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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8185 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report 
on use of time-and-materials and labor contracts and labor category 
minimums within the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to submit a report on use of time-and-materials and 
labor contracts and labor category minimums within the 
Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Over-
sight of Labor Categories in Defense Contracting Act of 
2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON USE OF TIME-AND-MATERIALS AND 
LABOR CONTRACTS AND LABOR CATEGORY 
MINIMUMS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 240 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives a report on the use of time-and-materials and labor 
contracts and labor category minimums within the De-
partment of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment on the trends in Department 
of Defense time-and-materials and labor hour con-
tracts, including— 
(A) the frequency of use; 
(B) the aggregate and average value; 
(C) the proposed and actual value; 
(D) the use of labor category minimums 
within such contracts; and 
(E) the dollar value of such contracts 
awarded using FAR Part 12 procedures. 
(2) An assessment of the supply and the de-
mand available in the workforce for each labor cat-
egory used in Department of Defense contracts. 
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(3) An assessment of the sectors in which tech-
nology has altered the suitability of time-and-mate-
rials and labor hour contracts, including information 
technology services, cybersecurity services, audit or 
audit readiness services, health care services and 
records, telecommunications devices and services, or 
other knowledge-based professional services. 
(4) An assessment on the feasibility of using 
private sector experience to substitute for edu-
cational requirements in Department of Defense 
contracts. 
(5) Recommendations on improvements that 
can be made to the minimum requirements in labor 
categories. 
(6) Recommendations on changes to Depart-
ment of Defense policy regarding time-and-materials 
and labor hour contracts, including actions to limit 
or restrict award of such contracts, especially when 
utilizing FAR Part 12 procedures. 
(7) Any other matters determined by the Comp-
troller General as appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than May 1, 2021, the 
Comptroller General shall provide to the committees re-
ferred to in subsection (a) one or more briefings on the 
status of the study required by subsection (a), including 
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