CONTRACTS

Amendments

Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act: enact (S. 2250), 23080, 23081, 23098 [12SE], 31303 [15OC]

Atomic warfare: liability of Government contractors for injuries or losses relative to atomic weapons testing programs (S. 2454), 14182 [17JN], 29031 [6OC]

Boards of contract appeals: selection and protection of members (S. 2426), 21374, 21376, 21406 [13AU]

Government: civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (S. 1562), 17942-17946 [29JY], 20530-20535, 20561-20565 [11AU], 28533-28539, 28570-28580 [3OC], 29315-29320 [7OC]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), 5362 [19MR]

Government contractors: liability for injuries or losses relative to atomic weapons testing programs (S. 2454), 29031 [6OC]

Mobile, AL: relief of Merchants National Bank (S. 593), 29923 [9OC]

Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act: enact (S. 1134), 17936-17941 [29JY]

Prompt Payment Act: amend to pay interest on overdue payments (S. 2479), 31252, 31447 [15OC]

Sheltered workshops: Government procurement contracts (S. 2147), 15426 [25JN]

Analyses

Contract Disputes Act Amendments (S. 2006), 308 [22JA]

Federal Performance of Commercial Activities Improvement Act (S. 2621), 15895 [26JN]

Federal Tort Claims Reform Act (S. 2440), 10365 [13MY]

Government Contractor Liability Reform Act (S. 2441), 10367 [13MY]

Levin Amendments to the Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act (S. 2250), 23083 [12SE]

Procurement Safeguard Act (S. 2030), 1693 [5FE]

Procurement Test Act (S. 2007), 309 [22JA]

Articles and editorials

Aegis Guided Missile System—How Emphasis on Quality Cut Navy's Cost, 9686-9688 [6MY]

Are We Designing Forces That Can't Win?—Our Own Complex Gear Could Be Enemy in War, 22743-22744 [10SE]

Contract Policy—Litton Division Indicted for Fraud—Navy Imposes Suspension on Company, 17729 [25JY]

Defense Procurement—One Step Forward, Two Back, 9166 [30AP]

Experts See Risk in Troop Carrier, 26570 [26SE]

Fiat Owners Seek Libya's Big Stake, 8815 [28AP]

Fiat's Libyan Ties May Poison U.S. Business, 8814 [28AP]

Goals Are Quotas, 5341 [18MR]

It's Time To Trim the Fat, 13066 [10JN]

Lehman Calls Korb's Stand ``Personal Affront'', 17308 [22JY]

Litton Unit Guilty Plea on Fraud, 17729 [25JY]

Looking Abroad To Fill Our Bellies, 21422 [13AU]

McConnell Bill Would Slow Litigation Flood, 2599 [24FE]

Military Reformers, Take a Cue From Business, 7577 [15AP]

More Audits Won't Curb Defense Waste, 16752 [16JY]

Navy Gives General Dynamics Right To Resume Military Bids, 2433 [19FE]

Overseas Employees Favored in Cutbacks—U.S. Firms Fight Layoff Laws Here, 2057 [6FE]

Paperwork Reduction Act Rendered Useless by Ruling, 32546 [16OC]

Pike—Justice Department Tells How To Discriminate Properly, 21746 [14AU]

Red Tape Revivers, 32546 [16OC]

Remedy for Costly Fraud, 19317 [5AU]

Rogers—House Action on Beretta Pistol Contract an Example of Mixed Signals, 24709 [18SE]

Senate Test of Labor's Strength, 18795 [1AU]

Spare-Parts Progress Report, 17155 [21JY]

Tragic Airplane Collision Involving 70 People (excerpt), 4801 [13MR]

U.S. Dependence on Foreign Military Parts—Should We Be Concerned?, 33640 [17OC]

U.S. Worker Arrested in Student Loan Case After Long Search, 5365 [19MR]

Untangling the Command Chain, 11459 [20MY]

Warner Would Back Change in Atomic Veterans Law, 10838 [15MY]

What Gentlemen Don't Do, 17308 [22JY]

Who Regulates the Regulators?, 32546 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions

Airlines: prohibit reprisals against certain employees or contractors reporting safety violations (see S. 2191)

Atomic warfare: liability of Government contractors for injuries or losses relative to atomic weapons testing programs (see S. 2454)

Bankruptcy: clarify current law on rejection of collective bargaining agreements by debtors (see S. 2806; H.R. 5490)

———prevent rejection of contracts providing health benefits to current and former employees of debtor (see H.R. 5376)

———prevent rejection of contracts providing medical benefits to current or former employees of debtor (see H.R. 5298)

Boards of contract appeals: selection and protection of members (see S. 2223)

———status and competitive examination process for selection of members (see S. 2426)

Bureau of Prisons: remove limitation on convict labor (see H.R. 4736)

Claims: expedite settlement process (see S. 2006)

Construction industry: binding status of prehire agreements (see S. 2181)

Defense Acquisition Service: establish (see S. 2082)

Defense Contract Audit Agency: abolish (see H.R. 4068)

Defense procurement: award of contract for crawler tractors (see H. Con. Res. 315)

———conviction for fraud (see S. 2124)

———establish congressional authorization procedures and improve cost schedule and performance control (see H.R. 4313)

———industry-education partnership for training in communities affected by contract cutbacks (see H.R. 4698)

———limit employment contacts with Government contractors (see S. 2082)

———management of major defense acquisition programs (see S. 2082)

———obligation and expenditure of funds for underfinitized contractual actions (see H.R. 4461)

———requirements for firms partially controlled by foreign interests (see H.R. 5066)

———restrictions for firms in which a hostile foreign government owns or controls a significant interest (see S. 2152; H.R. 4273)

———streamline acquisition process (see S. 2268; H.R. 4543)

Defense Production Act: extend (see S. 2855)

Dept. of Defense: commercially available products used to fulfill equipment and supply requirements (see H.R. 5124)

———consider U.S. policy objectives before entering into procurement contract with a foreign country (see S. 2380)

———contract costs (see H.R. 4548)

———cost and price management of contracts (see H.R. 4851)

———establish an Office of Defense Acquisition (see S. 2151)

———establish an Office of Procurement (see S. 2035)

Dept. of Energy: protection against employment discrimination in awarded contracts (see H.R. 5659)

Ethics in Government Act: amend (see S. 2214)

Ex-Federal officials: prohibit certain from representing or advising a foreign government in transactions with the U.S. Government (see H.R. 4863)

Ex-Members of Congress: prohibit from representing or advising a foreign government in transactions with the U.S. Government (see H.R. 4863)

Federal aid to research: establish a Government agency for acquisition and distribution of information (see H.R. 5412)

Federal employees: time restriction for private sector employment of former (see S. 2334)

Federal Tort Claims Act: amend (see H.R. 4770)

Federal Tort Claims Reform Act: enact (see S. 2440)

Foreign Sourcing in Defense Contracts Act: enact (see H.R. 5119)

Government contractors: establish and report on system of internal accounting and administrative controls (see S. 2738)

———liability for injuries or losses relative to atomic weapons testing programs (see S. 2454)

———limitations on civil liability (see S. 2441; H.R. 4765)

Government Information Agency: federally sponsored research (see H.R. 5412)

Government procurement: alternative method for competitively negotiating certain smaller contracts (see S. 2008)

———alternative procedure for review of bid protests (see S. 2030; H.R. 4086)

———eligibility of sheltered workshops to submit competitive bids (see S. 2147)

———minority set-aside programs (see S. Res. 402)

———prohibit award of contracts and licenses to tax delinquents (see S. 2100)

———securing contracts with domestic industries (see H.R. 4809)

———simplified small purchase procedures test program (see S. 2392)

———simplify competitive acquisition technique (see S. 2433)

———strengthen prohibition of kickbacks (see S. 2250)

———strengthen prohibition relative to kickbacks (see H.R. 4783)

———threshold amount for requiring certain notice of solicitations (see S. 2433)

Libya: prohibit defense procurement contracts to certain firms (see H.R. 4773)

———prohibit engineer equipment contracts to certain firms (see H.R. 5066)

Medical care: prevent rejection of contracts providing benefits to current and former employees of debtor (see H.R. 5376)

Members of Congress: time restriction for private sector employment of former (see S. 2334)

Morton Thiokol, Inc.: temporary ban on NASA contracts (see H.J. Res. 634)

National Defense Enhancement Act: enact (see S. 2480)

Navy: interport differential as evaluation factor for award of contracts to shipyards (see H.R. 4616)

Passenger ships: develop and deregulate domestic industry (see H.R. 4581, 4582, 4583, 4584)

———develop and deregulate industry (see S. 2662)

Petroleum: Sec. of Defense authorized to waive application of provisions of law relative to acquisition (see H.R. 4334)

Railroads: disclosure of certain contracts on transportation of commodities (see S. 2447)

———disclosure of certain transportation contracts (see H.R. 5351)

Service Contract Act: amend (see S. 2261; H.R. 4806)

South Africa: State and local government enforcement of antiapartheid laws relative to contracts with certain business interests (see S. 2654)

Taxation: treatment of listed option contracts (see S. 2086)

Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition: establish position (see S. 2268; H.R. 4544, 4657)

Uranium enrichment: validate Dept. of Energy's Utility Services contracts during extended congressional review period (see H.J. Res. 744)

Weapons: operational testing and evaluation before low-rate initial production (see S. 2355; H.R. 4682)

Court decisions

Ameron, Inc. and the U.S. Senate v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 8491-8498 [23AP]

Decisions

U.S. v. Acme Process Equipment Co. (sundry excerpts), 31300 [15OC]

History

Antifraud Legislation (S. 1562), 29321 [7OC]

Letters

Advanced medium range air-to-air missile funding: Representative Denny Smith (sundry), 2782 [25FE]

Advanced medium range air-to-air missile system testing: Dept. of Defense (sundry), 4841 [13MR]

———Representative Denny Smith, 4841 [13MR]

Air Force contract with Short Bros., Ltd. of Northern Ireland: several Representatives, 23249 [12SE]

Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act: Representative Rodino, 29311 [7OC]

Bradley fighting vehicle safety and funding: Representative Denny Smith (sundry), 17864 [28JY]

Controversy regarding firing of Lawrence J. Korb from the Raytheon Co.: Lawrence J. Korb, 18035 [29JY]

———Representative Denny Smith, 18035 [29JY]

Defense contract awards for Indian-owned businesses: SBA, 21724 [14AU]

Defense contract awards to Indian-owned businesses: Dept. of Defense, 21722 [14AU]

Dept. of Defense contractors: William H. Taft IV, 19096 [5AU]

Dept. of Defense profit policy: Caspar W. Weinberger, Sec. of Defense, 28473 [3OC]

———Senator Roth, 28472 [3OC]

Fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal programs: Dept. of Defense (excerpt), 24870 [19SE]

———Professor Bruff of the University of Texas, 24869 [19SE]

Fraud and waste in the Government: Harold Bruff (excerpt), 11803 [21MY]

Government antifraud legislation: OMB, 24863 [19SE]

Legal rights of certain veterans for losses relative to atomic weapons testing programs: Dept. of Energy, 10834 [15MY]

———Senator Cranston (sundry), 10834, 10837 [15MY]

———Senator Murkowski (sundry), 10833, 10838 [15MY]

———Senator Warner (sundry), 10835 [15MY]

New York, NY, law prohibiting transportation contracts with firms enforcing South African apartheid policy: Jim J. Marquez, 10224 [8MY]

Paperwork Reduction Authorization Act: OMB, 32545 [16OC]

———Senator Chiles, 32543 [16OC]

Position of Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition: GAO, 6653 [8AP]

Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act: Administrative Conference of the U.S., 1621 [4FE]

———Dept. of Defense, 1621 [4FE]

———Dept. of HHS, 1620 [4FE]

———Dept. of Justice, 1620 [4FE]

———Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference, 1622 [4FE]

———Federal Bar Association, 1622 [4FE]

———GAO, 1620 [4FE]

Prompt Payment Act amendments: Coalition for Prompt Pay, 31273-31276 [15OC]

———National Federation of Independent Business, 31264 [15OC]

———Samuel N. Hope III, 31265 [15OC]

———Small Business Legislative Council, 11717 [21MY], 31265 [15OC]

Reliability testing of weapons systems: Dept. of Defense, 3433 [3MR]

———Richard L. Garwin, 3434 [3MR]

Retention of Steven A. White by TVA (sundry excerpts), 17486 [23JY]

Service Contract Act: National Federation of Independent Business, 13146 [10JN]

Service Contract Act amendments: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 8543 [23AP]

Support for Service Contract Act: Public Service Research Council, 9334 [1MY]

Testing and evaluation of weapons: Dept. of Defense, 8306 [22AP]

Transport of Armed Forces personnel on contracted civilian aircraft: Dept. of of Defense (excerpt), 32993 [17OC]

Unpriced Military Contracts Reduction Act: Caspar W. Weinberger, Sec. of Defense (excerpt), 5854 [20MR]

Lists

Members of the Coalition for Prompt Pay, 31277 [15OC]

Members of the Small Business Legislative Council, 11717 [21MY], 31265 [15OC]

Memorandums

Dept. of Defense and SBA Contracts With Indians: Dept. of Defense and SBA, 21724 [14AU]

TVA's Contract With Steven A. White and Its Payments of Relocation and Incentive Payments to Norman A. Zigrossi: GAO, 17488-17491 [23JY]

Memorials of legislature

Louisiana, 16375 [14JY], 16746 [16JY]

Motion

Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 4783), pass S. 2250 in lieu, 29314 [7OC]

Government: civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (H.R. 4827), 22345 [9SE]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), insertion of text of H.R. 5541, 26995 [29SE]

Merchants National Bank, Mobile, AL: relief (H.R. 1527), pass S. 593 in lieu, 29200 [7OC]

Papers

Dept. of Defense's Procurement Policy (excerpt), 1234 [30JA]

Proposals

Improvements to Federal acquisition, 310-311 [22JA]

Remarks in House

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: Dept. of Justice opinion regarding employees working on Federal contracts, 21746 [14AU]

Adam Benjamin, Jr., VA Outpatient Clinic: construction contract, 12307 [4JN]

Affirmative action programs: enforcement of goals and timetables, 5340 [18MR]

Air Force: contract with Short Bros., Ltd. of Northern Ireland, 23249 [12SE]

———Fairchild Republic Co.'s T-46 trainer airplane funding, 2646 [24FE]

Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act: enact (H.R. 4783), 29309 [7OC]

———enact (H.R. 4783), S. 2250 passed in lieu, 29314 [7OC]

———enact (S. 2250), technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 168), 32186 [16OC]

Antikickback Enforcement Act: enact, 10254 [9MY]

Armed Forces: flying on contracted civilian aircraft, 32993 [17OC]

Atomic power plant accidents: extend and improve procedures for liability and indemnification (H.R. 5650), 29402 [7OC]

Atomic weapons: allow suits against U.S. for certain injuries or damages from testing (H.R. 1338), 10446-10454 [13MY]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: impact, 491 [23JA]

Beretta USA: Army contract for pistols, 24709 [18SE]

Bradley fighting vehicle: safety controversy, 17864 [28JY]

———testing, 26570 [26SE]

Construction industry: Federal contracts (H.R. 472), 2062 [6FE]

Consumer Fraud Act: enact (H.R. 3913), 193 [21JA]

Convict labor: remove limitation with respect to certain Federal contracts (H.R. 4736), 9352 [1MY]

Dade County, FL: authorize exchange of Aerojet Corp. lands for federally owned land in Nevada (H.R. 5435), 22753 [10SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: reform proposals, 22051 [15AU], 22226 [15AU]

Debts owed the U.S.: private contracting for legal representation (H.R. 5541), 26987 [29SE]

Defense components: reliance on foreign contractors, 33639 [17OC]

Defense Consolidation Improvement Act: enact, 16305 [26JN]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: abolish (H.R. 4068), 1001 [29JA], 3020 [27FE]

Defense Industrial Reserve Improvement Act: enact, 16305 [26JN]

Defense Logistics Agency: abolish (H.R. 4068), 1001 [29JA], 3020 [27FE]

Defense Production Act: extend and reauthorize (H.R. 5478), 22233-22234 [15AU]

Defense Technology Data Exchange Improvement Act: enact, 16305 [26JN]

Defense Transportation Bill Audit Improvement Act: enact, 16305 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: air carrier contracting requirements (H.R. 5027), 13440 [12JN]

———air carrier inspection requirements, 13442 [12JN]

———Air Force purchase of T-37 trainer, 32712 [17OC]

———award of contract for crawler tractors (H. Con. Res. 315), 10463 [13MY], 10466 [19MY]

———award of contract to firm partly owned by Libya (H. Con. Res. 315), 9711 [7MY], 10463 [13MY], 10466 [19MY]

———contract set-aside program, 21713-21718 [14AU]

———cost and price management (H.R. 4851), 11466 [20MY]

———cost control (H.R. 4548), 6630 [8AP]

———cost overruns, 219 [22JA]

———domestic industry priority, 19078-19111 [5AU]

———effort to increase defense contract awards to Indian-owned business, 21722 [14AU]

———Federal acquisition regulations for procurement of domestic forged truck parts, 21721 [14AU]

———funding, 11459 [20MY], 31497 [15OC]

———funding of special access required projects, 10552 [13MY]

———multiyear contracts, 21705 [14AU]

———Packard Commission report on procurement, 17155 [21JY]

———preference for U.S. agricultural products in commissary food purchases (H.R. 4428), 21422 [13AU]

———procurement audits, 16752 [16JY]

———procurement policy, 2012 [6FE]

———procurement procedure, 6806 [8AP]

———security, 21669 [14AU]

———security at special access programs, 33569 [17OC]

———set-aside requirements, 21686 [14AU]

Dept. of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act: enact (H.R. 4657), 8432 [22AP]

Dept. of Energy: sale of oil from Elk Hills Naval Petroleum reserve, 15658 [26JN]

Economic Diversification Promotion Act: enact (H.R. 4698), 9009 [29AP]

EPA: Superfund expenditures, 32711, 32713 [17OC]

Federal aid programs: Government research and development policy, 3737 [5MR]

Federal Performance of Commercial Activities Act: enact, 16305 [26JN]

Foreign countries: competition with domestic industries for U.S. Government contracts, 11838 [22MY]

Foreign trade: restore and improve Buy American Act in securing Federal procurement contracts for U.S. business (H.R. 4809), 10554 [13MY]

Government: civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (H.R. 4827), 22330 [9SE], 22340 [10SE]-22345 [9SE]

———civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (H.R. 4827), pass S. 1562 in lieu, 22345 [9SE]

———civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (S. 1562), 29315-29323 [7OC]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), 26995 [29SE]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), H.R. 5541 laid on the table, 26995 [29SE]

Government Contractor Liability Reform Act: enact (H.R. 4765), 9760 [7MY]

Government procurement: strengthen prohibition relative to kickbacks (H.R. 4783), 29309 [7OC], 31229 [14OC]

———strengthen prohibition relative to kickbacks (H.R. 4783), S. 2250 passed in lieu, 29314 [7OC]

Korb, Lawrence J.: controversy regarding firing from the Raytheon Co., 18034 [29JY]

———firing from Raytheon Co. for statements relative to the defense budget, 17308 [22JY]

Labor: contract areas of high unemployment for government work, 29959 [9OC]

Labor-Management Notification and Consultation Act: enact (H.R. 1616), 2056 [6FE], 32700 [16OC]

Merchants National Bank, Mobile, AL: relief (H.R. 1527), 29198 [7OC]

———relief (H.R. 1527), S. 593 passed in lieu, 29200 [7OC]

Morton Thiokol, Inc.: ban from NASA contracting privileges until determination is made relative to space shuttle disaster whistle blowers (H.J. Res. 634), 10654 [14MY], 11366 [20MY]

———recovery contract award, 11366 [20MY]

National Council To Preserve the U.S. Defense Industrial Base: establish, 31225 [14OC]

National Defense Authorization Act: impact on small business, 31534-31536 [15OC]

Navy: procurement policies, 28041 [2OC]

———sanctions against procurement violators, 2433 [19FE]

Nevada: authorize exchange of Aerojet Corp. lands in Dade County, FL for federally owned land (H.R. 5435), 22753 [10SE]

New York, NY: local law prohibiting transportation contracts with firms enforcing South African apartheid policy, 10223 [8MY]

Northrop Corp.: Air Force Contractor Productivity Award, 9478 [5MY]

Pinellas County, FL: Honeywell defense contracts, 2985 [26FE]

Prisons: marketplace for prison industry-made goods, 22953 [11SE]

RCA Aegis: Missile and Surface Radar Division production system, 9686 [6MY]

Small business: Federal contract competition set-aside regulations (H.R. 4097), 5200 [18MR]

———set-aside program, 19017 [5AU]

TVA: cease payments under certain personal services contract, 12103 [3JN]

———legality of certain contracts, 17486-17492 [23JY]

U.S. flag liner fleet: contracts and contract amendments to develop and deregulate (H.R. 4581-4584), 7602 [15AP]

Unpriced Military Contracts Reduction Act: enact (H.R. 4461), 5853 [20MR]

USX Corp.: labor-management dispute, 25882 [24SE]

Weapons: advanced medium range air-to-air missiles funding, 2782 [25FE]

———testing of advanced medium range air-to-air missile system, 4841 [13MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Shipper Protection Act: enact (S. 2447), 10610 [14MY]

Airlines: prohibit reprisals against certain employees or contractors reporting safety violations (S. 2191), 4800 [13MR]

Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act: enact (S. 2250), 6352-6355 [26MR], 23080 [12SE], 31297, 31299-31303 [15OC]

Atomic warfare: liability of Government contractors for injuries or losses relative to atomic weapons testing programs (S. 2454), 10832-10837 [15MY], 11340 [20MY], 14182 [17JN], 29032 [6OC]

Bankruptcy: clarify current law on rejection of collective bargaining agreements by debtors (S. 2806), 22585 [10SE]

Boards of contract appeals: selection and protection of members (S. 2223), 5941 [21MR]

———selection and protection of members (S. 2426), 10075 [8MY], 21374-21376 [13AU]

Construction industry: binding status of prehire agreements (S. 2181), 4320 [11MR], 4469 [12MR], 18795 [1AU]

———labor law amendments, 32431, 32435 [16OC]

Contract Disputes Act: amend (S. 2006), 307 [22JA]

———establish uniform period for filing of claims, 21376 [13AU]

Corps of Engineers: sources for acquisition of hydroelectric equipment, 28482 [3OC]

Courts: amend Federal rules of civil procedure relative to dispute resolution (S. 2038), 2598 [24FE], 2683 [25FE]

Defense procurement: President's budget requirement relative to assumptions of inflation for major weapon system programs (S. 1921), 5041 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: congressional policy relative to postponement of a defense contract, 10779-10783 [15MY]

———consider U.S. policy objectives before entering into procurement contract with a foreign country (S. 2380), 8814 [28AP]

———create position of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 9854-9863, 9869 [7MY]

———establish an Office of Procurement (S. 2035), 1233 [30JA]

———establish position of Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, 10784 [15MY]

———establish rights relative to use, release, and disclosure of technical data, 19841 [7AU]

———exclude hostile foreign governments (S. 2152), 3968 [6MR]

———management of major defense acquisition programs (S. 2082), 2532-2534 [20FE]

———procurement policy, 19464 [6AU]

———profit policy, 28472 [3OC]

———prohibition on felons convicted of defense contract related offenses, 19564 [6AU]

———promote increased use of multiyear contracting authority, 20228 [9AU]

———streamline procurement process (S. 2268), 6652 [8AP]

Dept. of Defense Acquisition Act: enact (S. 2151), 3967 [6MR]

Federal Contractors' Self-Governance Act: enact (S. 2738), 20770 [12AU]

Federal Performance of Commercial Activities Improvement Act: enact (S. 2621), 15873-15898 [26JN]

Federal Tort Claims Reform Act: enact (S. 2440), 10363-10368 [13MY]

Federal-Aid Highway Act: strike provisions relative to South Africa on awards of contracts, 25762 [24SE]

Government: civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (S. 1134), 1620 [4FE], 11803 [21MY]

———civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (S. 1562), 17936 [29JY], 22856 [11SE], 28570 [3OC], 28580 [7OC]-28581 [3OC]

———civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud (S. 1562), technical corrections, 20535 [11AU]

———fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal programs, 24862-24871 [19SE]

———increase penalties for fraud, 21469 [14AU]

———paperwork reductions, 32540 [16OC]

———provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services (S. 209), 5362 [19MR], 29472 [8OC]

Government Contractor Liability Reform Act: enact (S. 2441), 10363-10368 [13MY]

Government contractors: liability for injuries or losses relative to atomic weapons testing programs (S. 2454), 10832-10837 [15MY], 11340 [20MY], 14182 [17JN], 29032 [6OC]

Government procurement: alternative procedure for review of bid protests (S. 2030), 1227 [30JA]

———simplified small purchase procedures test program (S. 2392), 9300 [1MY]

GSA: vehicle procurement policies, 31488 [15OC]

Individual Responsibility for Fraud in Defense Procurement Act: enact (S. 2124), 3187-3188 [27FE]

Labor: application of wage rates to Federal-aid highway contracts, 25568-25573 [23SE]

Litton Industries: military fraud, 17729 [25JY]

Minority business: SBA's set-side program, 10863 [15MY]

Mobile, AL: relief of Merchants National Bank (S. 593), 29923 [9OC]

Options Simplification and Clarification Act: enact (S. 2086), 2546 [20FE]

Procurement Safeguard Act: enact (S. 2030), 1690-1695 [5FE]

Procurement Test Act: enact (S. 2007), 308 [22JA]

Program Fraud Civil Penalties Act: enact (S. 1134), 17936 [29JY], 19316 [5AU]

Prompt Payment Act: amend to pay interest on overdue payments (S. 2479), 11715-11718 [21MY], 23578 [16SE], 31251-31280 [15OC]

Service Contract Act: amend (S. 2261), 6548 [27MR], 8543 [23AP], 9334 [1MY], 13146 [10JN]

———application to Dept. of Defense, 20081-20091 [8AU]

Sheltered workshops: Government procurement contracts (S. 2147), 6773 [8AP], 15426-15428 [25JN]

———Government procurement opportunities (S. 2147), 3963-3965 [6MR]

Simplified Competitive Acquisition Technique Act: enact (S. 2008), 309 [22JA]

Small Business Act: amend to increase authorized level of surety bond guarantees (S. 2681), 17393 [23JY]

South Africa: State and local government enforcement of antiapartheid laws relative to contracts with certain business interests (S. 2654), 16853 [17JY]

T-46 aircraft: procurement contract, 1938 [6FE]

Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition: establish position (S. 2268), 6652 [8AP]

Weapons: operational testing and evaluation before low-rate initial production (S. 2355), 8305-8307 [22AP]

Reports

Advance Notice—Emerging Consensus: AFL-CIO, 32700 [16OC]

Appointment of Judges on Boards of Contract Appeals: GAO, 5941 [21MR]

Appointments to Boards of Contract Appeals: GAO (excerpt), 21375 [13AU]

Audit of Defense Contractors: Committee on Armed Services (excerpt), 20142 [8AU]

Board of Contract Appeals Judges: GAO (excerpt), 10075 [8MY]

Contractual Actions To Facilitate National Defense: GSA, 8061 [18AP]

Defense Acquisition Process: President's Commission on Defense Management (excerpt), 8305 [22AP]

Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Federal Programs: GAO (excerpt), 24864 [19SE]

Paperwork Reduction Reauthorization Act: Senator Chiles, 32542 [16OC]

Prompt Payment Act Amendments: White House Conference on Small Business, 31270 [15OC]

Report On the Implementation of Recommendations Contained in the Report of the Inspector General of the Dept. of Defense, 19097 [5AU]

Retention of Private Counsel for Debt Collection Services: Senate (excerpts), 29474 [8OC]

Space Shuttle—NASA's Procurement of Solid Rocket Boosters: GAO (excerpt), 30243 [10OC]

Streamline Defense Acquisition Process: GAO (excerpt), 6653 [8AP]

What Is the Procurement Safeguard Act and Why Is It Needed?, 1229 [30JA]

Reports filed

Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act: Committee on Government Affairs (S. 2250) (S. Rept. 99-435), 22448 [9SE]

Authority To Contract for Detection and Treatment of Drug-Dependent Offenders: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5076) (H. Rept. 99-844), 24801 [19SE]

Competitive Acquisition Technique for Federal Procurements: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 2433), 25611 [23SE]

Competitive Examination Process for Selection of Members of Boards of Contract Appeal of Federal Agencies: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 2426) (S. Rept. 99-352), 18570 [31JY]

Contracts Retaining Private Counsel To Furnish Collection Services in Cases of Indebtedness Owed U.S.: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 209) (S. Rept. 99-256), 4044 [7MR]

Contracts Retaining Private Counsel To Furnish Legal Services for Indebtedness Owed U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5541) (H. Rept. 99-909), 27115 [29SE]

Defense Procurement Conflict of Interest Limitation: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 2554) (H. Rept. 99-397), 4702 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense Policy and Contractor Profits: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-936), 27550 [1OC]

Government Procurement Opportunities for Sheltered Workshops (S. 2147) (S. Rept. 99-318), 12772 [5JN]

Liability for Government Contractors for Injuries or Losses Arising Out of Atomic Weapons Testing Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2454), 27994 [2OC]

Misuse of Government Equipment in Defense Production: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-563), 8886 [29AP]

Overpricing of Defense Contracts Extensive, Expensive and Avoidable: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-562), 8886 [29AP]

Prohibition of Kickbacks Relative to Subcontracts Under Federal Government: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 4783) (H. Rept. 99-964), 28331 [3OC]

Require Federal Government Pay Interest on Overdue Payments: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 2479), 27994 [2OC]

Suits Against U.S. for Acts or Omissions of Contractors in Carrying Out Atomic Weapons Testing Program: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 1338) (H. Rept. 99-567), 8886 [29AP]

Termination of Army Handgun Contract with Beretta Corp.: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-652), 15286 [24JN]

U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Committee on Foreign Relations (Ex. Rept. 99-20), 23898 [18SE]

Validation of Contractual Relationships With Non-Federal Entities: Committee on Energy and Commerce (S. 953) (H. Rept. 99-662), 15769 [26JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Prompt Payment Act amendments: National Advisory Council to the Senate Committee on Small Business, 31264 [15OC]

———White House Conference on Small Business, 31264 [15OC]

Statements

Antiapartheid Bidding Standards on Highway Projects: Member of Congress, 25763 [24SE]

Audit of Defense Contractors: George H. Mahon (1969), 20142 [8AU]

Get States and Cities Off Foreign Policy Stage, 25764 [24SE]

Government Contracts and Labor Wages: Robert L. Bacon, 20082 [8AU]

Government Research and Development Policy: Daniel Roos, 3737 [5MR]

Kickbacks in the Defense Industry: U.S. attorney for Los Angeles, CA, 23082 [12SE]

Prompt Payment Act Amendments: Coalition for Prompt Pay, 31277 [15OC]

———GAO, 31266 [15OC]

———sundry, 31266 [15OC]

Requirements for Filling Dept. of Defense Orders: Jack Burnette, 5372, 5399 [19MR]

Technical Data Rights: President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management, 19841 [7AU]

Summaries

Amend Prompt Payment Act To Pay Interest on Overdue Payments (S. 2479), 31258-31261 [15OC]

Antikickback Enforcement Act, 10255 [9MY]

Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act (S. 2250), 6354 [26MR], 23083 [12SE]

Defense Acquisition Enterprise and Initiative Act (S. 2082), 2537 [20FE]

Improvement of Procedures for Liability and Indemnification of Atomic Power Plant Accidents (H.R. 5650), 29402 [7OC]

Options Simplification and Clarification Act (S. 2086), 2546 [20FE]

Paperwork Reduction Reauthorization Act, 32542 [16OC]

Tables

Debt owed the Government and collection activity, 5364 [19MR]

Fraud in Federal programs—statutes authorizing enforcement through administrative imposition of civil penalties, 24867-24869 [19SE]

GSA vehicle procurement, 31488 [15OC]

Testimonies

Defense Procurement: Earle C. Williams, 6806 [8AP]

Government Procurement Contracts: Dwight Whittaker, 15426 [25JN]

Investigation of Subcontractor Kickbacks in Defense Industry: FBI, 6353 [26MR]

———John Volz, 6355 [26MR]

———procurement administrator, 6353 [26MR]

Prompt Payment Act Amendments: Christopher R. Brewster, 31268 [15OC]

———William H. Taft IV, 31269 [15OC]

Retention of Private Counsel for Debt Collection Services: Paul McGrath, 29474 [8OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 315, defer award of certain Dept. of Defense contracts, 10463 [13MY]

H.R. 1338, allow suits against U.S. for certain injuries or damages in carrying out the atomic weapons testing program, 10446 [13MY]

H.R. 1527, relief for Merchants National Bank, Mobile, AL, 29198 [7OC]

H.R. 3913, Consumer Fraud Act, 193 [21JA]

H.R. 4657, Dept. of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act, 8432 [22AP]

H.R. 4783, Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act, 29309 [7OC]

H.R. 4827, civil penalties for fraudulent use of public property or money, 22330-22335 [9SE]

H.R. 5541, authorize contract retaining private counsel to furnish legal services in cases of debts owed the U.S., 26987 [29SE]

S. 209, Federal Debt Recovery Act, 5368 [19MR], 26995 [29SE]

S. 209, provisions for retention of private counsel for debt collection services, 29472 [8OC]

S. 1562, civil penalties for fraudulent use of public property or money, 22341-22345 [9SE]

S. 1562, civil penalties in cases of false claims and fraud, 20537-20542 [11AU]

S. 2006, Contract Disputes Act amendments, 307 [22JA]

S. 2007, Procurement Test Act, 309 [22JA]

S. 2030, alternative procedure for review of Government bid protests, 1227-1229 [30JA]

S. 2030, Procurement Safeguard Act, 1692 [5FE]

S. 2035, Dept. of Defense Procurement Reorganization Act, 1234 [30JA]

S. 2082, Defense Acquisition Enterprise and Initiative Act, 2534-2537 [20FE]

S. 2086, Options Simplification and Clarification Act, 2548 [20FE]

S. 2124, Individual Responsibility for Fraud in Defense Procurement Act, 3187 [27FE]

S. 2151, Dept. of Defense Acquisition Act, 3968 [6MR]

S. 2181, binding status of prehire agreements on construction industry, 4320 [11MR]

S. 2250, Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act, 6353 [26MR], 23085 [12SE], 29313 [7OC], 31297 [15OC]

S. 2268, establish position of Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, 6654 [8AP]

S. 2380, consider U.S. policy objectives before entering into procurement contract with a foreign country, 8814 [28AP]

S. 2426, selection and protection of members of boards of contract appeals, 21376 [13AU]

S. 2440, Federal Tort Claims Reform Act, 10364 [13MY]

S. 2441, Government Contractor Liability Reform Act, 10366 [13MY]

S. 2454, liability of Government contractors for injuries or losses relative to atomic weapons testing programs, 10834 [15MY]

S. 2479, amend Prompt Payment Act, 31251-31252, 31279-31280 [15OC]

S. 2479, Prompt Payment Act amendments, 11716 [21MY]

S. 2621, Federal Performance of Commercial Activities Improvement Act, 15894 [26JN]

S. 2654, permit States to enforce State or local antiapartheid laws relative to contracts with certain business interests, 16853 [17JY]

S. 2738, Federal Contractors' Self-Governance Act, 20771 [12AU]

S. 2806, clarify current bankruptcy law on rejection of collective bargaining agreements by debtors, 22585 [10SE]

S. Con. Res. 168, technical corrections in enrollment of S. 2250, Anti-Kickback Enforcement Act, 31437 [15OC], 32186 [16OC]