as use of oral presentations and product 
demonstrations instead of lengthy written 
proposals, appropriately leveraging per-
formance and outcomes-based contracting, 
and other techniques discussed on the 
Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovations 
or other similar successor knowledge man-
agement portals; and 
(iii) information on appropriate use, 
examples and templates, and any other in-
formation determined relevant by the Ad-
ministrator to assist contracting officers 
and other members of the acquisition 
workforce in using the procedures de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii). 
(I) Incorporate learning objectives to iden-
tify and mitigate waste, fraud, and abuse and 
ensure the protection of established privacy, 
civil rights, and civil liberties in the procure-
ment process. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Federal Acquisition Institute shall provide to the 
relevant committees of Congress, the Chief Acquisi-
tion Officers Council, and the Chief Information Of-
ficers Council— 
(A) a report on the progress of the Direc-
tor in developing and implementing or otherwise 
providing the information and communications 
technology acquisition training described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) a list of any acquisition training that 
the Director determines to be outdated or no 
longer necessary. 
(3) DURATION.—The training program shall be 
updated as appropriate, but at least every 2 years 
after implementation, and offered for a minimum of 
6 years following the date of implementation of the 
training program. 
(c) ACQUISITION WORKFORCE TRAINING FUND.— 
Section 1703(i)(3) of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Five percent’’ and inserting ‘‘Seven 
and a half percent’’. 
(d) HARMONIZATION OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2 of the Artificial 
Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act 
(Public Law 117–207; 41 U.S.C. 1703 note) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘DIREC-
TOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Administrator’ 
means the Administrator of General Services.’’. 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor, in coordination with the Administrator of 
General Services and any other person deter-
mined relevant by the Director’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator, in coordination with the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’. 
SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE PROCUREMENT METHODS. 
(a) INCREASE IN SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESH-
OLD.—Section 134 of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$250,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$500,000’’.
(b) INCREASE IN MICRO PURCHASE THRESHOLD.— 
Section 1902(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000.’’. 
(c) ADVANCES FOR COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY SUB-
SCRIPTIONS AND TENANCY.—Section 3324(d) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or commercially available 
content’’ after ‘‘publication’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) charges for information and communica-
tions technology subscriptions, reservations, or ten-
ancy, which means the sharing of computing re-
sources in a private or public environment, including 
cloud environments, for which the ordering agency 
defines appropriate access and security standards.’’. 
SEC. 5. INCREASING COMPETITION IN FEDERAL CON-
TRACTING. 
(a) USE OF PAST PERFORMANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall issue guidance, including examples and 
templates where appropriate, on— 
(A) when a wider range of projects, such 
as commercial or non-government, as well as 
Government projects, should be accepted as rel-
evant past performance, in order to have in-
creased competition among eligible firms with 
capability to perform a requirement, such as a 
requirement without much precedent; 
(B) a means by which an agency may vali-
date non-government past performance ref-
erences, such as by requiring an official of an 
entity providing past performance references to 
attest to their authenticity and by providing 
verifiable contact information for the references; 
and 
(C) use of alternative evaluation methods 
other than past performance that may be ap-
propriate for a requirement without much 
precedent, such as demonstrations and testing 
of technologies as part of the proposal process. 
(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The guid-
ance issued under paragraph (1) shall supplement
existing Federal and agency policy and procedures 
for consideration of past performance and other 
evaluation factors and methods. 
(b) ENHANCING COMPETITION IN FEDERAL PRO-
CUREMENT.— 
(1) COUNCIL
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall convene the Chief Ac-
quisition Officers Council (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Council’’), to make recommendations to 
identify and eliminate specific, unnecessary proce-
dural barriers that disproportionately affect the abil-
ity of small businesses to compete for Federal con-
tracts, with a focus on streamlining documentation 
and qualification requirements unrelated to the pro-
tection of privacy and civil liberties. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Council shall obtain 
input from the public, including from the APEX Ac-
celerators program (formerly known as Procurement 
Technical Assistance Center network) and other con-
tractor representatives, to identify Federal procure-
ment policies and regulations that are obsolete, over-
ly burdensome or restrictive, not adequately har-
monized, or otherwise serve to create barriers to
graph (3), and the actions implemented under para-
graph (4). 
(c) CONSIDERATION
OF
COST-EFFICIENCY
AND 
QUALITY.—The Administrator shall advocate for and 
prioritize contracting policies that ensure that cost-effi-
ciency and quality of goods and services are key deter-
mining factors in awarding Federal contracts. 
SEC. 6. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF SMALL 
BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL PRO-
CUREMENT. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress and make publicly avail-
able a report that— 
(1) assesses the current level of small business 
participation in Federal procurement, identifying 
barriers, opportunities, and the impact of existing 
policies on the ability of small businesses to compete 
in Federal procurement; 
(2) catalogs and evaluates the effectiveness of 
programs intended to support small business partici-
pation in Federal procurement; and 
(3) analyzes trends in small business involve-
ment in Federal technology projects, including data 
on contract awards, the diversity of sectors rep-
resented, and the geographic distribution of small 
business contractors. 
SEC. 7. CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCEDURES. 
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the 
Administrator shall update the Federal Acquisition Regu-
lation as necessary to provide additional guidance to exec-
utive agencies to address personal and organizational con-
flicts of interest involving members of the acquisition 
workforce. 
SEC. 8. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated for the purpose of carrying out this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9595 
AN ACT 
To improve Federal technology procurement, and 
for other purposes.