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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6082 
To promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
Homeland Security, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote innovative acquisition techniques and 
procurement strategies, 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 ‘‘Promoting Rigorous 
and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement 
and Acquisitions Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘PRICE Act of 
2021’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) small business participation in the Federal 
marketplace is key to ensuring a strong industrial 
base; 
(2) the Business Opportunity Development Re-
form Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–656) sets forth 
the requirement for the President to establish Gov-
ernmentwide goals for procurement contracts award-
ed to small businesses; 
(3) each year, the Small Business Administra-
tion works with each Federal agency to set their re-
spective contracting goals and publishes a scorecard 
to ensure that the total of all Federal agency goals 
meets the required targets for the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(4) the Department has received among the 
highest scorecard letter grades 10 years in a row 
and is the largest Federal agency to have such a 
track record; 
(5) in virtually every segment of the economy of 
the United States, including the homeland security 
community, there are small businesses working to 
support the mission and playing a critical role in de-
livering efficient and innovative solutions to the ac-
quisition needs of the Federal Government; 
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(6) the Procurement Innovation Lab of the De-
partment— 
(A) is aimed at experimenting with innova-
tive acquisition techniques across the Homeland 
Security Enterprise; 
(B) provides a forum to test new ideas, 
share lessons learned, and promote best prac-
tices; 
(C) fosters cultural changes that promote 
innovation and managed risk taking through a 
continuous cycle of testing, obtaining feedback, 
sharing information, and retesting where appro-
priate; and 
(D) aims to make the acquisition process 
more smooth and innovative within the con-
struct of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for 
both the Federal Government and contractors; 
and 
(7) despite progress in the adoption of new and 
better business practices by many Federal agencies, 
the overall adoption of modernized business practices 
and advanced technologies across the Federal Gov-
ernment remains slow and uneven. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator for Federal Pro-
curement Policy. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and 
the Committee on Small Business of the House 
of Representatives. 
(3) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
Chief Acquisition Officers Council established under 
section 1311 of title 41, United States Code. 
(4) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(5) HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE.—The 
term ‘‘Homeland Security Enterprise’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2211(h) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 661(h)). 
(6) SCORECARD.—The term ‘‘scorecard’’ means 
the scorecard described in section 868(b) of the Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (15 U.S.C. 644 note). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(8) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ means— 
(A) a qualified HUBZone small business 
concern, a small business concern, a small busi-
ness concern owned and controlled by service- 
disabled veterans, or a small business concern 
owned and controlled by women, as those terms 
are defined in section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632); 
(B) a small business concern owned and 
controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals, as defined in section 
8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)); or 
(C) a small business concern uncondition-
ally owned by an economically disadvantaged 
Indian tribe or an economically disadvantaged 
Native Hawaiian organization that qualifies as 
a socially and economically disadvantaged small 
business concern, as defined in section 8(a)(4) 
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of 
the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(a)(4)). 
(9) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment of the Department. 
SEC. 4. PROCUREMENT INNOVATION LAB REPORT. 
(a) REPORT.—The Under Secretary shall publish an 
annual report on a website of the Department on Procure-
ment Innovation Lab projects that have used innovative 
techniques within the Department to accomplish— 
(1) improving or encouraging better competi-
tion; 
(2) reducing time to award; 
(3) cost savings; 
(4) better mission outcomes; or 
(5) meeting the goals for contracts awarded to 
small business concerns under section 15(g) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)). 
(b) EDUCATION.—The Under Secretary shall develop 
and disseminate guidance and offer training for con-
tracting officers, contracting specialists, program man-
agers, and other personnel of the Department, as deter-
mined appropriate by the Under Secretary, concerning 
when and how to use the innovative procurement tech-
niques of the Department. 
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(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Under Secretary shall 
share best practices across the Department and make 
available to other Federal agencies information to improve 
procurement methods and training, as determined appro-
priate by the Under Secretary. 
(d) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective 
on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 5. COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 45 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
convene the Council to examine best practices for acquisi-
tion innovation in contracting in the Federal Government, 
including small business contracting in accordance with 
the goals established under section 15(g) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)). 
(b) WORKING GROUP.—The Council may form a 
working group to address the requirements of this section, 
which, if formed, shall— 
(1) be chaired by the Administrator or a des-
ignee of the Administrator; and 
(2) be composed of— 
(A) the Chief Procurement Officer of the 
Department; 
(B) Council members from— 
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(i) the General Services Administra-
tion; 
(ii) the Department of Defense; 
(iii) the Department of the Treasury; 
(iv) the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs; 
(v) the Department of Health and 
Human Services; 
(vi) the Small Business Administra-
tion; and 
(vii) such other Federal agencies as 
determined by the chair of the Council 
from among Federal agencies that have 
demonstrated 
significant, 
sustained 
progress using innovative acquisition prac-
tices and technologies, including for small 
business contracting, during each of the 3 
years preceding the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(C) other employees, as determined appro-
priate by the chair of the Council, of Federal 
agencies with the requisite senior experience to 
make recommendations to improve Federal 
agency efficiency, effectiveness, and economy, 
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including in promoting small business con-
tracting. 
(c) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.—The Council, or a 
working group formed under subsection (b), shall— 
(1) convene not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and thereafter on a 
quarterly basis until the Council submits the report 
required under subsection (d)(1); and 
(2) conduct outreach with the workforce and 
the public in meeting the requirements under sub-
section (d)(1). 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Council shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that describes— 
(A) innovative acquisition practices and 
applications of technologies that have worked 
well in achieving better procurement outcomes, 
including increased efficiency, improved pro-
gram outcomes, better customer experience, and 
meeting or exceeding the goals under section 
15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(g)), and the reasons why those practices 
have succeeded; 
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(B) steps to identify and adopt trans-
formational 
commercial 
business 
practices, 
modernized data analytics, and advanced tech-
nologies that allow decision making to occur in 
a more friction-free buying environment and 
improve customer experience; and 
(C) any recommendations for statutory 
changes to accelerate the adoption of innovative 
acquisition practices. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
on the means by which the findings and rec-
ommendations of the report have been disseminated 
under paragraph (3). 
(3) PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF RE-
PORT FINDINGS.—To promote more rapid adoption 
of acquisition best practices, the Administrator 
shall— 
(A) publish the report required under 
paragraph (1) on the website of the Office of 
Management and Budget and on the Innovation 
Hub on the Acquisition Gateway or any suc-
cessor Governmentwide site available for in-
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creasing awareness of resources dedicated to 
procurement innovation; and 
(B) encourage the head of each Federal 
agency to maintain a site on the website of the 
Federal agency for acquisition and contracting 
professionals, program managers, members of 
the public, and others as appropriate that is— 
(i) dedicated to acquisition innovation; 
and 
(ii) identifies— 
(I) resources, including the ac-
quisition innovation advocate and in-
dustry liaison of the Federal agency; 
(II) learning assets for the work-
force, including the findings and rec-
ommendations made in the report re-
quired under paragraph (1); 
(III) events to build awareness 
and understanding of innovation ac-
tivities; 
(IV) award recognition programs 
and recent recipients; and 
(V) upcoming plans to leverage 
innovative practices and technologies. 
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(e) EXPERTS.—In carrying out the duties of the 
Council under this section, the Council is encouraged to 
consult with governmental and nongovernmental experts. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The duties of the Council as set 
forth in this section shall terminate 30 days after the date 
on which the Council conducts the briefing required under 
subsection (d)(2). 
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