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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5211 
To amend section 811 of Public Law 111–84 to apply that section to all 
contractors for all sole-source contracts exceeding $20,000,000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2014 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Ms. HANABUSA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend section 811 of Public Law 111–84 to apply that 
section to all contractors for all sole-source contracts 
exceeding $20,000,000. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO JUSTIFICATION AND AP-
PROVAL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CER-
TAIN SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS COV-
ERED.—Paragraph (1) of section 811(c) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
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Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2405; 41 U.S.C. 3304 note) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) COVERED PROCUREMENT.—The term ‘cov-
ered procurement’ means either of the following: 
‘‘(A) A procurement covered by chapter 
137 of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) A procurement covered by division C 
of subtitle I of title 41, United States Code.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF OTHER JUSTIFICATION AND AP-
PROVAL ACTIONS.—Section 811 of such Act is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF OTHER JUSTIFICATION AND 
APPROVAL ACTIONS.—In the case of any contract for 
which a justification and approval is required under sec-
tion 2304(f) of title 10, United States Code, or section 
3304(e) of title 41, United States Code, a justification and 
approval meeting the requirements of such section shall 
be treated as meeting the requirements of this section for 
purposes of the award of a sole-source contract.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 811 of such Act is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
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this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be 
revised to provide that the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘sections 
303(f)(1)(C) and 303(j) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
253(f)(1)(C) and 253(j))’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
3304(e)(1)(C) and 3304(f) of title 41, United States 
Code’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 309(a)’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘section 151 of 
title 41, United States Code.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 303(f)(1)(B)’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘section 
3304(e)(1)(B) of title 41, United States Code.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Federal Acquisition Regu-
lation shall be revised to implement this section.’’. 
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