Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
Officially: “Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act” Read the full text
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1Short title
This section would give the Act the short title "Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act."
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act .
2Review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security
This section would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review the procurement management practices of Defense and Civilian agencies to determine whether section 15.101-2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation has created any national security risk. That regulation section covers the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process, a method agencies use to award contracts to the lowest-priced bid that meets minimum technical requirements. Not later than 180 days after the Act is enacted, the Director would have to submit a report on the results of the review to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. The section defines "Defense and Civilian agency" to have the same meaning as "agency" in section 133 of title 41, United States Code, and defines "Director" to mean the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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2. Review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security (a) Review The Director shall review the procurement management practices of Defense and Civilian agencies to determine whether the provisions of section 15.101–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation have created any national security risk. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on the results of the review under subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Defense and Civilian Agency The term Defense and Civilian agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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In the House.