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Calendar No. 952 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3328 

[Report No. 110–454] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year 

extension of other transaction authority. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 24 (legislative day, JULY 23), 2008 

Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. LIEBERMAN) introduced the following bill; 

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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 

for a one-year extension of other transaction authority. 

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

3 SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF OTHER TRANS4 ACTION AUTHORITY. 

5 Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

6 (6 U.S.C. 391(a)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘Until September 30, 

3 2008, the Secretary may carry out a pilot pro4 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘If the Secretary issues 

5 policy guidance by September 30, 2008, detail6 ing the appropriate use of other transaction au7 thority and provides mandatory other trans8 action training to each employee who has the 

9 authority to handle procurements under other 

10 transaction authority, the Secretary may, before 

11 September 30, 2009, carry out a program’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub13 section (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later 

16 than 2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘(b) REPORTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years’’; 

18 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

19 (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 

20 and realigning such subparagraphs, as so redes21 ignated, so as to be indented 4 ems from the 

22 left margin; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

24 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT ON EXERCISE OF OTHER

2 TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

4 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 

5 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

6 Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

7 of Representatives an annual report on the ex8 ercise of other transaction authority under sub9 section (a). 

10 ‘‘(B) CONTENT.—The report required 

11 under subparagraph (A) shall include the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(i) The technology areas in which re14 search projects were conducted under other 

15 transactions. 

16 ‘‘(ii) The extent of the cost-sharing 

17 among Federal and non-Federal sources. 

18 ‘‘(iii) The extent to which use of the 

19 other transactions— 

20 ‘‘(I) has contributed to a broad21 ening of the technology and industrial 

22 base available for meeting the needs 

23 of the Department of Homeland Secu24 rity; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) has fostered within the 

2 technology and industrial base new re3 lationships and practices that support 

4 the national security of the United 

5 States. 

6 ‘‘(iv) The total amount of payments, 

7 if any, that were received by the Federal 

8 Government during the fiscal year covered 

9 by the report. 

10 ‘‘(v) The rationale for using other 

11 transaction authority, including why grants 

12 or Federal Acquisition Regulation-based 

13 contracts were not used, the extent of com14 petition, and the amount expended for 

15 each such project.’’. 


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Calendar No. 952 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3328 

[Report No. 110–454] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

action authority. provide for a one-year extension of other transSEPTEMBER 11, 2008 

Reported without amendment 


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