A bill to establish a pilot program for tracking awards made through other transaction authority.

Bill: 118-s-4882
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2024-07-31
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4882 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2024 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To establish a pilot program for tracking awards made through other transaction authority.

1. Pilot program for tracking awards made through other transaction authority (a) Pilot program Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish a pilot program to enable the Department of Defense to track the number and amounts awarded to small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors performing on transactions using other transaction authority, including those carried out through consortia. In carrying out the pilot program, the Department shall keep any reporting requirements levied upon the businesses to a minimum and shall seek to maximize the use of existing data reporting structures or the expertise of a consortia-manager. (b) Briefings (1) Established process Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the process to carry out the pilot program established under subsection (a). (2) Collected data Not later than one year after the briefing provided under paragraph (1), and continuing until the final briefing provided under paragraph (3), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the awards data the pilot program is collecting. (3) Final data and recommendations Not later than September 30, 2029, the Department shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the final data collected for the pilot program and shall include any recommendations to make the data collection permanent. (c) Sunset The authority to carry out the pilot program under this section shall expire on December 31, 2029. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Nontraditional defense contractor The term nontraditional defense contractor has the meaning given in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Other transaction authority The term other transaction authority has the means the authority provided under sections 4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code. (3) Small business The term small business has the meaning given the term small business concern in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) ).