CONTRACTS

Agreements

Toyota Motor Corp. and Lee Hill, Inc., work for hire agreement, 18934 [24JY]

Amendments

Government: acquisition of nondevelopmental items (S. 1957), 31373, 31386 [19OC], 36864 [27OC]

Analyses

Civil Rights Protections Act (S. 2166), 2428 [22FE]

Procurement Ethics Reform Act (S. 2775), 15199-15201 [21JN]

Articles and editorials

Davis-Bacon—``Crocodile Tears'' From the Heritage Foundation, 17844 [17JY]

Government's Not Like You or Me, 21109 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Army: reimbursement of contractors for certain damages to property in Panama caused by Operation Just Cause (see H.R. 5162)

Banks and banking: make Resolution Trust Corp. subject to Federal acquisition regulations (see H.R. 4744)

Bucheit International, Inc.: dispute settlement with Prince Mishaal Bin Abdulaziz al Saud (see H. Con. Res. 391)

Business: support mobilization of defense industrial base (see H.R. 4766)

Civil rights: amend certain provisions relative to formation of contracts and employment discrimination (see S. 2166; H.R. 4081)

Construction industry: improve the economy and efficiency of Federal procurement of services (see H.R. 4179)

Crime and criminals: debarment penalty for conviction of certain Federal offenses (see H.R. 4795)

Dept. of Defense: contracting practices relative to debarred or suspended contractors (see H.R. 4401)

———contracting process (see H.R. 5210)

———defense acquisition work force (see H.R. 5211)

———establish the Office of Defense Adjustment (see H.R. 5420)

———evaluation of service contracts (see S. 2239)

———furnishing of technical assistance on procurement to other executive departments (see H.R. 5357)

———notification of excluded competitors from contract for a major defense system (see H.R. 4228)

———transfers of excess industrial plant equipment to small business concerns (see H.R. 4745)

Dept. of Energy: contracts for naval reactors (see H.R. 5199)

Efficiency in Government Act: enact (see H.R. 4049)

Executive departments: review of foreign contractors' performance under certain procurement contracts (see H.R. 4131)

———uniform standards, rights, and measures of accountability for contracting of commercial activities (H.R. 4015) (see H.R. 4015)

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: enact (see H.R. 4743)

Government: bid protest procedures (see S. 3123)

———collection services (see H.R. 4384)

Government contractors: payment of certain costs mass transit of employees (see S. 3223)

Labor: contracts for processed food (see H.R. 4500)

Merchant marine: regulation of coastwise or intercoastal trade by certain contractors (see S. 2170)

Minorities: ensure participation of disadvantaged businesses in Federal contracts (see H.R. 4406)

Northrop Corp.: defense contracting (see H. Con. Res. 363)

Procurement Ethics Reform Act: enact (see S. 2775)

Racism: prohibit discrimination in the making and enforcement of contracts (see H.R. 5470)

Shipping industry: conditions under which contractors receiving operating-differential subsidies may engage in coastwise trade (see H.R. 4350)

Small business: increase outreach by the Dept. of Defense to certain potential contractors (see H.R. 5917)

———placement of traditional procurement center representatives at awarding authority stations (see H.R. 4746)

———treatment of concerns controlled by special disabled veterans relative to procurement contracts (see H.R. 5748)

Women's Business Procurement Assistance Act: enact (see S. 2294)

Court documents

Matson Navigation Co. v. Connor: Supreme Court, 2565 [26FE]

Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.: Supreme Court, 2567 [26FE]

Shipco General, Inc. v. Air Force, 8749-8751 [30AP]

Letters

Corps of Engineers' small business set-aside programs: Walter L. Sorg, 9295 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense contracts for small and disadvantaged businesses: Leo Marquez, 16806 [10JY]

Invitation for expense paid visit to prison manufacturing plants: Bill Valentine, UNICO (Federal Prison Industries, Inc.), 17935 [18JY]

NASA's Ames Research Center integrated test flight facility project contracts: George R. Salas, 13541 [11JN]

———Kristin S. Hackler, 13541 [11JN]

Lists

American Electronics Association member companies participating in ethics code program, 13502 [8JN]

Claimants in NASA's Ames Research Center integrated test flight facility project contracts, 13538 [11JN]

Japanese construction projects and joint ventures, 1026 [1FE]

Memorandums

Dept. of HUD Contracts for Construction of Low-Income Housing: Jubilee Housing, Inc., 15120 [21JN]

Foreign Contracting Audit Equity Act: Dept. of Defense, 26792 [1OC]

Memorials of legislature

California, 24755 [17SE], 27479 [4OC]

Messages

Divestment of a Defense Contractor: President Bush, 1159 [5FE]

Papers

Prevailing Wage Scales for Public Work Projects (Davis-Bacon Act): Mike Linares, 15120 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Army: reimbursement of contractors for certain damages to property in Panama caused by Operation Just Cause (H.R. 5162), 15733 [26JN]

Construction industry: improve the economy and efficiency of Federal procurement of services (H.R. 4179), 3599 [6MR]

Crime and criminals: debarment penalty for conviction of certain Federal offenses (H.R. 4795), 10119 [10MY], 28709 [11OC]

Dept. of Commerce: approval process for grants, contracts and cooperative agreements, 35949 [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: abuses of ``M'' and merged surplus accounts, 11392-11395 [21MY]

———contracting practices relative to debarred or suspended contractors (H.R. 4401), 8309 [25AP]

———defense acquisition work force (H.R. 5211), 16601-16605 [28JN]

———establish the Office of Defense Adjustment (H.R. 5420), 20700 [31JY]

———furnishing of technical assistance on procurement to other executive departments (H.R. 5357), 19113 [25JY]

———notification of excluded competitors from contract for a major defense system (H.R. 4228), 4049 [8MR]

———procurement reform, 18819 [24JY]

———suspend progress payments to contractors involved in fraud, 24992 [18SE]

Efficiency in Government Act: enact (H.R. 4049), 2277 [21FE]

Executive departments: review of foreign contractors' performance under certain procurement contracts (H.R. 4131), 3042 [28FE], 26791-26793 [1OC]

———uniform standards, rights, and measures of accountability for contracting of commercial activities (H.R. 4015), 2099 [20FE]

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act: enact (H.R. 4743), 9718 [8MY], 17935 [18JY]

Government: acquisition of nondevelopmental items (S. 1957), 36861-36864 [27OC]

Government procurement: revise certain procedures relative to spare parts (H.R. 1111), 23902 [11SE]

Japan: U.S. construction industry's contracts, 1203 [5FE]

Labor: contracts for processed food (H.R. 4500), 6664 [4AP]

Martin Marietta Corp.: tribute, 25044 [19SE]

NOAA: approval process for grants, contracts and cooperative agreements, 35949 [26OC]

Prisons: practices of UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries, Inc.), 17935 [18JY]

Public Interest Risk Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4925), 12236 [24MY]

Saudi Arabia: contract with Bucheit International, Inc., 27674 [4OC], 28716 [11OC]

Small business: Corps of Engineers' set-aside programs, 9295 [2MY]

———increase outreach by the Dept. of Defense to certain potential contractors (H.R. 5917), 33853 [25OC]

Remarks in Senate

American Electronics Association: corporate ethics programs, 13502 [8JN]

Cedar Bluff unit of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, KS: reformulation (S. 2874), 18111 [18JY]

Civil rights: amend certain provisions relative to formation of contracts and employment discrimination (S. 2166), 2427-2428 [22FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: modification of program contracts after announcement will not adversely affect income of producers (S. 2255), 3978 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: evaluation of service contracts (S. 2239), 3529 [6MR]

———small disadvantaged business participation in subcontracting, 15528 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: foreign contracts, 36401 [27OC]

Federal Torts Claims Act: application to Indian contractors, 33273 [23OC]

Foreign countries: eligibility requirements for bidding on U.S. public works projects, 21102 [1AU]

GAO: investigation of consultants in weapons procurement, 25829 [25SE]

Government: acquisition of nondevelopmental items (S. 1957), 31384 [19OC]

———bid protest procedures (S. 3123), 26399 [27SE]

———offset policy for U.S. contracting with foreign countries, 8763 [30AP]

Government contractors: payment of certain mass transit costs of employees (S. 3223), 31349 [19OC], 33857 [25OC]

———regulation of individual sureties, 13537 [11JN]

Japan: construction trade policy, 1025-1027 [1FE]

———unfair trade barriers in construction services at Kansai International Airport, 20301 [30JY]

Merchant marine: regulation of coastwise or intercoastal trade by certain contractors (S. 2170), 2565 [26FE]

Prisons: private contract operation, 16385-16389 [28JN]

Procurement Ethics Reform Act: enact (S. 2775), 15197-15205 [21JN]

Public works: prohibit foreign country participation in certain projects, 26720 [1OC]

Women's Business Procurement Assistance Act: enact (S. 2294), 4664 [20MR]

Reports

Consultants in Weapons Procurement: GAO, 25830 [25SE]

Contractual Actions To Facilitate National Defense: Dept. of Defense, 4503-4507 [19MR]

———NASA, 4785-4787 [21MR]

Dept. of Energy's Work for Others Program Is Good for the Country, 24499 [13SE]

Government Contract Bid Protests: GAO, 26400 [27SE]

Small Disadvantaged Business Participation in Dept. of Defense Subcontracting, 15529 [26JN]

Reports filed

Coastwise or Intercoastal Merchant Marine Trade Regulation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2170) (S. Rept. 101-442), 23570 [10SE]

Executive Department Review of Performance of Foreign Contractors Under Certain Procurement Contracts: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 4131) (H. Rept. 101-729), 25275 [21SE]

Government Acquisition of Nondevelopmental Items: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 1957) (S. Rept. 101-454), 23570 [10SE]

Nomination of Allan V. Burman To Be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy: Committee on Governmental Affairs, 2993 [28FE]

Statements

NASA's Ames Research Center Integrated Test Flight Facility Project Contracts: Bryan C. Jentsch, 13538 [11JN]

———David Stone, 13540 [11JN]

———Interstate Sheet Metal, 13540 [11JN]

———J.W. Thompson, 13539 [11JN]

———James Gingras, 13538 [11JN]

———Kristin S. Hackler, 13541 [11JN]

———Lee Longson, 13539 [11JN]

———Mark Steel Corp., 13541 [11JN]

Procurement Ethics Reform Act: Bush Administration, 15201-15205 [21JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4131, Foreign Contracting Audit Equity Act, 26791 [1OC]

H.R. 4612, bankruptcy code amendments relative to swap agreements and forward contracts, 10421 [15MY]

S. 1957, Nondevelopmental Items Acquisition Act, 31386 [19OC], 36863 [27OC]

S. 2166, amend certain civil rights provisions relative to formation of contracts and employment discrimination, 2428 [22FE]

S. 2294, Women's Business Procurement Assistance Act, 4665 [20MR]

S. 2775, Procurement Ethics Reform Act, 15198 [21JN]

S. 2874, Cedar Bluff unit of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, KS, reformulation, 18112 [18JY]

S. 3223, Mass Transit Equity Act, 33857 [25OC]