Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

Bill: 118-hr-5528
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2023-09-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

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Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-02
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of each agency to determine whether provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation related to the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process have created any national security risk and report to Congress.</p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 659 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5528 [Report No. 118–258] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs December 2, 2024 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment AN ACT To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act . 2. Review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security (a) Review The Director shall review the procurement management practices of Defense and Civilian agencies to determine whether the provisions of section 15.101–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation have created any national security risk. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on the results of the review under subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Defense and Civilian Agency The term Defense and Civilian agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

December 2, 2024 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5528 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act . 2. Review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security (a) Review The Director shall review the procurement management practices of Defense and Civilian agencies to determine whether the provisions of section 15.101–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation have created any national security risk. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on the results of the review under subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Defense and Civilian Agency The term Defense and Civilian agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Passed the House of Representatives January 29, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5528 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act . 2. Review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security (a) Review The Director shall review the procurement management practices of Defense and Civilian agencies to determine whether the provisions of section 15.101–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation have created any national security risk. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on the results of the review under subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Defense and Civilian Agency The term Defense and Civilian agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Passed the House of Representatives January 29, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5528 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2023 Mr. Donalds (for himself and Mrs. Boebert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To evaluate the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act of 2023 . 2. Evaluation of impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security (a) Evaluation The Director shall evaluate the procurement activities of each agency to determine whether the provisions of section 15.101–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation have created any national security risk. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on the results of the evaluation under subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.