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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 664 

To require reports by Federal Government entities regarding responses to 

Inspector General recommendations on potential cost-saving measures 

or on reimbursement for poor contractor performance, cost overruns, 

or other reasons, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2013 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To require reports by Federal Government entities regarding 

responses to Inspector General recommendations on potential cost-saving measures or on reimbursement for 

poor contractor performance, cost overruns, or other reasons, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Government Con5 tractor Accountability Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORTS BY FEDERAL ENTITIES ON RESPONSES TO 

2 INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 

3 ON POTENTIAL COST-SAVING MEASURES OR 

4 REIMBURSEMENT FOR POOR CONTRACTOR 

5 PERFORMANCE, COST OVERRUNS, OR OTHER 

6 REASONS. 

7 (a) REPORTS.— 

8 (1) FAILURES TO RESPOND, NON-CONCURS, 

9 AND PARTIAL CONCURS.—Not later than 30 days 

10 after the end of the 60-day period for an audited es11 tablishment to respond to a covered final audit re12 port submitted to the establishment by an Inspector 

13 General under section 5 of the Inspector General 

14 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or by the Special In15 spector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the 

16 Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, 

17 or any other Inspector General under applicable law, 

18 or 30 days after the establishment responds to a 

19 covered audit report with a non-concur or partial 

20 concur response, the head of the establishment shall 

21 submit to Congress a report with an explanation for 

22 the failure to respond or the non-concur or partial 

23 concur response. 

24 (2) FULL CONCURS.—Not later than 180 days 

25 after an establishment responds to a covered audit 

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1 tor General under section 5 of the Inspector General 

2 Act of 1978, or by the Special Inspector General for 

3 Afghanistan Reconstruction, the Special Inspector 

4 General for Iraq Reconstruction, or any other In5 spector General under applicable law, with a full 

6 concur response, the head of the establishment shall 

7 submit to Congress a report with a description of 

8 the status of any open or pending recommendations 

9 from the Inspector General, including any actions 

10 taken to implement the recommendations. 

11 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) COVERED FINAL AUDIT REPORT.—The term 

13 ‘‘covered final audit report’’ means a final audit re14 port issued by an Inspector General under the In15 spector General Act of 1978 or other applicable law 

16 that includes a recommendation for an establishment 

17 to implement cost-saving measures or to seek reim18 bursement for failure by a contractor or subcon19 tractor to successfully complete a contract due to 

20 poor contractor performance, cost-overruns, or other 

21 reasons that would, if implemented, result in at least 

22 $2,000,000 in savings. 

23 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The term ‘‘establish24 ment’’ has the meaning given that term in section 


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1 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, except that 

2 the term also includes the following: 

3 (A) The Office of the Director of National 

4 Intelligence. 

5 (B) The Central Intelligence Agency. 

6 (C) The Architect of the Capitol. 

7 (D) The Government Accountability Office. 

8 (E) The Government Printing Office. 

9 (F) The Library of Congress. 

10 (3) HEAD OF ESTABLISHMENT.—The term 

11 ‘‘head of establishment’’ has the meaning given that 

12 term in section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 

13 1978, except that the term also includes the fol14 lowing: 

15 (A) The Director of National Intelligence. 

16 (B) The Director of the Central Intel17 ligence Agency. 

18 (C) The Architect of the Capitol. 

19 (D) The Comptroller General of the United 

20 States. 

21 (E) The Public Printer. 

22 (F) The Librarian of Congress. 

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