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CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE 

REGARDING PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE 

CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS (SEP 

2005) 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have 

been paid or will be paid to any person for 

influencing or attempting to influence an 

officer or employee of any agency, a Member 

of Congress, an officer or employee of 

Congress, or an employee of a Member of 

Congress on his or her behalf in connection 

with the awarding of this contract; 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Amend section 52.203–12 by 

revising the date of the clause and 

paragraphs (b)(3)(i)(E) and (b)(3)(ii)(D) of 

the clause, and redesignating paragraph 

(b)(3)(ii)(E) as paragraph (b)(4). The 

revised text reads as follows: 

52.203–12 Limitation on Payments to 

Influence Certain Federal Transactions. 

* * * * * 

LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO 

INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL 

TRANSACTIONS (SEP 2005) 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(E) Only those agency and legislative 

liaison activities expressly authorized by 

paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this clause are 

permitted under this clause. 

(ii) * * * 

(D) Only those professional and technical 

services expressly authorized by paragraph 

(b)(3)(ii) of this clause are permitted under 

this clause. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 6 and 13 

[FAC 2005–06; FAR Case 2004–037; Item 

V] 

RIN 9000–AK12 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Increased Justification and Approval 

Threshold for DOD, NASA, and Coast 

Guard 

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency 

Acquisition Council and the Defense 

Acquisition Regulations Council 

(Councils) have agreed to convert the 

interim rule published in the Federal 

Register at 70 FR 11739, March 9, 2005, 

to a final rule with minor changes. The 

rule amended the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) to increase the 

justification and approval thresholds for 

DoD, NASA, and the U.S. Coast Guard. 

The FAR revision implemented Section 

815 of the Ronald W. Reagan National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2005 which amended 10 U.S.C. 

2304(f)(1)(B) by striking $50,000,000 

both places it appears and inserting 

$75,000,000. In addition, corresponding 

language in the FAR is also changed to 

reflect these higher thresholds for DoD, 

NASA, and the Coast Guard. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 30, 

2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

FAR Secretariat at (202) 501–4755 for 

information pertaining to status or 

publication schedules. For clarification 

of content, contact Mr. Michael Jackson, 

Procurement Analyst, at (202) 208–

4949. Please cite FAC 2005–06, FAR 

case 2004–037. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

This rule implemented Section 815 of 

the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 

Public Law 108–375, which amended 10 

U.S.C. 2304(f)(1)(B) by striking 

$50,000,000 and inserting $75,000,000. 

DoD, GSA, and NASA published an 

interim rule in the Federal Register at 

70 FR 11739, March 9, 2005, with a 

request for comments by May 9, 2005. 

No comments were received. This final 

rule converts the interim rule with a 

minor change, making corresponding 

changes to FAR 13.501. 

This is not a significant regulatory 

action and, therefore, was not subject to 

review under Section 6(b) of Executive 

Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

804. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Department of Defense, the 

General Services Administration, and 

the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration certify that this final 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities within the 

meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because the 

rule does not impose any costs on either 

small or large businesses. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the changes to the 

FAR do not impose information 

collection requirements that require the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et 

seq. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 6 and 

13 

Government procurement. 

Dated: September 22, 2005. 

Julia B. Wise, 

Director, Contract Policy Division. 

Interim Rule Adopted as Final with 

Changes 

■ Accordingly, DoD, GSA, and NASA 

adopt the interim rule amending 48 CFR 

part 6, which was published in the 

Federal Register at 70 FR 11739, March 

9, 2005, as a final rule with the 

following changes: 

PART 13—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION 

PROCEDURES 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

part 13 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. 

chapter 137; and 42 U.S.C. 2473(c). 

■ 2. Amend section 13.501 by revising 

the first sentences of paragraphs 

(a)(2)(iii) and (a)(2)(iv) to read as 

follows: 

13.501 Special documentation 

requirements. 

(a) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(iii) For a proposed contract 

exceeding $10,000,000 but not 

exceeding $50,000,000 or, for DoD, 

NASA, and the Coast Guard, not 

exceeding $75,000,000, the head of the 

procuring activity or the official 

described in 6.304(a)(3) or (a)(4) must 

approve the justification and approval. 

* * * 

(iv) For a proposed contract exceeding 

$50,000,000 or, for DoD, NASA, and the 

Coast Guard, $75,000,000, the official 

described in 6.304(a)(4) must approve 

the justification and approval. * * * 

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