CONTRACTS

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2123 [4AP]

Analyses

Indian Tribal Enterprise and Alaska Native Corporations Participation Expansion in the HUBZone Program (S. 2569), S4020 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Cellini—State Capital's Quiet Captain of Clout; Dealmaker Built Empire Working in Background, S9815, S9818-S9820 [4OC]

Easy Access to Nation's Secrets Poses Security Threat, S4654 [7JN]

Felons Gain Access to the Nation's Secrets, S4652-S4654 [7JN]

GOP Fights Favors for Smith & Wesson, H3326 [18MY]

Helping Their Cronies Is the Lease Politicians Can Do, S9804-S9807 [4OC]

Illinois Capital Development Board Awarding of Southern Illinois Prison Construction Project, S9803 [4OC]

NATO Spending Bill Includes Executive Jets for 9 Generals, S5000 [13JN]

New Prison Benefits Ryan Pal—$33,000 Payday Seen in Land Deal, S9803 [4OC]

Probe of Security Clearances Urged—Senator Says Contract Hirings Pose a Threat, S4651 [7JN]

Riverboat Deal Is Plum for Insiders, S9872 [4OC]

Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal, S9808 [4OC]

Taxpayers Stuck With $30 Million Hotel Tab, S9807 [4OC]

William Cellini Heads Private Fundraising Drive, S9873 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (see S. 2117), S929 [29FE]

Crime: end taxpayer support of Federal contractors against whom repeated civil judgments or criminal convictions have been entered (see S. 3185), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 5439), H9767 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (see S. 2474), S2940 [26AP]

———impose a moratorium on the privatization and outsourcing of certain functions performed by civilian employees (see H.R. 4722), H5036 [22JN]

———include women-owned businesses as eligible participants in the Mentor-Protege Program (see S. 2483), S3023 [27AP]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (see S. 2594), S4190 [18MY]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

Federal contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

———require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use (see H.R. 4012), H1118 [16MR]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

———require wages to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see S. 2216), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3589), H253 [8FE]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 2841), S6347 [10JY] (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

———improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (see S. 2242), S1392 [9MR] (see H.R. 4103), H1476 [28MR]

———provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (see S. 3166), S9944 [5OC]

———require entities entering into certain governmental contracts to offer employees carrying out services before the award of a contract the right to continue employment after the award of the contract (see H.R. 4221), H2012 [10AP]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S7840 [27JY]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]

Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (see H.R. 5033), H7207 [27JY]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (see H.R. 4148), H1628 [30MR]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2906), S7448 [21JY] (see H.R. 4991), H7205 [27JY]

Motor vehicles: establish certain rules for inspection and maintenance in States that contract out vehicle testing and inspection services (see H.R. 3522), H47 [27JA]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (see S. 3277), S11789 [14DE]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 562), H6777 [24JY]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (see S. 2162), S1117 [2MR]

Oklahoma: eliminate requirement of requesting Dept. of the Interior approval for Indian tribes to enter into contracts (see S. 3013), S8197 [7SE]

Small business: strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), consideration (see H. Res. 582), H7870 [19SE]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2396), S2526 [11AP]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 2897), S7393 [20JY]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (see S. Res. 311), S4297 [23MY]

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

Letters

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities: Aida Alvarez, SBA, S8732 [19SE]

———Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, S8733 [19SE]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10697 [24OC]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H10697 [24OC]

Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act: Patricia McGinnis, Council for Excellence in Government, S9948 [5OC]

Native Americans' self-governance enhancement relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6754 [24JY]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6754 [24JY]

Prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations: Bruce N. Hahn, Computing Technology Industry Association, H6675 [20JY]

———Charles H. Cantus, Professional Services Council, H6676 [20JY]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, H6673 [20JY]

———Deidre A. Lee, OMB, H6683 [20JY]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, H6675 [20JY]

———Gary Engebretson, Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———John W. Douglass, Aerospace Industries Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

———Kevin M. Burke, Food Distributors International, H6678 [20JY]

———Lawrence F. Skibbie, National Defense Industrial Association, H6677 [20JY]

———Loren E. Sweatt, Associated General Contractors of America, H6679 [20JY]

———Lyn M. Withey, International Paper (business), H6679 [20JY]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H6677 [20JY]

———Michael J. Eastman, Legal Policy Association, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6678 [20JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H6683 [20JY]

———Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H6673 [20JY]

———Representatives Thomas M. Davis and James P. Moran, H6679 [20JY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H6674 [20JY]

———Richard W. Carroll, Small Business Technology Coalition, H6673 [20JY]

———Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, H6674, H6683 [20JY]

———Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resource Management, H6679 [20JY]

———Technology Coalition for Responsible Procurement, H6675 [20JY]

———Todd McCracken, National Small Business United, H6673 [20JY]

———William B. Spencer, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., H6678 [20JY]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, H6675 [20JY]

Retrofit storage containers with high security locks for classified documents: Dept. of Defense, E1827 [19OC]

Lists

Communities for Safer Guns Coalition, H4888-H4890 [21JN]

Contract Services Association of America, H6676 [20JY]

Remarks in House

AID: employment of contractors for deployment of Food for Peace Program commodities, H5593, H5594 [29JN]

Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]

Arbitration: allow choice as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8688-H8690 [3OC], E1718 [6OC]

Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (H.R. 1161), H10690-H10698 [24OC], E1528 [19SE]

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H6703-H6705 [20JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE], H1493 [29MR], H1603, H1604 [30MR], H1820 [5AP], H2155, H2156, H2163 [12AP], H2465 [3MY], H2561, H2565, H2566 [4MY], H3076 [16MY], H3959 [7JN], H6016 [13JY], H6689 [20JY]

Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information, H9639 [11OC]

———prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (H.R. 354), E403 [23MR]

Courts: authority of administrative law judges to bar companies from receiving Federal contracts, H7379 [12SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H11509, H11510 [29OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: export of nonfat dry milk through the Dairy Export Incentive Program, H5683 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: analyze impact of contract bundling on small businesses, H3284, H3287 [17MY]

———efforts to privatize purchasing and procurement of supplies, H1682 [4AP]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions in Guam, H1669-H1671 [3AP], H1988 [10AP]

———privatization of certain military and civilian positions relative to Guam, H925-H928 [13MR]

———privatization of utility systems on military installations, H3316 [18MY]

———procurement of ball and roller bearings, H3325 [18MY]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H3326, H3328, H3329 [18MY]

———suspend contractors convicted of fraud, H4012 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: allegations of criminal activities by employees and contractors, H3313 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4887-H4893 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), H11846, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE], E2150 [7DE]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6672-H6684 [20JY], E1298 [21JY]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (H.R. 3589), E94 [8FE]

GSA: conversion of Federal Telecommunications Service contracts, E2025 [30OC]

Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (H. Con. Res. 413), H9946 [17OC]

Housing: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (H.R. 5033), E1482 [14SE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (H.R. 4148), H10026-H10028 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E462 [30MR]

Medicare: contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (H.R. 1392), E8 [27JA]

———reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements (H.R. 2115), E959 [9JN]

National Reconnaissance Office: contracting of satellite launch services, H9853, H9855 [12OC], H12070-H12072 [11DE]

National security: retrofit storage containers with high security locks for classified documents, E1808 [17OC]

Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 562), H6753, H6754 [24JY]

———reduce Federal oversight over contracts and choice of counsel, and require disclosure of tribal governments' sovereign immunity in contracts (S. 613), H520 [29FE]

Small business: strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7877-H7885 [20SE], E1573 [22SE]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), consideration (H. Res. 582), H7876, H7877 [20SE]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), H6882, H6883 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

BATF: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, S7596 [26JY]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 764), S1809 [28MR]

Community development: expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4019-S4021 [16MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

Credit: prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions, S140-S143 [31JA]

———prohibit unilateral imposition of mandatory binding arbitration in consumer credit transactions (S. 2117), S933-S935 [29FE]

Crime: end taxpayer support of Federal contractors against whom repeated civil judgments or criminal convictions have been entered (S. 3185), S10400 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Graduate School's status relative to Federal contracts, S7377 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: cancel operational support aircraft leasing authority, S4999-S5007 [13JN]

———clarify exception for outsourcing of certain civilian functions to Native American contractors, S5019 [13JN]

———establish better business practices by improving cost-estimating processes and assessing the impact of workforce changes (S. 2474), S2944 [26AP]

———F/A-18 E/F aircraft procurement contract, S5357 [19JN]

———include women-owned businesses as eligible participants in the Mentor-Protege Program (S. 2483), S3027 [27AP]

———matching of disbursements to particular obligations, S4811 [8JN], S4915, S4916 [9JN]

———permit receipt of in-kind considerations anywhere on an installation for the lease of property, S6460 [11JY]

———privatization of utility systems on military installations, S6565 [12JY]

———prohibit the issuance of security clearances to employees or contractors with histories of criminal activity or substance abuse, S4651-S4656 [7JN], S6448 [11JY]

———refine and advance Federal acquisition regulations relative to the Cost Accounting Standards Board, solutions-based contracting, procurement of information technology services, and service contract payments, S5074 [14JN]

———reform procurement rules for purchasing military equipment to allow more equitable treatment of U.S. military arsenals, S5087 [14JN]

———vaccine acquisition policies, S11367 [30OC]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S531 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S10150 [10OC]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (S. 2216), S1319 [8MR]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses, S6248 [30JN]

———improve the process for identifying functions that are not inherently governmental functions, and determine the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions based on competition (S. 2242), S1415 [9MR]

———provide individual Federal agencies and the executive branch with increased incentives to use the share-in-savings program for information technology contracting (S. 3166), S9948 [5OC]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (S. 2986), S7899 [27JY]

GSA: improve oversight of public building purchasing, leasing, and refurbishing practices, S10734 [18OC]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2906), S7450 [21JY]

Medicare: reform, S6204 [30JN]

Motor vehicles: require arbitration for franchise contract disputes be voluntary (S. 1020), S1810 [28MR]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (S. 3277), S11789 [14DE]

Native Americans: allow purchase of prescription drugs from the Federal Supply Schedule, S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), insert S. 979 language in lieu, S2138 [4AP]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2131-S2138 [4AP]

NIH: require contractors caring for research chimpanzees to comply with the Animal Welfare Act, S6195 [30JN]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents and allow the Dept. of Energy to impose civil penalties on nonprofit contractors (S. 2162), S1115 [2MR]

Oklahoma: eliminate requirement of requesting Dept. of the Interior approval for Indian tribes to enter into contracts (S. 3013), S8198 [7SE]

Panama Canal: review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China, S65 [26JA]

Small business: provide Federal contract opportunities in economically distressed communities, S8732-S8734 [19SE]

Springfield, IL: require application of Federal competitive bid laws for construction of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, S9800-S9808, S9812, S9814, S9818-S9820, S9827-S9829, S9869-S9873 [4OC], S9896-S9898 [5OC]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), S10528 [13OC]

———authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2396), S2535 [11AP]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (S. 2897), S7394 [20JY]

Women: Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses, S6323 [10JY]

———Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses (S. Res. 311), S4330 [23MY], S4340 [24MY]

Reports

National Women's Small Business Summit, S6324 [10JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4945, Small Business Competition Preservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 582) (H. Rept. 106-867), H7870 [19SE]

Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H5083 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior Contract With the Mancos Water Conservancy District To Use Mancos Project Facilities for Irrigation Purposes: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2594) (S. Rept. 106-427), S9464 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior Contracts With the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District To Use Federal Facilities To Deliver Non-Federal Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3236) (S. Rept. 106-434, S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3236) (H. Rept. 106-742), H6353 [17JY]

Equity in Contracting for Women Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4897) (H. Rept. 106-879), H7990 [21SE]

Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1161) (H. Rept. 106-834), H7364 [7SE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contract Support Costs: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4148) (H. Rept. 106-837), H7501 [12SE]

Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 613) (H. Rept. 106-501), H571 [29FE]

Small Business Competition Preservation Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4945) (H. Rept. 106-858), H7722 [18SE]

Statements

Dept. of Defense Federal Acquisition Revisions: Senators Thompson, Lieberman, Warner and Levin, S5075 [14JN]

Federal Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses in Economically Distressed Communities: Executive Office of the President, S8733 [19SE]

Tables

Comparison of Medicare payment rates across settings for selected high volume ambulatory care services, E959 [9JN]

Operational support aircraft proposal requirements, S5002 [13JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 562, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1167, enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, H6753 [24JY]

H. Res. 582, consideration of H.R. 4945, Small Business Competition Preservation Act, H7876 [20SE]

H.R. 534, Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, H8688 [3OC]

H.R. 1161, Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act, H10690-H10696 [24OC]

H.R. 3236, Dept. of the Interior contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water to Summit County, UT, H6882 [25JY]

H.R. 4148, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act contract support costs, H10026 [17OC]

H.R. 4945, Small Business Competition Preservation Act, H7884 [20SE]

S. 613, Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act, H520 [29FE]

S. 748, improve Federal hiring and contracting of Alaskan natives, H10514 [23OC]

S. 979, enhance Native American self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, S2131-S2137 [4AP]

S. 2117, Consumer Credit Fair Dispute Resolution Act, S935 [29FE]

S. 2216, Federal Emergency Management Agency Buy American Compliance Act, S1319 [8MR]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, S10527 [13OC]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. 2986, Just Opportunities in Bidding Act, S7900 [27JY]

S. 3166, Information Technology Share-in-Savings Program Improvement Act, S9948 [5OC]

S. Res. 311, Federal procurement opportunities for women-owned small businesses, S4326, S4333 [23MY]