CONTRACTS

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Mission Iraq: DynCorp International LLC, H5716 [12JY]

Amendments

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (S. 1238), S13037, S13054, S13055 [16NO]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: clarify conflict of interest guidelines governing former Federal employees who are employed by Indian tribes (S. 1312), S13925, S13943 [16DE]

Analyses

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (S. 1042): Levin Amendment on Limitations on Charges Under Time-and-Materials Contracts and Labor-Hour Contracts, S8821 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Bethesda, Hiring Policy, `Competitive Sourcing' Clash—Naval Medical Center Considers Replacing Disabled Workers, E548 [5AP]

CIA Holds Terror Suspects in Secret Prisons, S12433-S12435 [7NO]

Deal Milks Taxpayers Dry, S14159 [20DE]

Guantanamo Desperation Seen in Suicide Attempts, S12417 [7NO]

How Do You Like Your Contractor Money?, H5716-H5718 [12JY]

Matter of Honor, S12433 [7NO]

Milking the Taxpayer, S13462 [13DE]

Shameful Proclamation, E1845 [14SE]

Small Businesses Lose Katrina Cleanup Contracts to Large Firms, E2083 [7OC]

Trouble at Turtle Bay, H4547 [15JN]

Untested Plan, H8943 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide greater fairness in livestock and poultry contract arbitration process (see S. 2131), S13786 [16DE]

Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see H.R. 1810), H2471 [21AP]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

Army: authorize arsenals to undertake orders or contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt of payment under certain circumstances (see H.R. 570), H351 [2FE]

Aviation: assurance required of owners and operators of airports relative to long-term leases for construction of hangars (see H.R. 1117), H983 [3MR]

Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE] (see H. Res. 488), H8809 [7OC]

Business and industry: clarify liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (see S. 1761), S10378 [22SE]

———make certain companies that have outsourced jobs during the previous five years ineligible for the receipt of Federal grants, contracts, loan guarantees, and other Federal funding (see H.R. 829), H629 [15FE]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 618), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 239), H136 [6JA]

Committees of the House: create a select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 432, 435), H7814 [8SE] (see H. Res. 449), H8088 [15SE]

———establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H719 [16FE]

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 H.R. 2305), H3198 [11MY]

———require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H2471 [21AP]

Crime: increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (see H.R. 4356), H10908 [17NO]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 3907), H8386 [27SE]

———provide that a contractor who has repeated violations shall have its Federal contract cancelled and require disclosure of certain payroll information under covered contracts (see H.R. 4329), H10225 [15NO]

———reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see S. 1749), S10295 [21SE] (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

———reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3763), consideration (see H. Res. 516), H9276 [26OC]

———repeal Presidential authority to suspend wage requirements during national emergencies and reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3834), H8161 [20SE]

———repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4643), H12289 [18DE]

———suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see S. 1817), S10972 [4OC] (see H.R. 3684), H7741 [7SE]

———termination of Presidential national emergency relative to application of wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.J. Res. 69), H9043 [20OC]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H10502 [16NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension (see H.R. 3846, 3847, 3848), H8247 [21SE]

———prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H3112 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: require registration of contractors' taxpayer identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry database (see S. 679), S2995 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct reviews of certain contract actions for the Secure Border Initiative (see H.R. 4284), H10145 [9NO]

———establish a database of small businesses for purposes of Federal consultation prior to awarding contracts related to declared emergencies (see H.R. 4427), H11034 [18NO]

Dept. of HUD: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 2654), H4138 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize contracts with Cheyenne, WY, for water storage in the Kendrick Project (see S. 99), S144 [24JA] (see H.R. 1046), H940 [2MR]

———extend certain water contracts in Idaho (see S. 1009), S5071 [12MY] (see H.R. 1852), H2549 [26AP]

———revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick, Kansas Bostwick, Frenchman-Cambridge, and Webster Irrigation Districts (see S. 1962), S12401 [4NO] (see H.R. 4000), H8733 [6OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a percentage of procurement contracts to small business concerns owned by veterans (see H.R. 3082), H5361 [28JN]

———determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 590), H352 [2FE]

———establish licensure requirements for employees and contractors performing orthotics, pedorthics, or prosthetics services in States where there are private practice requirements (see H.R. 4159), H9361 [27OC]

Disabled: promote employment of individuals with severe disabilities through Federal Government contracting and procurement processes (see S. 1570), S9467 [29JY]

Disasters: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4148), H9275 [26OC]

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration law (see H.R. 2969), H4721 [17JN]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see S. 1185), S6154 [7JN] (see H.R. 3406), H6380 [22JY]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend and improve national dairy market loss payments (see S. 273), S978 [3FE]

———extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see S. 307), S1049 [7FE] (see H.R. 859), H718 [16FE] (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require cost-benefit analysis for surface transportation projects prior to procuring architectural or engineering services from private contractors (see H.R. 942), H794 [17FE]

Federal contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 2049), H2879 [3MY]

———require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 2834), H4354 [9JN]

———require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract and a clause outlining the provisions of such policy in each subcontract (see H.R. 2740), H4142 [26MY]

Federal employees: require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H1777 [5AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (see S. 749), S3413 [11AP]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see S. 1143), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 1232), H1369 [10MR]

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (see S. 1238), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 2875), H4485 [14JN]

Gila River Indian Community: allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts relative to reservation lands (see S. 1482), S8948 [26JY] (see H.R. 327), H194 [25JA]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H1694 [17MR]

———provide for an improved acquisition system (see H.R. 2067), H2975 [4MY]

Government regulations: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2011), H2737 [28AP]

GSA: establish Federal Acquisition Service and replace General Supply Fund and Information Technology Fund with the Acquisition Services Fund (see H.R. 2066), H2975 [4MY]

Housing: prohibit 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. 4037), H8808 [7OC]

Hurricanes: give priority in Federal contracting to businesses in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and treat such small businesses as falling under the HUBZone program (see H.R. 3988), H8733 [6OC]

———provide for relief, recovery, and expansion of small business concerns affected by Hurricane Katrina through technical assistance, access to capital, and expanded Federal contracting opportunities (see H.R. 4234), H9695 [4NO]

———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see S. 1844), S11212 [6OC] (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8387 [27SE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: clarify conflict of interest guidelines governing former Federal employees who are employed by Indian tribes (see S. 1312), S7428 [27JN]

IRS: repeal Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to qualified tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1583), H1895 [12AP]

Labor unions: require labor organizations to guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior to work stoppage (see H.R. 1748), H2469 [21AP]

Law enforcement: provide jurisdiction over Federal contractors who engage in human trafficking offenses (see S. 1226), S6404 [13JN]

Medicare: clarify right of beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with physicians and other health care professionals for services not payable under Medicare (see H.R. 709), H522 [9FE]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (see S. 1403), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 4050), H8808 [7OC]

National Park Service: pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a GSA Indefinite Deliver and Quantity Contract at Grand Canyon National Park (see H.R. 3961), H8643 [29SE]

Natural gas: reinstate regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act of futures, contracts, swaps, and hybrid instruments and require CFTC review and approval of certain transactions, contracts, and settlements (see H.R. 1638), H2100 [14AP]

Navy: enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (see H.R. 4326), H10225 [15NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 3165), H5600 [30JN]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see S. 960), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 4257), H10038 [8NO]

Power resources: prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (see S. 33), S142 [24JA] (see S. 870), S4108 [21AP]

Privacy: regulate the transmission of personally identifiable information to foreign affiliates and subcontractors (see S. 810), S3653 [14AP]

Roads and highways: amend regulations relative to design-build contracting (see H.R. 1085), H981 (see H.R. 1111), H982 [3MR]

———complete construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System (see S. 514), S2004 [3MR]

———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (see S. 168), S573 [26JA] (see H.R. 429), H235 [26JA]

SBA: deem certain small business concerns qualified HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 4531), H11652 [14DE]

Sikes, Thomas W.: relief (see H.R. 3495), H6936 [27JY]

Small business: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 2742), H4142 [26MY]

———provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 2741), H4142 [26MY]

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]

———modify contract consolidation requirements (see S. 137), S145 [24JA]

Taxation: extend tax treatment of soldiers who die while serving in, or as a result of serving in, a combat zone to employees of Federal contractors (see H.R. 3745), H7860 [13SE]

———modify the construction contract exception to the percentage of completion method for determining income under long-term contracts (see H.R. 4058), H8845 [17OC]

———treatment of variable contracts issued by life insurance companies subject to the laws of Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2180), H3054 [5MY]

Web's Construction Co., Inc.: relief (see H.R. 2645), H4073 [25MY]

Wellington Trade, Inc.: relief (see H.R. 3495), H6936 [27JY]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension: Michelle Plasari, RetireSafe (organization) and Jim Martin, 60 Plus Association, S13461 [13DE]

———Senators Specter, Dayton, Kohl and Leahy, S85 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense small disadvantaged business program extension: Carmen Nazario, Elyon International Inc., S14248 [21DE]

———Edmund Y. Tong, ASIAN, Inc., S14269 [21DE]

———John McDonald, S14171 [20DE]

Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding: Fredell Anderson, Leajak Concrete Construction Inc., S9444 [29JY]

———Loretta Molter, Molter Corp., S9444 [29JY]

———Wayne R. Frazier, Sr., Md. Washington Minority Contractors Association, Inc., S9444 [29JY], H7581 [29JY]

Limitations on excess charges under time-and-materials contracts and labor-hour contracts of the Dept. of Defense: Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, S8821 [25JY]

———Stan Soloway, Professional Services Council, S8820 [25JY]

State enactment of anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts: Craig Holman, Public Citizen (organization), S4909 [11MY]

———Meredith McGehee and Paul S. Ryan, Campaign Legal Center, S4908 [11MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4914 [11MY]

———Suzanne Novak, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, S4908 [11MY]

———T. Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association, S4914 [11MY]

———Transportation Construction Coalition, S4914 [11MY]

Texas proposal to privatize the Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process: several Texas congressional delegation members, H8943 [19OC]

Use of undocumented workers in the carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina: Senator Landrieu, S11760 [24OC]

Motions

Davis-Bacon Act: termination of Presidential national emergency relative to application of wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.J. Res. 69), H9811 [7NO]

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9567 [3NO]

Proposals

Improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9566 [3NO]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (H.R. 871), H611 [15FE]

Bechtel Inc.: ensure delivery of temporary housing to individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina, H11079 [6DE]

Bush, President: evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, H11215-H11217 [7DE]

———transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (H. Res. 488), H9036 [20OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3501, H3502 [18MY], H4004 [25MY], H6342 [22JY], E1109 [26MY]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H1453-H1457, H1463 [15MR], H1512, H1519 [16MR], H2985, H2988, H2990-H2995, H3019 [5MY], H4928-H4932 [22JN]

———establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (H. Res. 116), H1207 [9MR]

Corps of Engineers: permit reprogramming of funds to meet certain project cost increases and provide authority for continuing contracts, H3855 [24MY]

Crime: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action and disaster relief, H10106, H10107 [9NO]

Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'': conviction for taking bribes from defense contractors, H11078 [6DE]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8130 [20SE], H9031, H9033 [20OC], E2083 [7OC]

———reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3763), H8156, H8157 [20SE], E1845 [14SE]

———repeal Presidential authority to suspend wage requirements during national emergencies and reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8217 [21SE]

———waiver of prevailing wage requirements for relief effort contracts in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7847-H7849 [13SE], H8067, H8083 [15SE], H8900, H8901 [18OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, H8395 [28SE]

———prevent the use of private contractors on certain elements of the Food Stamp Program unless authorized by Congress, H8940-H8946 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish employment of National Guard and Reserves personnel as evaluation factor in awarding of defense contracts, H4022, H4023 [25MY]

———extend small disadvantaged business program, H12208, H12211 [18DE], E2514 [13DE]

———Federal contracting process reform, E1110 [26MY]

———investigation of Defense Logistics Agency Prime Vendor purchasing program, H9608 [3NO], H10112 [9NO]

———outsourcing of military functions to private security contractors in Iraq, H5714-H5716 [12JY]

———preclude procurements from companies benefiting from illegal foreign subsidies, H12203 [18DE]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H3243 [12MY]

———prohibit defense contractors from requiring licenses or fees for use of miltary likenesses and designations for model airplanes and model ships, H4025 [25MY]

———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, H3922 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: financial accountability of contractors at nuclear facilities, H2431 [21AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require the Inspector General to refer any contractor misconduct to the Sec. of Homeland Security, H11838, H11839 [15DE]

Dept. of Labor: waiver of affirmative action program requirements for new Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H9031, H9034 [20OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize contracts with Cheyenne, WY, for water storage in the Kendrick Project (H.R. 1046), H3275 [16MY]

———revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick, Kansas Bostwick, Frenchman-Cambridge, and Webster Irrigation Districts (H.R. 4000), H12278 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding, H7578, H7579 [29JY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H5506-H5509 [30JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H5529-H5531 [30JN]

Disasters: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency (H.R. 4148), E2181 [27OC]

FAA: prohibit funding for competitive sourcing of flight service stations, H5497-H5499 [30JN]

Federal contracts: prohibit funding to pay contractors not in compliance with certain Small Business Act subcontracting regulations, H5529 [30JN]

———require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (H.R. 2049), H6440 [26JY]

Federal employees: require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (H.R. 1480), E548 [5AP]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: allow claims against profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency, H9325, H9327, H9328 [27OC]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (H.R. 1232), E413 [10MR]

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (S. 1238), H12216 [18DE]

Gila River Indian Community: allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts relative to reservation lands (H.R. 327), H11149, H11150 [7DE]

GSA: establish Federal Acquisition Service and replace General Supply Fund and Information Technology Fund with the Acquisition Services Fund (H.R. 2066), H3718-H3722 [23MY], E1070 [24MY]

———eTravel Services funding, H5527, H5528 [30JN]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H8168 [21SE], H8487 [28SE]

Hurricanes: establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7849 [13SE]

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9562-H9567 [3NO], H10216, H10217 [15NO], H11204, H11205 [7DE]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, H1518 [16MR]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, H3159, H3160 [11MY]

———require that Federal contractors involved in post-conflict reconstruction provide a veterans hiring preference, H1516, H1517 [16MR]

———U.S. operations and reconstruction costs, H3165 [11MY], H4715 [17JN], H8955 [19OC]

IRS: prohibit funding to enter into contracts with private collection companies to collect IRS debt, H5489 [30JN]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to qualified tax collection contracts (H.R. 1583), E627 [12AP]

Los Alamos National Laboratory: contract management and operations, H3863 [24MY]

NASA: submit report on Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, H6360, H6361 [22JY]

National Park Service: pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a GSA Indefinite Deliver and Quantity Contract at Grand Canyon National Park (H.R. 3961), E1987 [29SE]

Navy: enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (H.R. 4326), H10330-H10332 [16NO]

———require foreign companies involved in the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program to pledge not to conduct business with countries supporting international terrorism, E1550 [20JY]

Roads and highways: amend regulations relative to design-build contracting, H1304 [10MR]

———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (H.R. 429), E88 [26JA]

Small business: provide access to Government awarded overseas contracts, H1517 [16MR]

Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act: prohibit funding for certain provisions relative to distribution of Federal contracts, H4773-H4777 [20JN]

Transportation: permit States to enact anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts, H1042 [9MR], H1273-H1276, H1305 [10MR], E446 [16MR]

U.N.: prohibit funding for U.N. Headquarters Building renovation project, H4546-H4548 [15JN]

———require GAO report to Congress on U.N. contracting and construction costs of certain U.N. buildings in Geneva, Switzerland, H4631 [16JN]

———require report to Congress on contracting with parties on the U.S. Excluded Parties List System, H4632 [16JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: provide greater fairness in livestock and poultry contract arbitration process (S. 2131), S13794 [16DE]

Business and industry: clarify liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, repair, and reconstruction work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters (S. 1761), S10392 [22SE], S10460 [26SE]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): conduct oversight of Hurricane Katrina relief expenditures, S10226 [20SE]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish, S1983, S1984 [3MR], S3165 [5AP], S8734, S8735 [22JY], S8785 [25JY], S9948 [13SE], S10004-S10006, S10031 [14SE], S11513-S11516, S11545, S11548 [19OC], S12571-S12575 [9NO], S12639-S12644 [10NO]

Conservation of energy: promote, S2946 [17MR]

Courts: reform judicial branch procurement authority, S11471 [18OC]

Crime: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts in areas of war or conflict, S1917 [2MR], S2319-S2321 [9MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, S11410 [17OC], S11888 [26OC]

———reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (S. 1749), S10302 [21SE]

———suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (S. 1817), S10975 [4OC]

———waiver of prevailing wage requirements for relief effort contracts in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10028 [14SE], S10107 [15SE]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: reporting requirements of audits conducted on defense contracts awarded for security and reconstruction activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3794 [18AP]

Democratic Policy Committee: oversight hearings on awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, S11758 [24OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, S85 [20JA], S10227 [20SE], S12336 [3NO], S13461 [13DE], S14156 [20DE], S14207, S14284 [21DE]

———prevent the use of private contractors on certain elements of the Food Stamp Program unless authorized by Congress, S10284 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish limitations on excess charges under time-and-materials contracts and labor-hour contracts, S8817, S8820 [25JY]

———extend small disadvantaged business program, S12673 [10NO], S14170-S14172 [20DE], S14248, S14269 [21DE]

———require registration of contractors' taxpayer identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry database (S. 679), S3058-S3060 [17MR]

———satellite capacity procurement policies, S12599 [9NO]

———submit report on U.S. operations and reconstruction costs in Iraq, S8203 [13JY], S8286 [14JY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for e-Language Learning System, S11987, S11988 [27OC]

Dept. of Energy: prevent the counting of subcontracts toward small business prime contracting goal, S4089 [21AP]

———small business subcontracting program requirements, S4842 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize contracts with Cheyenne, WY, for water storage in the Kendrick Project (H.R. 1046), S9051 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding, S9403, S9405, S9413, S9442-S9444 [29JY]

———notify State and local governments that federally certified minority contractors are automatically certified for State and local contracts receiving Federal funding, S4636, S4637 [9MY]

FAA: allow flight service station employees who are near retirement to maintain Federal employee status following transfer of duties to Lockheed Martin Corp., contract, S11646 [20OC]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend and improve national dairy market loss payments (S. 273), S980, S981 [3FE], S1502 [16FE]

———extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (S. 307), S1058 [7FE]

Federal contracts: improve Federal contracting accountability relative to hurricane relief or Iraq reconstruction, S12329 [3NO]

Federal employees: provide bid protest rights in actions under certain OMB regulations governing competition in Federal procurement of commercial services, S12792 [15NO]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (S. 749), S3410, S3421-S3424 [11AP]

FEMA: re-bid noncompetitive contracts and give priority to businesses in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S13090, S13124 [17NO]

———reform, S11410 [17OC]

Forest Service: limit competitive sourcing studies funding, S7590 [29JN]

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (S. 1238), S6486 [14JN], S13054 [16NO]

Gila River Indian Community: allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts relative to reservation lands (H.R. 327), S13594 [14DE]

———allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts relative to reservation lands (S. 1482), S9053, S9055 [26JY]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S7407 [27JN], S7481 [28JN], S8378 [15JY], S8734 [22JY], S8785 [25JY], S9897 [12SE]

Immigration: use of undocumented workers in the carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina, S11758-S11761 [24OC]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: clarify conflict of interest guidelines governing former Federal employees who are employed by Indian tribes (S. 1312), S7429 [27JN], S13943 [16DE]

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, S12879 [16NO]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, S3165 [5AP], S3610 [14AP]

———investigation into private security contractors, S13775 [16DE]

———U.S. operations and reconstruction costs, S1067-S1070 [8FE], S10650 [29SE]

IRS: assure existing Federal employment preferences for disabled veterans as part of the contracting criteria for outsourcing collection of unpaid and past due income taxes, S11642, S11643 [20OC]

———establish disability preference program for qualified tax collection contracts, S13121, S13130 [17NO]

Law enforcement: provide jurisdiction over Federal contractors who engage in human trafficking offenses (S. 1226), S6409 [13JN]

Medicare: extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (S. 1403), S8317 [14JY]

National Commission on U.S. Policies and Practices Relating to the Treatment of Detainees Since September 11, 2001: establish, S12393-S12397 [4NO], S12416, S12420-S12422, S12432-S12436 [7NO], S12472-S12474, S12491, S12520 [8NO]

Navy: enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (H.R. 4326), S13282 [17NO]

———require foreign companies involved in the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program to pledge not to conduct business with countries supporting international terrorism, S3256, S3257, S3261, S3262 [6AP]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (S. 960), S4572 [28AP]

Power resources: prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 33), S224, S225 [24JA]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets (S. 870), S4137 [21AP], S4157 [22AP]

Roads and highways: complete construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System (S. 514), S2023-S2025 [3MR]

———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (S. 168), S578 [26JA]

SBA: exempt security cost reimbursement from size standard caps for small subcontractors providing services in combat zones, S13337 [18NO]

Small business: encourage contracting in overseas procurement, S13647 [15DE]

———ensure fair access to multiple-award contracts, S13648 [15DE]

———impact of micro-purchase threshold increase on small business contracting set-asides, S9875 [9SE]

Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (S. 137), S351-S353 [24JA]

Taxation: treatment of Federal contractors who owe unpaid taxes, S8283 [14JY]

Transportation: permit States to enact anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts, S4907-S4915 [11MY], S5273 [17MY]

U.N.: require strict accounting of financing for renovation and refurbishment of the U.N. Headquarters Building in New York, S3257 [6AP]

Reports

Gaps in the Dept. of Defense Detainee Abuse Reviews, S12433 [7NO]

HHSC Awards Call Center Contract: Center on Public Policy Priorities, H8944 [19OC]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior Contracts Authorization With Cheyenne, WY, for Water Storage in the Kendrick Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 99) (S. Rept. 109-27), S2482 [10MR]

GSA Modernization Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2066) (H. Rept. 109-91), H3767 [23MY]

President Bush Transmittal of Information on Contracts Related to Hurricane Katrina Recovery That Relate to Workers' Wages and Benefits: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H. Res. 467) (H. Rept. 109-258), H9425 [28OC]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 109-269), H9640 [3NO]

Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1238) (S. Rept. 109-152), S11558 [19OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2875) (H. Rept. 109-273), H9961 [7NO]

Reducing Conflicts of Interests in the Representation of Indian Tribes Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1312) (S. Rept. 109-208), S13659 [15DE]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9430-H9435 [31OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9566 [3NO]

Statements

Dept. of Energy Small Business Subcontracting Program: Representative Manzullo, Committee on Small Business (House) and Senator Snowe, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S4843 [10MY], H3016 [5MY]

Investigation of Halliburton Co. for Alleged Misuse and Abuse of Funds and Resources Provided Under Contracts Dealing With Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq: Bunnatine H. Greenhouse, Corps of Engineers, S7483 [28JN]

Tables

Accountability of senior-level officers relative to treatment of detainees, S12435 [7NO]

Testimonies

Investigation of Halliburton Co. for Alleged Misuse and Abuse of Funds and Resources Provided Under Contracts Dealing With Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq: Rory Mayberry, S7483 [28JN]

Texts of

Energy Policy Act (1992), S2946 [17MR]

H.R. 327, allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all Gila River Indian Community contracts relative to reservation lands, H11149 [7DE]

H.R. 1046, Dept. of the Interior authorization of contracts with Cheyenne, WY, for water storage in the Kendrick Project, S9051 [26JY]

H.R. 1046, Dept. of the Interior contracts with Cheyenne, WY, for water storage in the Kendrick Project, H3275 [16MY]

H.R. 2066, GSA Modernization Act, H3718, H3720 [23MY]

H.R. 4000, Dept. of the Interior revision of repayment contracts with the Bostwick, Kansas Bostwick, Frenchman-Cambridge, and Webster Irrigation Districts, H12278 [18DE]

H.R. 4326, entrance of the Navy into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70), H10330 [16NO]

S. 33, Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act, S225 [24JA]

S. 137, Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act, S353-S355 [24JA]

S. 168, maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations, S578 [26JA]

S. 273, national dairy market loss payments extension and improvement, S981 [3FE]

S. 679, Central Contractor Registry Act, S3059 [17MR]

S. 749, allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts granted to Federal Prison Industries, Inc., S3421-S3423 [11AP]

S. 1226, Federal Contractor Extraterritorial Jurisdiction for Human Trafficking Offenses Act, S6410 [13JN]

S. 1238, Public Land Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H12216 [18DE]

S. 1238, Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act, S6487 [14JN], S13055 [16NO]

S. 1312, Reducing Conflicts of Interests in the Representation of Indian Tribes Act, S7429 [27JN]

S. 1403, Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act, S8318 [14JY]

S. 1482, allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts relative to reservation lands in the Gila River Indian Community, S9054 [26JY]

S. 1570, Employer Work Incentive Act for Individuals With Severe Disabilities, S9492 [29JY]

S. 1817, Cleanup and Reconstruction Enhancement (CARE) Act, S10976 [4OC]

S. 2131, Fair Contracts for Growers Act, S13797 [16DE]