documents containing the justification and approval re-
quired by subsection (f)(1) with respect to the procurement. 
‘‘(2) The documents shall be made available on the 
website of the agency and through the Federal Procurement 
Data System. 
‘‘(3) This subsection does not require the public avail-
ability of information that is exempt from public disclosure 
under section 552(b) of title 5.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2304(f) 
of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
(6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. 
SEC. 202. DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR 
OVERCHARGES. 
(a) QUARTERLY REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) The head of each Federal agency or depart-
ment shall submit to the chairman and ranking mem-
ber of each committee specified in paragraph (2) on 
a quarterly basis a report that includes the following: 
(A) A list of audits or other reports issued 
during the applicable quarter that describe con-
tractor costs in excess of $1,000,000 that have 
been identified as unjustified, unsupported, ques-
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tioned, or unreasonable under any contract, task 
or delivery order, or subcontract. 
(B) The specific amounts of costs identified 
as unjustified, unsupported, questioned, or un-
reasonable and the percentage of their total value 
of the contract, task or delivery order, or sub-
contract. 
(C) A list of audits or other reports issued 
during the applicable quarter that identify sig-
nificant or substantial deficiencies in the per-
formance of any contractor or in any business 
system of any contractor under any contract, 
task or delivery order, or subcontract. 
(2) The report described in paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
and other committees of jurisdiction. 
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an agency 
or department with respect to a calendar quarter if 
no audits or other reports described in paragraph (1) 
were issued during that quarter. 
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(b) SUBMISSION OF INDIVIDUAL AUDITS.—The head of 
each Federal agency or department shall provide, within 
14 days after a request in writing by the chairman or rank-
ing member of any of the committees described in subsection 
(a)(2), a full and unredacted copy of any audit or other 
report described in subsection (a)(1). 
SEC. 203. FUNDING CONTRACT OVERSIGHT. 
(a) CIVILIAN AGENCY CONTRACTS.—Title III of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
(41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 318. REQUIREMENT FOR 1 PERCENT OF CONTRACT 
AMOUNTS TO BE USED FOR CONTRACT PER-
SONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OVERSIGHT, AND 
PLANNING. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the sums used for 
the purposes listed in this section during fiscal year 2006, 
each fiscal year, the head of an executive agency shall ensure 
that the agency uses an additional amount equal to 1 per-
cent of the aggregate amount of contracts entered into by 
the agency during that fiscal year for the following pur-
poses: 
‘‘(1) Hiring and training of acquisition work-
force personnel. 
‘‘(2) Contract planning. 
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‘‘(3) Contract administration. 
‘‘(4) Contract oversight, including audits and en-
forcement. 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—The Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy shall issue guidelines for executive 
agencies on the implementation of this section. Such guide-
lines shall ensure that the amount described in subsection 
(a) is additional funding above the fiscal year 2006 level. 
Such guidelines also shall provide direction to agencies on 
identifying priorities for the use of the additional funds.’’. 
(b) DEFENSE CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 141 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2410q. Requirement for 1 percent of contract 
amounts to be used for contract per-
sonnel, administration, oversight, and 
planning 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the sums used for 
the purposes listed in this section during fiscal year 2006, 
each fiscal year, the head of an agency (as defined in section 
2302(1) of this title) shall ensure that the agency uses an 
additional amount equal to 1 percent of the aggregate 
amount of contracts entered into by the agency during that 
fiscal year for the following purposes: 
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‘‘(1) Hiring and training of acquisition work-
force personnel. 
‘‘(2) Contract planning. 
‘‘(3) Contract administration. 
‘‘(4) Contract oversight, including audits and en-
forcement. 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—The Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy shall issue guidelines for agencies on 
the implementation of this section. Such guidelines shall en-
sure that the amount described in subsection (a) is addi-
tional funding above the fiscal year 2006 level. Such guide-
lines also shall provide direction to agencies on identifying 
priorities for the use of the additional funds.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2410q. Requirement for 1 percent of contract amounts to be used for contract 
personnel, administration, oversight, and planning.’’. 
SEC. 204. STUDY OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Administrator 
for Federal Procurement Policy shall conduct a study of 
the composition, scope, and functions of the Government- 
wide acquisition workforce and develop a comprehensive 
definition of, and method of measuring, such workforce. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
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to the relevant congressional committees a report on the re-
sults of the study required by subsection (a), with such find-
ings and recommendations as the Administrator determines 
appropriate. 
SEC. 205. REPEAL OF SUNSET OF TRAINING FUND. 
Subparagraph (H) of section 37(h)(3) of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 433(h)(3)) is 
repealed. 
TITLE III—PROMOTING 
INTEGRITY IN CONTRACTING 
SEC. 301. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRO-
CUREMENT OFFICIALS. 
(a) ELIMINATION
OF
LOOPHOLES
THAT
ALLOW 
FORMER FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO ACCEPT COMPENSATION 
FROM CONTRACTORS
OR RELATED ENTITIES.—Section 
27(d) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 423(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or consultant’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘consultant, lawyer, or lobbyist’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘per-
sonally made for the Federal agency—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘participated personally and substan-
tially in—’’; and 
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(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit a former official 
of a Federal agency from accepting compensation from any 
division or affiliate of a contractor that does not produce 
the same or similar products or services as the entity of 
the contractor that is responsible for the contract referred 
to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of such paragraph if 
the agency’s designated ethics officer determines that— 
‘‘(A) the offer of compensation is not a reward 
for any action described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) acceptance of the compensation is appro-
priate and will not affect the integrity of the procure-
ment process.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF-
FICERS TO DISCLOSE JOB OFFERS MADE ON BEHALF OF 
RELATIVES.—Section 27(c)(1) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 
423(c)(1)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘that official’’ the 
following: ‘‘or for a relative of that official (as defined in 
section 3110 of title 5, United States Code)’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT ON AWARD OF GOVERNMENT CON-
TRACTS TO FORMER EMPLOYERS.—Section 27 of such Act 
(41 U.S.C. 423) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(i) PROHIBITION
ON INVOLVEMENT
BY CERTAIN 
FORMER CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES IN PROCUREMENTS.— 
An employee of the Federal Government who is a former 
employee of a contractor with the Federal Government shall 
not be personally and substantially involved with any 
award of a contract to the employee’s former employer, or 
the administration of such a contract, for the one-year pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the employee leaves 
the employment of the contractor, unless the employee has 
received a waiver from the agency’s designated ethics officer. 
In determining whether to issue a waiver, the designated 
ethics officer shall take into account the agency’s need for 
the involvement of the employee and the impact a waiver 
would have on public confidence in the integrity of the pro-
curement process.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Section 27 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 
423) is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) promulgate regulations to carry out and en-
sure the enforcement of this section; and 
‘‘(2) monitor and investigate individual and 
agency compliance with this section.’’. 
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, except that the amendment made by subsection 
(a)(1)(B) shall apply to individuals who terminate Govern-
ment service after March 31, 2007. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as 
the ‘‘Accountability in Contracting Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
TITLE I—IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CONTRACTS 
Sec. 101. Limitation on length of noncompetitive contracts. 
Sec. 102. Minimizing sole-source contracts. 
Sec. 103. Maximizing fixed-price procurement contracts. 
TITLE II—INCREASING CONTRACT OVERSIGHT 
Sec. 201. Public disclosure of justification and approval docu-
ments for noncompetitive contracts. 
Sec. 202. Disclosure of Government contractor audit findings. 
Sec. 203. Study of acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 204. Repeal of sunset of training fund. 
TITLE III—PROMOTING INTEGRITY IN CONTRACTING 
Sec. 301. Additional provisions relating to procurement offi-
cials. 
TITLE I—IMPROVING THE 
QUALITY OF CONTRACTS 
SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON LENGTH OF NONCOMPETITIVE 
CONTRACTS. 
(a) REVISION OF FAR.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
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be revised to restrict the contract period of 
any contract described in subsection (c) to the 
minimum contract period necessary— 
(1) to meet the urgent and compelling 
requirements of the work to be per-
formed under the contract; and 
(2) to enter into another contract for 
the required goods or services through 
the use of competitive procedures. 
(b) CONTRACT
PERIOD.—The regulations 
promulgated under subsection (a) shall re-
quire the contract period to not exceed one 
year, unless the head of the executive agency 
concerned determines that the Government 
would be seriously injured by the limitation 
on the contract period. 
(c) COVERED CONTRACTS.—This section ap-
plies to any contract in an amount greater 
than $1,000,000 entered into by an executive 
agency using procedures other than competi-
tive procedures pursuant to the exception 
provided in section 303(c)(2) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)(2)) or section 2304(c)(2) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
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