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greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, as de-
fined in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procure-
ment Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401(11)). 
SEC. 5. ROLE OF INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Interagency Committee on 
Debarment and Suspension shall— 
(1) resolve issues regarding which of several 
Federal agencies is the lead agency having responsi-
bility to initiate suspension or debarment pro-
ceedings; 
(2) coordinate actions among interested agen-
cies with respect to such action; 
(3) encourage and assist Federal agencies in 
entering into cooperative efforts to pool resources 
and achieve operational efficiencies in the Govern-
mentwide suspension and debarment system; 
(4) recommend to the Office of Management 
and Budget changes to Government suspension and 
debarment system and its rules, if such rec-
ommendations are approved by a majority of the 
Interagency Committee; 
(5) authorize the Office of Management and 
Budget to issue guidelines that implement those rec-
ommendations; 
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(6) authorize the chair of the Committee to es-
tablish subcommittees as appropriate to best enable 
the Interagency Committee to carry out its func-
tions; and 
(7) submit to the Congress an annual report 
on— 
(A) the progress and efforts to improve the 
suspension and debarment system; 
(B) member agencies’ active participation 
in the committee’s work; and 
(C) a summary of each agency’s activities 
and accomplishments in the Governmentwide 
debarment system. 
(b) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘Interagency Committee 
on Debarment and Suspension’’ means such committee 
constituted under sections 4 and 5 and of Executive Order 
12549. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF INDEPENDENT AGENCIES. 
Any agency, commission, or organization of the Fed-
eral Government to which Executive Order 12549 does not 
apply is authorized to participate in the Governmentwide 
suspension and debarment system and may recognize the 
suspension or debarment issued by an executive branch 
agency in its own procurement or assistance activities. 
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SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator of General Services such funds as may be nec-
essary to establish the database described in section 2. 
SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall submit to Congress a re-
port. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall con-
tain the following: 
(1) A list of all databases that include informa-
tion about Federal contracting and Federal grants. 
(2) Recommendations for further legislation or 
administrative action that the Administrator con-
siders appropriate to create a centralized, com-
prehensive Federal contracting and Federal grant 
database. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 23, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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