CONTRACTS

Amendments

Colleges and universities: require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), H6175, H6176, H6177, H6178, H6179, H6181 [6DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6127 [5DE]

Articles and editorials

How the Pentagon Falls Victim to Price Gouging by Military Contractors, H3227 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see S. 2601), S3754 [27JY] (see H.R. 4978), H4137 [27JY]

Antitrust policy: specify standards governing claims of consciously parallel pricing coordination in civil actions and clarify meaning of contract, combination in form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy under Sherman Act (see H.R. 2782), H1909 [20AP]

Armed Forces: modify requirements relating to truthful cost or pricing data submissions (see H.R. 5272), H4204 [25AU]

——— provide for continuance of pay and allowances for members, including Reserve components and supporting civilian and contractor personnel, during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2805), H1914 [24AP]

——— reduce dollar threshold for requiring certified cost and pricing data (see H.R. 5271), H4203 [25AU]

Aviation: require voluntary agreements relative to commercial air tour operations over national parks consider well being of communities overflown by aircraft involved in such operations (see H.R. 2613), H1725 [13AP]

BIA: secure existing Tribal contract support cost reimbursements (see H.R. 409), H249 [20JA]

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: award follow-on production contracts or transactions, procure supplies for experiments and tests, and acquire innovative commercial products and services (see H.R. 3794), H2740 [5JN]

Bridges: require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified contractors (see S. 1932), S2070 [13JN] (see H.R. 4064), H2883 [13JN]

Business and industry: prohibit certain noncompete agreements (see S. 220), S204 [1FE] (see H.R. 731), H628 [1FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: contract with food service and vending machine contractors and encourage gift shops to accept cryptocurrency (see S. Con. Res. 1), S99 [25JA]

China: require disclosure by Federal contractors of contracts with Chinese entities (see S. 145), S147 [30JA]

Civil rights: guarantee freedom from discrimination throughout economy by prohibiting any actions with discriminatory effects (see S. 2008), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4183), H2958 [15JN]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see S. 2791), S4440 [13SE] (see H.R. 2693), H1846 [18AP] (see H.R. 5823), H4855 [28SE] (see H.R. 5842), H4909 [29SE]

Colleges and universities: end prohibition on student athlete participation in intercollegiate athletics because such student athlete enters into endorsement contract (see H.R. 3630), H2595 [24MY]

——— protect student athletes, ensure fair competition and compensation, and preserve intercollegiate athletics (see S. 2495), S3522 [25JY]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (see S. 3362), S5674 [29NO] (see H.R. 5933), H4998 [11OC]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), consideration (see H. Res. 906), H6109 [4DE]

——— require disclosures of certain ties to organizations affiliated with China, Chinese Communist Party, and People’s Liberation Army (see S. 768), S743 [9MR] (see H.R. 944), H824 [9FE]

Construction industries: preclude absolute liability in any action against property owners or contractors for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development (see H.R. 2542), H1709 [6AP]

Corps of Engineers: ensure that contractor employees on projects are paid prevailing wages as required by law (see H.R. 3827), H2741 [5JN]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under contract with Federal Government to make available same information as Federal facilities on facility operations and prisoners (see S. 1983), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 4133), H2932 [14JN]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2083 [27AP]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace age discrimination cases (see S. 1979), S2096 [14JN] (see H.R. 4120), H2931 [14JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: raise threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to prevailing wage requirements (see H.R. 144), H103 [9JA]

——— repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 720), H627 [1FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: address emissions of certain greenhouse gases and carbon storage through conservation incentive contracts (see S. 2564), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 5922), H4998 [11OC]

——— allow to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutritional assistance programs (see S. 2912), S4655 [21SE] (see H.R. 5970), H5020 [17OC]

——— ensure that contractors in food industry comply with certain labor laws and require companies competing for contracts disclose certain child labor law and worker safety infractions (see S. 1288), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2822), H1945 [25AP]

——— enter into self-determination contracts with Tribal organizations to carry out food distribution program on Indian reservations (see S. 2489), S3522 [25JY]

——— establish cattle contract library (see S. 228), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 1287), H1048 [1MR]

——— improve biobased markets program (see S. 2452), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 5134), H4164 [4AU]

——— improve purchasing of food (see S. 3390), S5712 [4DE] (see H.R. 6569), H6109 [4DE]

——— permit States flexibility under certain conditions to use contractors to determine eligibility of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients (see H.R. 5094), H4156 [1AU]

——— provide technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities (see S. 2570), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 4612), H3574 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: carry out pilot program entering into contract for calculation, using machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, of basic allowance for housing rates for certain military housing areas (see H.R. 5230), H4191 [18AU]

——— codify Office of Small Business Programs Project Spectrum (see H.R. 4915), H4029 [26JY]

——— enter into agreement with SBA to coordinate government contracting assistance offered by small business development centers and APEX Accelerators (see H.R. 986), H832 [10FE]

——— enter into limited number of cost-plus incentive-fee contracts for Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program (see H.R. 5898), H4989 [6OC] (see H.R. 6741), H6940 [13DE]

——— improve congressional oversight and public transparency of military construction contracts to ensure local hiring (see H.R. 5596), H4437 [20SE]

——— include consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business concerns when evaluating bids (see H.R. 5297), H4210 [29AU] (see H.R. 6740), H6940 [13DE]

——— make certain improvements to enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data products and services (see H.R. 1718), H1326 [22MR]

——— make permanent direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial base facilities, Major Range and Test Facilities Base, and Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (see S. 339), S311 [9FE]

——— modify certain technical data rights with respect to contracts (see S. 2613), S3754 [27JY]

——— prevent price gouging by military contractors (see S. 2049), S2145 [20JN] (see H.R. 4409), H3157 [30JN]

——— prohibit from requiring contractors to disclose information relative to greenhouse gas emissions (see S. 27), S74 [24JA]

——— prohibit use of LOGINK software (see S. 939), S910 [22MR] (see H.R. 1724), H1327 [22MR]

——— promote ethics and prevent corruption in contracting and other activities by limiting influence of contractors and foreign entities and ensuring transparency (see S. 2050), S2145 [20JN] (see H.R. 5306), H4210 [29AU]

——— provide for emergency acquisition authority in event of armed attack against U.S. ally or partner by foreign adversary (see H.R. 6217), H5403 [3NO]

——— provide multiyear procurement authority for LGM–35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles (see S. 2017), S2122 [15JN]

——— provide special authority for provision of commercial space launch support services (see S. 2232), S2310 [11JY]

——— require officials to provide briefing on implementation of category management memorandum (see H.R. 6845), H6992 [15DE]

——— require report on domestic content requirements for major defense acquisition programs and establish enhanced domestic content requirement for certain procurements (see H.R. 3438), H2425 [17MY] (see H.R. 4075), H2884 [13JN]

——— require responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency pharmaceutical contracts (see S. 1057), S1053 [29MR] (see H.R. 5151), H4164 [4AU]

——— review war plans to improve Taiwan defense capabilities, prioritize and fast-track military sales, establish joint military training programs, and prohibit defense contractors from doing business in China (see S. 1997), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 5072), H4150 [28JY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with China and Chinese Communist Party (see H.R. 5567), H4407 [19SE]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education, elementary schools, and secondary schools from receiving Federal funds if those schools or institutions have covered relationships with covered persons (see S. 3443), S5851 [7DE]

——— require certain college and university staff and faculty to report foreign gifts and contracts (see H.R. 5902), H4989 [6OC]

——— require disclosures of foreign donations, contracts, or gifts by institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1819), H1526 [28MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to file additional disclosures relating to gifts and contracts from foreign sources (see S. 2856), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 4145), H2956 [15JN]

——— strengthen disclosure requirements for institutions of higher education relative to foreign gifts and contracts (see H.R. 1739), H1407 [23MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize certain contracts and cooperative agreements with clinical laboratories for purposes of delivery of medical products to Strategic National Stockpile (see H.R. 3840), H2761 [6JN]

——— prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers from entering into contracts that prevent or restrict access to drug pricing information available through consumer decision-support tools (see S. 1374), S1418 [27AP]

——— provide certain adjustments to Medicare payment for durable medical equipment included in DMEPOS (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies) Competitive Bidding Program (see H.R. 5555), H4406 [19SE]

——— provide for clarity relative to duration of contracts for procurement of supplies for Strategic National Stockpile (see H.R. 4458), H3166 [3JY]

——— require entities that contract with National Human Trafficking Hotline to cooperate with State and local law enforcement agencies when receiving tips via hotline (see H.R. 2601), H1724 [13AP]

——— specify duration of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions awarded or entered into with Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (see H.R. 4459), H3166 [3JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: assess contracts for covered services performed by contractor personnel along U.S. borders (see H.R. 4467), H3170 [6JY]

——— prohibit from operating or procuring certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems (see H.R. 1501), H1247 [9MR]

——— provide visa availability for Government Employee Immigrant Visa program (see S. 1887), S2028 [8JN] (see H.R. 5982), H5028 [18OC]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Federal funding for Equity Action Plan implementation (see H.R. 5382), H4229 [8SE]

Dept. of Justice: restrict authority to enter into contracts for Federal correctional facilities and community confinement facilities (see H.R. 444), H250 [20JA]

Dept. of Labor: carry out pilot program on short-term fellowship programs for veterans (see H.R. 728), H628 [1FE]

——— clarify classification of service provider payees as employees or independent contractors (see S. 2159), S2223 [22JN]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption Rule’’ (see S.J. Res. 27), S1624 [11MY] (see S.J. Res. 36), S2225 [22JN] (see H.J. Res. 61), H2310 [11MY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation’’ (see H.J. Res. 103), H5893 [15NO]

——— establish socioeconomic labor threshold to determine receipt of fringe benefits for Federal service employee contracts (see S. 335), S311 [9FE]

——— harmonize definitions of employee with common law under Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3018), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5513), H4346 [14SE]

——— limit funding for Office of Federal Contract Compliance programs (see H.R. 1936), H1624 [29MR]

Dept. of State: prohibit contracts to contractors who have previously consulted for certain foreign entities or who fail to make disclosures relating to conflicts of interest that relate to national security or foreign policy (see H.R. 6146), H5228 [1NO]

——— require Bureau of Information Resources to submit annual report that lists all information technology procurement awards and contracts awarded over certain amount (see H.R. 6256), H5543 [7NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: modernize research, development, information sharing, and acquisition process of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 370), H242 [17JA]

Dept. of Transportation: consider cost of providing basic essential air service when selecting applicants for Essential Air Service program (see H.R. 2466), H1698 [3AP]

——— establish payment and performance security requirements for water infrastructure projects (see S. 2928), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 1740), H1408 [23MR]

——— establish program to help minority- and women-owned small businesses gain proficiency to compete equally for project contracts and subcontracts (see S. 3375), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 4614), H3574 [13JY]

——— modify eligibility requirements for Essential Air Service program (see H.R. 2467), H1698 [3AP]

——— remove exclusion of certain small business concerns from disadvantaged business enterprise program (see S. 3539), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 6820), H6984 [14DE]

——— repeal Essential Air Service program (see H.R. 3822), H2741 [5JN]

——— require certain recipients of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funds to provide analysis of efforts to expand opportunities available to participate in program (see H.R. 2485), H1707 [6AP]

——— review number of contracts for new disadvantaged small business concerns at airports that participate in Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (see H.R. 2507), H1708 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize electronic health record modernization program and increase oversight and accountability of program to better serve veterans, medical professionals, and taxpayers (see S. 1125), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2809), H1914 [24AP]

——— ensure that only licensed health care providers are conducting medical disability examinations under pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations (see S. 280), S264 [7FE]

——— establish Acquisition Review Board (see H.R. 4225), H2990 [20JN]

——— establish Acquisition Review Board and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (see S. 2422), S3458 [20JY]

——— improve temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations (see H.R. 5938), H5007 [12OC]

——— recognize Women-Owned Small Business program in procurement hierarchy of small business preferences (see S. 2873), S4630 [20SE]

——— report to Congress on competition among suppliers (see S. 2778), S4440 [13SE]

——— require independent verification and validation of certain modernization efforts (see H.R. 1659), H1293 [17MR]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: modify treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties and tribes under good neighbor agreements (see S. 697), S714 [8MR]

Disasters: establish advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal (see S. 310), S310 [9FE]

Discrimination: codify effect of Executive order relative to combating race and sex stereotyping (see S. 558), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1229), H968 [28FE]

——— codify effect of Executive order relative to combating race and sex stereotyping and prohibit Federal funding to carry out certain diversity, equity, and inclusion Executive orders (see H.R. 2712), H1885 [19AP]

Employment: clarify definition of competitive integrated employment relative to disabled workers (see S. 2475), S3522 [25JY]

——— extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (see H.R. 5348), H4222 [5SE]

——— recognize contributions of gig workers and independent contractors to American economy (see H. Res. 72), H510 [30JA]

FAA: enter into contracts to demonstrate or validate technology related to integration of unmanned aircraft systems into national airspace system (see S. 1388), S1440 [1MY]

——— establish minimum requirements for aviation enterprise resource planning systems (see H.R. 2653), H1759 [17AP]

——— extend non-premium war risk insurance program (see H.R. 4762), H3886 [20JY]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 5824), H4855 [28SE]

——— prohibit airport improvement grants funds from being used for contracts with entities that have violated intellectual property rights of U.S. entities (see S. 1965), S2096 [14JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify status of independent contractor (see H.R. 781), H677 [2FE]

False Claims Act: modify procedures relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (see S. 2466), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 6214), H5403 [3NO]

FDIC: terminate insured status of depository institution that refuses to provide services to certain Federal contractors (see S. 583), S568 [1MR]

Federal agencies and departments: certify small business concerns as owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in order to be counted towards goals for contract awards (see S. 1469), S1534 [4MY]

——— certify small business concerns as owned and controlled by women veterans in order to be counted towards goals for contract awards (see S. 1470), S1534 [4MY]

——— ensure application of ‘‘Rule of Two’’ to certain acquisitions (see H.R. 6320), H5652 [8NO]

——— ensure equal treatment for religious organizations in Federal provision of social services programs, grantmaking, and contracting (see S. 75), S98 [25JA]

——— ensure that Federal contractors comply with child labor laws (see S. 3139), S5213 [26OC]

——— evaluate impact of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security (see H.R. 5528), H4379 [18SE]

——— prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers (see S. 3385), S5712 [4DE] (see S. 3411), S5750 [5DE] (see S. 3558), S6078 [20DE]

——— prohibit contractors from imposing racial hiring quotas, benchmarks, or goals (see S. 973), S933 [23MR]

——— prohibit contracts with, or provisions of funds to, certain entities subject to U.S. sanctions (see S. 143), S147 [30JA] (see H.R. 749), H675 [2FE]

——— prohibit Federal employees and contractors from directing online platforms to censor any speech protected by First Amendment (see S. 2425), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 4791), H3887 [20JY]

——— prohibit from contracting with companies engaged in boycott of Israel (see H.R. 4564), H3205 [11JY]

——— prohibit from entering into contracts with entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries (see S. 428), S425 [15FE] (see H.R. 53), H100 [9JA]

——— prohibit procurement of drones and other unmanned aircraft systems from countries identified as national security threats (see S. 473), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 6143), H5227 [1NO]

——— prohibit requirement for recipients of Federal contracts to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk (see H.R. 3358), H2375 [16MY]

——— provide back pay to Federal contractors impacted by lapse in appropriations (see S. 3008), S4916 [3OC] (see H.R. 5810), H4854 [28SE]

——— require covered contractors implement vulnerability disclosure policy consistent with NIST guidelines (see H.R. 5255), H4196 [22AU]

——— require information technology contractors to maintain vulnerability disclosure policy and program (see H.R. 5310), H4210 [29AU]

——— require procurement from private sector goods and services necessary for operations and management of certain Government agencies (see H.R. 2744), H1907 [20AP]

——— require recipients of Federal awards to collect and report data relating to subawards granted to entities outside of U.S. (see S. 1775), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3766), H2707 [31MY]

Federal contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality toward labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 537), S506 [27FE] (see H.R. 1209), H914 [27FE]

Federal employees: increase rates of pay for General Schedule and prevailing rate employees (see S. 124), S121 [26JA] (see H.R. 536), H426 [26JA]

——— protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilities during lapse in appropriations (see S. 640), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1301), H1048 [1MR]

——— terminate employees convicted of sexual assault and prohibit raises, bonuses, or promotions for certain period after finding of sexual misconduct (see S. 3480), S5961 [13DE]

FEMA: terminate certain contracts due to detrimental conduct to National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1039), S1052 [29MR]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 1206), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2725), H1886 [19AP]

FTC: clarify that violation of certain terms of service and related materials constitutes unfair or deceptive act or practice and is subject to FTC enforcement (see H.R. 4887), H3950 [25JY]

——— increase consumer protections relative to free trial, automatic renewal, and negative option offers for subscription-based services (see S. 1091), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2460), H1698 [3AP]

——— prohibit exclusive venue ticketing contracts with excessive duration (see S. 1321, 1326), S1382 [26AP]

——— protect consumers from overbooking by requiring rental car companies compensate customers for failing to fulfill confirmed reservations (see H.R. 3695), H2636 [25MY]

——— require commercial websites and mobile apps to create simple and readable summary of their terms-of-service agreements (see S. 2225), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4568), H3206 [11JY]

——— study role of intermediaries in pharmaceutical supply chain and merger activity and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations (see S. 113), S121 [26JA]

GAO: establish competitive bidding process for relocation of headquarters of Executive agencies (see S. 2612), S3754 [27JY] (see H.R. 5676), H4462 [22SE]

——— evaluate effects of anticompetitive contracting clauses in contracts between health insurers and health care providers and assess FTC and Dept. of Justice antitrust enforcement actions relative to such clauses (see H.R. 2861), H1947 [25AP]

Government: amend civil remedies relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (see S. 659), S654 [6MR]

——— prohibit from promoting, supporting, or contracting with abortion entities, or otherwise expanding access to abortions on Federal lands or in Federal facilities (see S. 186), S172 [31JA]

——— reimburse employees of Federal Government, District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and States for certain costs incurred due to Government shutdown (see H.R. 5758), H4713 [27SE]

GSA: prohibit from awarding contracts for certain commercial payment systems under SmartPay Program (see H.R. 100), H101 [9JA]

——— reform authority of Public Buildings Service contract security personnel (see H.R. 6266), H5543 [7NO]

——— require certain data collection and reporting on space utilization, occupancy, and availability of office space leased by Executive agencies (see H.R. 6241), H5465 [6NO]

Guam: exclude from Defense Base Act (see H.R. 842), H709 [6FE]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: amend relative to third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal (see H.R. 4717), H3699 [18JY]

Housing: adjust prevalent wage determinations relative to construction contractors in order to expand access to affordable housing (see S. 1682), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 1053), H839 [14FE]

Immigration: terminate certain contracts relative to construction of border fence and transfer unused border fence material to States along southwest border (see S. 1494), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 6098), H5173 [26OC]

Information technology: provide for cybersecurity prioritization in formation technology procurement (see H.R. 6190), H5362 [2NO]

Infrastructure: prioritize U.S. contractors relative to federally funded infrastructure projects (see H.R. 1193), H874 [24FE]

Insurance: ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care (see S. 1451), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 3120), H2135 [5MY]

IRS: repeal certain transaction reporting threshold requirements and rescind certain enforcement and operations funding (see S. 123), S121 [26JA]

Labor unions: clarify illegality of use of violence to achieve objectives during strike (see H.R. 5314), H4211 [29AU]

Medicaid: allow States more flexibility relative to using contractors to make eligibility determinations on behalf of State plans (see H.R. 5165), H4171 [8AU]

Medicare: establish payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 3403), S5750 [5DE]

——— prohibit Dept. of HHS from entering into contracts with sponsors of prescription drug plans that have contract with certain pharmacy benefits managers (see H.R. 6844), H6992 [15DE]

NASA: allow agreements with private and commercial entities and State governments to provide certain supplies, support, and services (see S. 590), S568 [1MR]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 298), S2461 [13JY] (see H. Res. 643), H4158 [1AU]

Navy: ensure fairness and transparency in processes to award contracts for ship maintenance and repair (see H.R. 4526), H3176 [10JY]

——— provide for enhanced domestic content requirement for shipbuilding programs (see S. 2487), S3522 [25JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (see H.R. 560), H427 [26JA]

OMB: require Office of Federal Procurement Policy to develop government-wide procurement policy and guidance to mitigate organizational conflict of interest relative to national security and foreign policy (see S. 2034), S2123 [15JN]

Political ethics: prohibit use of Federal funds or contracting at businesses owned by President, Vice President, heads of Executive departments, and Members of Congress, or their families (see H.R. 2524), H1708 [6AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: modify and extend temporary authority to modify certain contracts and options based on impacts of inflation (see H.R. 6739), H6940 [13DE]

Public works: prohibit distribution of Federal funds to certain entities related to China for certain public works projects (see H.R. 748), H675 [2FE]

SBA: amend Federal contract requirements (see S. 2720), S3894 [5SE]

——— clarify application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts (see H.R. 5450), H4296 [13SE]

——— disaggregate data on Federal contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in certain reports (see H.R. 1744), H1408 [23MR]

——— eliminate certain requirements relative to award of construction subcontracts within county or State of performance (see S. 1407), S1463 [2MY] (see H.R. 2970), H2084 [27AP]

——— establish veteran Federal procurement entrepreneurship training program (see S. 2209), S2225 [22JN]

——— expand eligibility for certain contracts (see S. 2144), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 3830), H2741 [5JN]

——— extend period during which credit for contracting with Puerto Rico businesses and covered territory businesses are double counted (see H.R. 5063), H4141 [27JY]

——— increase goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and exclude such self-certified concerns from Government and Federal agency goals (see H.R. 5147), H4164 [4AU]

——— increase Government-wide goal for percentage of procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 3716), H2637 [25MY]

——— increase guarantee amount under Surety Bond Program (see S. 2206), S2225 [22JN]

——— provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (see H.R. 1538), H1278 [10MR]

——— provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request equitable adjustment due to change in terms of Federal construction contract (see H.R. 2726), H1886 [19AP]

——— require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 3511), H2454 [18MY]

Schools: increase Federal medical assistance percentage and award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to increase number of behavioral health care providers in schools and school-based health centers (see S. 1774), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3761), H2707 [31MY]

Small business: modify requirements relative to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 2146), S2223 [22JN]

Sports: provide F visas and employment authorization for international student athletes who enter into endorsement contracts for commercial use of their names, images, and likenesses (see S. 3054), S5048 [17OC]

Taxation: clarify treatment of locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors to help alleviate physician shortages, including in underserved areas (see H.R. 5208), H4186 [15AU]

——— modify exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations (see S. 1725), S1744 [18MY] (see S. 1761), S1788 [30MY]

——— provide exception to percentage of completion method of accounting for certain residential construction contracts (see H.R. 4280), H3108 [22JN]

——— reinstate filing exception for payments made by third party settlement organizations to certain independent contract workers in effect prior to American Rescue Plan Act enactment (see H.R. 190), H105 [9JA]

——— require certain contract terms in contracts relative to wind turbines on land not owned by taxpayer as requirement in order to claim renewable resources credit (see H.R. 4151), H2956 [15JN]

Television: clarify and make more transparent agreements between cable operators and franchise authorities on termination, elimination, or modification of certain franchise requirements (see H.R. 3353), H2347 [15MY]

Transportation: remove lifetime exemption from prohibition on procurement of rolling stock from certain vehicle manufacturers for parties to executed contracts (see H.R. 3317), H2344 [15MY]

TSA: improve program providing for private screening companies to conduct security screening at airports (see S. 890), S859 [21MR]

Venezuela: prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with Maduro regime (see S. 257), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 825), H679 [2FE]

Water: extend certain contract prepayment authority for agriculture and municipal water users (see H.R. 3675), H2635 [25MY]

Whistleblowing: ensure whistleblowers, including contractors, are protected from retaliation when Federal employee orders reprisal (see S. 1524), S1602 [10MY]

Letters

Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Gisela Perez Kusakawa, Asian American Scholar Forum, H6168–H6170 [6DE]

——— several organizations, H6180 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: award follow-on production contracts or transactions, procure supplies for experiments and tests, and acquire innovative commercial products and services (H.R. 3794), H3077 [22JN]

Bridges: require that certain aspects of bridge projects be carried out by certified contractors (H.R. 4064), E553 [13JN]

Colleges and universities: add international organizations to definition of foreign sources for disclosures of foreign gifts, H6179–H6180 [6DE]

——— increase minimum length of time institutions must maintain information on foreign gifts and investments within endowments, H6177 [6DE]

——— prohibit institutions that commit three violations of foreign gifts reporting requirements from obtaining waivers or renewal of waivers, H6176 [6DE]

——— reduce threshold value at which foreign gifts must be reported, H6178, H6179 [6DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), H6150, H6166–H6187 [6DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6120–H6129 [5DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), corrections in engrossment, H6198 [6DE]

——— revise public, searchable database to remove personally identifiable information of staff or faculty required to disclose gifts and contracts from foreign entities, H6176 [6DE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 2953), H1935 [25AP], H2042 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: address concerns over defense contractor use of public funds for stock buybacks, H2297 [11MY]

——— investigate Walter Reed National Military Medical Center failure to provide pastoral care to Catholic veterans, H3474 [12JY]

——— prevent price gouging by military contractors (H.R. 4409), E638 [6JY]

——— prohibit funding to pay regular remote and telework for civilian and contractor workforce, H4612 [27SE]

——— prohibit use of LOGINK software, H3600 [14JY]

——— promote competition in awarding of defense contracts, H1261 [10MR]

——— require report on domestic content requirements for major defense acquisition programs and establish enhanced domestic content requirement for certain procurements, H3239 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy: require use of index-based pricing bid system when purchasing petroleum products for Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H1586, H1587 [29MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from operating or procuring certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems (H.R. 1501), H3936–H3938 [25JY], H4052 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule relative to definition of independent contractors, H805 [9FE], H1321 [22MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: prohibit funding to consider social cost of greenhouse gases in agency budgets, procurement processes, or environmental reviews, H5523 [7NO]

Elbit Systems of America, LLC: anniversary, E507 [31MY]

Employment: extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (H.R. 5348), E810 [5SE]

Energy and water development: prohibit funding to consider social cost of greenhouse gases in agency budgets, procurement processes, or environmental reviews, H5135 [26OC]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding to enforce rule entitled ‘‘Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Proposed Rule’’, H5635 [8NO]

Federal Acquisition Regulation Council: prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule entitled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation—Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk’’, H5658, H5659 [9NO]

Financial services and general Government: prohibit funding to consider social cost of greenhouse gases in agency budgets, procurement processes, or environmental reviews, H5628, H5629 [8NO]

GAO: conduct study on shortage of civilian contractors to supply services on Dept. of Defense remote or isolated bases and make recommendations to address such shortage, H3055 [21JN]

Government: reimburse employees of Federal Government, District of Columbia, Federal contractors, and States for certain costs incurred due to Government shutdown (H.R. 5758), H4718 [28SE]

Infrastructure Week: observance, H2442 [18MY]

Medicare: replacement of Direct Contracting Model with Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model, H1540 [29MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: reform immigration policies (H.R. 560), E59 [26JA], E72 [30JA]

SBA: provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (H.R. 1538), E209 [10MR]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: prohibit certain noncompete agreements (S. 220), S207 [1FE]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (S. 2791), S4640–S4642 [21SE]

——— making continuing appropriations (S. 2791), unanimous-consent request, S4641 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: require clean financial audit and improve financial accountability through upgraded financial management systems, S1431 [1MY]

Disasters: establish advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal (S. 310), S6025 [18DE]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, S1719–S1721 [18MY]

GAO: establish competitive bidding process for relocation of headquarters of Executive agencies (S. 2612), S4223 [6SE]

Government: amend civil remedies relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (S. 659), S768 [14MR], S1081 [30MR]

IRS: repeal certain transaction reporting threshold requirements and rescind certain enforcement and operations funding (S. 123), S128 [26JA], S137 [30JA]

National Whistleblower Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 298), S2963 [13JY]

——— observance, S3741 [27JY]

Reports filed

American Security Drone Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 473) (S. Rept. 118–87), S3894 [5SE]

Banning Operations and Leases With the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime (BOLIVAR) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 257) (S. Rept. 118–29), S1678 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5933, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 906) (H. Rept. 118–298), H6109 [4DE]

Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5933) (H. Rept. 118–278), H5906 [24NO]

DHS Border Support Services Contracts Review Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4467) (H. Rept. 118–238), H4950 [2OC]

Disaster Contract Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 310) (S. Rept. 118–24), S1622 [11MY]

FAA Non-Premium War Risk Insurance Program Extension: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4762) (H. Rept. 118–194), H4295 [13SE]

Prescription Pricing for the People Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 113), S567 [1MR]

Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 118–202), H4406 [19SE]

Unmanned Aerial Security (UAS) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1501) (H. Rept. 118–151), H3856 [19JY]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H1055–H1111 [3MR], H4064–H4123 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 906, consideration of H.R. 5933, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, H6120 [5DE]

H.R. 1501, Unmanned Aerial Security (UAS) Act, H3936 [25JY]

H.R. 5933, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, H6171–H6175 [6DE]

S. 310, Disaster Contract Improvement Act, S6026 [18DE]

S. 659, Administrative False Claims Act, S1081 [30MR]

S. 1682, Housing Supply Expansion Act, S1748 [18MY]

S. Con. Res. 1, Adopting Cryptocurrency in Congress as an Exchange of Payment for Transactions (ACCEPT) Resolution, S104 [25JA]

S. Res. 298, National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, S2466 [13JY]