to achieve the statutory small business prime con-
tracting and subcontracting goals in section 15 of 
that Act. 
(d) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
FEDERAL
STRATEGIC 
SOURCING INITIATIVE.—In issuing guidance under this 
section, the Director shall take into account and be con-
sistent with the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative man-
aged by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the end 
of a fiscal year for which a goal is established under sec-
tion 2, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on 
the implementation of this Act. The report shall include, 
at a minimum— 
(1) the dollar amount of spending for goods and 
for services that was strategically sourced during the 
year covered by the report; 
(2) the extent of savings on purchases of goods 
and services realized by executive agencies during 
that year; and 
(3) such findings and recommendations as the 
Director considers appropriate. 
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SEC. 4. STRATEGIC SOURCING DUTIES OF COVERED DE-
PARTMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of a covered de-
partment shall take the following actions to support stra-
tegic sourcing efforts in the department: 
(1) Establishment of department-wide goals and 
savings targets for strategic sourcing efforts in sup-
port of the goals established under section 2. 
(2) Establishment of a strategic sourcing ac-
countability official within the department. 
(3) Issuance of a policy that outlines the role, 
authority, and responsibilities of the strategic 
sourcing accountability official and department prac-
tices for strategic sourcing. 
(4) Identification of department-specific stra-
tegic sourcing contracts already in use and establish-
ment of utilization goals for current and future stra-
tegic sourcing efforts. 
(5) Development of standards to track and as-
sess compliance with the goals established under sec-
tion 2, consistent with the guidance and consider-
ations under section 3. 
(b) SPEND ANALYSIS REQUIREMENT.—Not later 
than six months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and in accordance with the guidance and consider-
ations under section 3, the Secretary of a covered depart-
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ment shall conduct a spend analysis of procurements by 
the department during fiscal year 2012 to identify, assess, 
and quantify goods and services suitable for strategic 
sourcing. Based on the analysis, the Secretary shall select, 
for implementation in fiscal year 2014, at least one good 
or service to strategically source from among the top 20 
procurement spending categories for commercial goods 
and services that are identified in the analysis as suitable 
for strategic sourcing. 
SEC. 5. STUDY AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 
(a) STUDY ON CONTRACT UTILIZATION FEES.—The 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
a study to assess the effect of contract utilization fees on 
the use of multiple agency contracts, including strategic 
sourcing vehicles using multiple award schedules, and 
shall submit a report on the results of the study to Con-
gress not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) STUDY
ON ESTABLISHING CONTRACT VEHI-
CLES.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to 
examine the cost of establishing each of the current Fed-
eral strategic sourcing initiative contract vehicles, and 
shall submit a report on the results of the study to Con-
gress not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(c) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
IMPLEMENTATION
OF 
ACT.— 
(1) ASSESSMENTS.—Each year, the Comptroller 
General shall assess— 
(A) the performance of executive agencies 
in implementing the strategic sourcing goals re-
quired by this Act; and 
(B) the amounts saved through the use of 
strategic sourcing, including a comparison of 
the costs of establishing and maintaining stra-
tegic sourcing contract vehicles. 
(2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall 
submit a report on the results of the assessment to 
Congress not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
while the goals are in effect. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) COVERED DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered department’’ means the Department of De-
fense, the Department of Homeland Security, the 
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Department of Energy, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration, the Department of Health and Human 
Services, the General Services Administration, and 
the Small Business Administration. 
(3) STRATEGIC
SOURCING.—The term ‘‘stra-
tegic sourcing’’ means a structured and collaborative 
process of critically analyzing an organization’s 
spending patterns to better leverage its purchasing 
power, reduce costs, and improve overall value and 
performance. 
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