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House Calendar No. 29 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1107 
[Report No. 111–42] 
To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States 
Code, ‘‘Public Contracts’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2009 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
MARCH 23, 2009 
Reported, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 
41, United States Code, ‘‘Public Contracts’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1.
Table of contents. 
Sec. 2.
Purpose; conformity with original intent. 
Sec. 3.
Enactment of Title 41, United States Code. 
Sec. 4.
Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 5.
Conforming cross-references. 
Sec. 6.
Transitional and savings provisions. 
Sec. 7.
Repeals. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSE; CONFORMITY WITH ORIGINAL INTENT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to enact certain laws relating 
to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, ‘‘Public Contracts’’. 
(b) CONFORMITY WITH ORIGINAL INTENT.—In the codification of laws 
by this Act, the intent is to conform to the understood policy, intent, and 
purpose of Congress in the original enactments, with such amendments and 
corrections as will remove ambiguities, contradictions, and other imperfec-
tions, in accordance with section 205(c)(1) of House Resolution No. 988, 
93d Congress, as enacted into law by Public Law 93–554 (2 U.S.C. 
285b(1)). 
SEC. 3. ENACTMENT OF TITLE 41, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Certain general and permanent laws of the United States, related to pub-
lic contracts, are revised, codified, and enacted as title 41, United States 
Code, ‘‘Public Contracts’’, as follows: 
TITLE 41—PUBLIC CONTRACTS 
Subtitle 
Sec. 
I. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY ................................................
101 
II. OTHER ADVERTISING AND CONTRACT PROVISIONS ..........
6101 
III. CONTRACT DISPUTES ..........................................................................
7101 
IV. MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................
8101 
Subtitle I—Federal Procurement Policy 
DIVISION A—GENERAL 
Chapter 
Sec. 
1. Definitions ...................................................................................................
101 
DIVISION B—OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY 
11. Establishment of Office and Authority and Functions of Ad-
ministrator.
1101 
13. Acquisition Councils ................................................................................
1301 
15. Cost Accounting Standards ...................................................................
1501 
17. Agency Responsibilities and Procedures ........................................
1701 
19. Simplified Acquisition Procedures ....................................................
1901 
21. Restrictions on Obtaining and Disclosing Certain Informa-
tion.
2101 
23. Miscellaneous .............................................................................................
2301 
DIVISION C—PROCUREMENT 
31. General ..........................................................................................................
3101 
33. Planning and Solicitation ......................................................................
3301 
35. Truthful Cost and Pricing Data ..........................................................
3501 
37. Awarding of Contracts ............................................................................
3701 
39. Specific Types of Contracts ..................................................................
3901 
41. Task and Delivery Order Contracts ..................................................
4101 
43. Allowable Costs ..........................................................................................
4301 
45. Contract Financing ..................................................................................
4501 
47. Miscellaneous .............................................................................................
4701 
DIVISION A—GENERAL 
CHAPTER 1—DEFINITIONS 
SUBCHAPTER I—SUBTITLE DEFINITIONS 
Sec. 
101.
Administrator. 
102.
Commercial component. 
103.
Commercial item. 
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104.
Commercially available off-the-shelf item. 
105.
Component. 
106.
Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
107.
Full and open competition. 
108.
Item and item of supply. 
109.
Major system. 
110.
Nondevelopmental item. 
111.
Procurement. 
112.
Procurement system. 
113.
Responsible source. 
114.
Standards. 
115.
Supplies. 
116.
Technical data. 
SUBCHAPTER II—DIVISION B DEFINITIONS 
131.
Acquisition. 
132.
Competitive procedures. 
133.
Executive agency. 
134.
Simplified acquisition threshold. 
SUBCHAPTER III—DIVISION C DEFINITIONS 
151.
Agency head. 
152.
Competitive procedures. 
153.
Simplified acquisition threshold for contract in support of humanitarian or peacekeeping 
operation. 
SUBCHAPTER I—SUBTITLE DEFINITIONS 
§ 101. Administrator 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator for 
Federal Procurement Policy appointed under section 1102 of this title. 
§ 102. Commercial component 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘commercial component’’ means a component 
that is a commercial item. 
§ 103. Commercial item 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘commercial item’’ means— 
(1) an item, other than real property, that— 
(A) is of a type customarily used by the general public or by 
nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental 
purposes; and 
(B) has been sold, leased, or licensed, or offered for sale, lease, 
or license, to the general public; 
(2) an item that— 
(A) evolved from an item described in paragraph (1) through 
advances in technology or performance; and 
(B) is not yet available in the commercial marketplace but will 
be available in the commercial marketplace in time to satisfy the 
delivery requirements under a Federal Government solicitation; 
(3) an item that would satisfy the criteria in paragraph (1) or (2) 
were it not for— 
(A) modifications of a type customarily available in the commer-
cial marketplace; or 
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