurement by contract of certain services, 19836 [22JY]

H.R. 1802, to establish certain requirements for the procurement by contract of certain services, 6872 [28MR]

H.R. 1986, prohibit awarding of Federal contracts to any business or corporation with investments in South Africa, 7748 [4AP]

H.R. 2214, revise accounting methods to determine tax liability for Federal contracts, 9368 [24AP]

H.R. 2356, Dept. of Defense Conflict of Interest Act, 11199 [8MY]

H.R. 2397, Allowable Cost Reform Act, 11115 [8MY]

H.R. 2441, Procurement Integrity Act, 11739 [14MY]

H.R. 3606, defense procurement cost and price management, 29228 [28OC]

S. 143, provisions for retention of private counsel for collection of debts owed to Government, 233 [3JA]

S. 209, provisions for retention of private counsel for collection of debts owed to Government, 671 [21JA]

S. 385, Federal Acquisition Officers Ethical Conduct Act, 1727 [5FE]

S. 479, Crimes in Labor Disputes Act, 2732 [20FE]

S. 490, limit hiring of former Federal employees by Government contractors, 3033 [21FE]

S. 593, relief of Merchants National Bank, Mobile, AL, 35124 [6DE]

S. 742, Defense Procurement Improvement Act, 6187 [26MR]

S. 868, Dept. of Defense Efficiency and Economy Act, 7361-7363 [3AP]

S. 940, Defense Procurement Program Integrity Act, 8158-8160 [17AP]

S. 941, Weapon Systems Acquisitions Improvement and Reform Act, 8162 [17AP]

S. 953, relative to contractual relationships between FERC and non-Federal entities, 8360 [18AP]

S. 968, improve contracting procedures on Federal water projects, 8579 [22AP]

S. 986, disallow tax deductions for expenses incurred in sales promotion for weapons, 9156 [24AP]

S. 1134, Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act, 12137-12140 [15MY]

S. 1164, time restriction for private sector employment of certain former Dept. of Defense procurement officials, 12434 [17MY]

S. 1165, time restriction for private sector employment of certain former Federal procurement officials, 12435 [17MY]

S. 1182, require Government contractors in economically depressed areas to employ local labor, 12947 [21MY]

S. 1254, Contractor Liability and Indemnification Act, 14745 [6JN]

S. 1673, control waste, fraud, and abuse in Government contracts, 24471-24475 [20SE]

S. 1674, control waste, fraud, and abuse in Government contracts, 24476 [20SE]

S. 1675, control waste, fraud, and abuse in Government contracts, 24476 [20SE]

S. 1676, control waste, fraud, and abuse in Government contracts, 24476 [20SE]

S. 1677, control waste, fraud, and abuse in Government contracts, 24478 [20SE]

S. 1678, control waste, fraud, and abuse in Government contracts, 24479 [20SE]

S. 1921, President's budget requirement relative to assumptions of inflation for major weapon system programs, 35544 [10DE]

S. 1958, prohibit procurement of toilet seat shrouds by Dept. of Defense, 36863 [17DE]