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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) During World War II, 6,000,000 victims of the Holocaust 
        lost their lives and property.
            (2) In addition to the many atrocities that befell the 
        victims of the Nazi regime, many of the insurance claims that 
        rightfully should have been paid to the victims and their 
        families were not.
            (3) In many instances, insurance company records are the 
        only proof of the existence of these insurance policies 
        belonging to Holocaust victims.
            (4) Many Holocaust survivors and their descendants have 
        been fighting for 50 years to persuade insurance companies to 
        settle unpaid claims.
            (5) Holocaust survivors and families of victims have asked 
        that insurance companies disclose any information they possess 
        that could show proof of insurance policies held by Holocaust 
        victims and survivors.
            (6) Insurance companies doing business in the United States 
        have a responsibility to ensure that any involvement they or 
        their related companies may have had with insurance policies of 
        Holocaust victims are disclosed to the Federal Government and 
        to ensure the rapid resolution of these questions, eliminating 
        the further victimization of these policyholders and their 
        families.
            (7) The international Jewish community is negotiating with 
        responsible insurance companies to establish an international 
        commission to resolve the issue of outstanding insurance 
        claims.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOLOCAUST INSURANCE REGISTRY.

    The Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, and Secretary of 
Commerce shall jointly establish and maintain a central registry 
containing records and information relating to insurance policies of 
victims, living and deceased, of the Holocaust. The registry shall be 
known as the Holocaust Insurance Registry and shall be accessible to 
the public.

SEC. 4. FULL DISCLOSURE BY INSURANCE FIRMS.

    Any insurer currently doing business in the United States that sold 
life, property, liability, health, annuity, dowry, educational, or 
casualty insurance policies, directly or through a related company, to 
persons in Europe, which were in effect between 1920 and 1945, whether 
the sale occurred before or after the insurer and the related company 
became related, shall, within 180 days following the date of the 
enactment of this Act, file or cause to be filed the following 
information with the Departments of the Treasury, State, or Commerce to 
be entered into the Holocaust Insurance Registry:
            (1) The number of such insurance policies.
            (2) The holder, beneficiary, and current status of such 
        policies.
            (3) A comparison of the names of holders and beneficiaries 
        of such policies and the names of the victims of the Holocaust.
The names of victims of the Holocaust shall be provided by the 
Department of State and may additionally be obtained from the Yad 
Vashem repository in Israel.

SEC. 5. CERTIFICATION BY INSURANCE COMPANIES.

    Each insurer subject to section 4 shall certify under penalty of 
perjury to any of the following:
            (1) The proceeds of the policies described in section 4 
        have been paid to the designated beneficiaries or their heirs 
        where that person or persons, after diligent search, could be 
        located and identified.
            (2) The proceeds of the policies where the beneficiaries or 
        heirs could not, after diligent search, be located or 
        identified, have been distributed to Holocaust survivors or to 
        qualified charitable nonprofit organizations for the purpose of 
        assisting Holocaust survivors.
            (3) A court of law has certified in a legal proceeding 
        resolving the rights of unpaid policyholders, their heirs, and 
        beneficiaries, a plan for the distribution of the proceeds.
            (4) The proceeds have not been distributed and the amount 
        of those proceeds.
An insurer currently doing business in the United States that did not 
sell any insurance policies in Europe prior to 1945, shall not be 
subject to this section if a related company, whether or not authorized 
and currently doing business in the United States, has made a filing 
under this section.

SEC. 6. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Any insurer that knowingly files information 
required by this Act that is false shall be liable for a civil penalty 
not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, which penalty is hereby 
appropriated to the Departments of Treasury, State, and Commerce to be 
used to aid in the resolution of Holocaust insurance claims.
    (b) Suspension.--Any insurance company that fails to comply with 
the requirements of this Act by the 210th day after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, shall be suspended from practicing in the 
insurance business until the time that the insurer complies with this 
Act.
    (c) Regulation.--The Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, 
and Secretary of Commerce shall jointly adopt regulations to implement 
this Act.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that outstanding claims under insurance 
policies held by Holocaust victims and survivors be resolved at the 
earliest possible time.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Holocaust victim'' means any person who was 
        persecuted during the period of 1929 to 1945, inclusive, by 
        Nazi Germany, its allies, or sympathizers.
            (2) The term ``related company'' means any parent, 
        subsidiary, reinsurer, successor in interest, managing general 
        agent, or affiliate company of the insurer.
            (3) The term ``proceeds'' means the face value or other 
        payout value of insurance policies and annuities plus 
        reasonable interest to date of payment without diminution for 
        wartime or immediate postwar currency devaluation.

SOLUTION: Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce jointly to establish a central public registry containing records and information relating to insurance policies of living and deceased victims of the Holocaust, to be known as the Holocaust Insurance Registry. 
Requires any insurer currently doing business in the United States that sold life, property, liability, health, annuity, dowry, educational, or casualty insurance policies, directly or through a related company, to persons in Europe, which were in effect between 1920 and 1945, to file with the Departments of the Treasury, State, or Commerce for entry into the Registry:  (1) the number of such insurance policies; (2) the holder, beneficiary, and current status of such policies; and (3) a comparison of the names of holders and beneficiaries of such policies and the names of Holocaust victims. 
Requires each such insurer to certify under penalty of perjury to any of the following:  (1) the proceeds of the policies have been paid to the designated beneficiaries or their heirs where that person or persons could be located and identified; (2) the proceeds of the policies, where the beneficiaries or heirs could not be located or identified, have been distributed to Holocaust survivors or to qualified charitable nonprofit organizations for the purpose of assisting Holocaust survivors; (3) a court of law has certified in a legal proceeding resolving the rights of unpaid policyholders, their heirs, and beneficiaries, a plan for the distribution of the proceeds; or (4) the proceeds have not been distributed and the amounts of those proceeds.  Exempts from such filing requirement any insurer currently doing business in the United States that did not sell any insurance policies in Europe before 1945, if a related company, whether or not authorized and currently doing business in the United States, has made such a filing. 
Makes any insurer that knowingly files false information liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, which penalty is appropriated to the Departments of the Treasury, State, and Commerce to be used to aid in the resolution of Holocaust insurance claims.  Declares that any insurance company that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act shall be suspended from practicing in the insurance business until the time that the insurer complies. 
Expresses the sense of the Congress that outstanding claims under insurance policies held by Holocaust victims and survivors be resolved at the earliest possible time.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Next Generation Internet Research 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Terms Used in This Act.--For purposes of this Act--
            (1) Internet.--The term ``Internet'' has the meaning given 
        such term by section 230(e)(1) of the Communications Act of 
        1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(e)(1)).
            (2) Geographic penalty.--The term ``geographic penalty'' 
        means the imposition of costs on users of the Internet in rural 
        or other locations attributable to the distance of the user 
        from network facilities, the low population density of the area 
        in which the user is located, or other factors, that are 
        disproportionately greater than the costs imposed on users in 
        locations closer to such facilities or on users in locations 
        with significantly greater population density.
    (b) Definition of Network in High-Performance Computing Act of 
1991.--Paragraph (4) of section 4 of the High-Performance Computing Act 
of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5503) is amended by striking ``network referred to 
as the National Research and Education Network established under 
section 102; and'' and inserting ``network, including advanced computer 
networks of Federal agencies and departments; and''.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    (a) In General.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) United States leadership in science and technology has 
        been vital to the Nation's prosperity, national and economic 
        security, and international competitiveness, and there is every 
        reason to believe that maintaining this tradition will lead to 
        long-term continuation of United States strategic advantages in 
        information technology;
            (2) the United States' investment in science and technology 
        has yielded a scientific and engineering enterprise without 
        peer, and that Federal investment in research is critical to 
        the maintenance of United States leadership;
            (3) previous Federal investment in computer networking 
        technology and related fields has resulted in the creation of 
        new industries and new jobs in the United States;
            (4) the Internet is playing an increasingly important role 
        in keeping citizens informed of the actions of their 
        government; and
            (5) continued inter-agency cooperation is necessary to 
        avoid wasteful duplication in Federal networking research and 
        development programs.
    (b) Additional Findings for the 1991 Act.--Section 2 of the High-
Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5501) is amended by--
            (1) striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) A high-capacity, flexible, high-speed national 
        research and education computer network is needed to provide 
        researchers and educators with access to computational and 
        information resources, act as a test bed for further research 
        and development for high-capacity and high-speed computer 
        networks, and provide researchers the necessary vehicle for 
        continued network technology improvement through research.''; 
        and
            (2) adding at the end thereof the following:
            ``(7) Additional research must be undertaken to lay the 
        foundation for the development of new applications that can 
        result in economic growth, improved health care, and improved 
        educational opportunities.
            ``(8) Research in new networking technologies holds the 
        promise of easing the economic burdens of information access 
        disproportionately borne by rural users of the Internet.
            ``(9) Information security is an important part of 
        computing, information, and communications systems and 
        applications, and research into security architectures is a 
        critical aspect of computing, information, and communications 
        research programs.''.

SEC. 4. PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to serve as the first authorization in a series of 
        computing, information, and communication technology 
        initiatives outlines in the High-Performance Computing Act of 
        1991 (15 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) that will include research 
        programs related to--
                    (A) high-end computing and computation;
                    (B) human-centered systems;
                    (C) high confidence systems; and
                    (D) education, training, and human resources; and
            (2) to provide for the development and coordination of a 
        comprehensive and integrated United States research program 
        which will--
                    (A) focus on the research and development of a 
                coordinated set of technologies that seeks to create a 
                network infrastructure that can support greater speed, 
                robustness, and flexibility than is currently available 
                and promote connectivity and interoperability among 
                advanced computer networks of Federal agencies and 
                departments;
                    (B) focus on research in technology that may result 
                in high-speed data access for users that is both 
                economically viable and does not impose a geographic 
                penalty; and
                    (C) encourage researchers to pursue approaches to 
                networking technology that lead to maximally flexible 
                and extensible solutions wherever feasible.
    (b) Modification of Purposes of the 1991 Act.--Section 3 of the 
High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5502) is amended by--
            (1) striking the section caption and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 3. PURPOSES.'';

            (2) striking ``purpose of this Act is'' and inserting 
        ``purposes of this Act are'';
            (3) striking ``universities; and'' in paragraph (1)(I) and 
        inserting ``universities;'';
            (4) striking ``efforts.'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``network research and development programs;''; and
            (5) adding at the end thereof the following:
            ``(3) promoting the further development of an information 
        infrastructure of information stores, services, access 
        mechanisms, and research facilities available for use through 
        the Internet;
            ``(4) promoting the more rapid development and wider 
        distribution of networking management and development tools; 
        and
            ``(5) promoting the rapid adoption of open network 
        standards.''.

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    Title I of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C 
5511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

``SEC. 103. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) In General.--In addition to its functions under Executive 
Order 13035 (62 F.R. 7231), the Advisory Committee on High-Performance 
Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next 
Generation Internet, established by Executive Order No. 13035 of 
February 11, 1997 (62 F.R. 7231) shall--
            ``(1) assess the extent to which the Next Generation 
        Internet program--
                    ``(A) carries out the purposes of this Act;
                    ``(B) addresses concerns relating to, among other 
                matters--
                            ``(i) geographic penalties (as defined in 
                        section 2(2) of the Next Generation Internet 
                        Research Act of 1998); and
                            ``(ii) technology transfer to and from the 
                        private sector; and
            ``(2) assess the extent to which--
                    ``(A) the role of each Federal agency and 
                department involved in implementing the Next Generation 
                Internet program is clear, complementary to and non-
                duplicative of the roles of other participating 
                agencies and departments; and
                    ``(B) each such agency and department concurs with 
                the rule of each other participating agency or 
                department.
    ``(b) Reports.--The Advisory Committee shall assess implementation 
of the Next Generation Internet initiative and report, not less 
frequently than annually, to the President, the United States Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the United 
States House of Representatives Committee on Science on its findings 
for the preceding fiscal year. The first such report shall be submitted 
6 months after the date of enactment of the Next Generation Internet 
Research Act of 1998 the last report shall be submitted by September 
30, 2000.''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Title I of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C 
5511 et seq.), as amended by section 5 of this Act, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following:

``SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of 
carrying out the Next Generation Internet program the following 
amounts:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  ``Agency                     FY 1999        FY 2000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``Department of Defense....................  $40,000,000     $42,500,000
``Department of Energy.....................  $20,000,000     $25,000,000
``National Science Foundation..............  $25,000,000     $25,000,000
``National Institutes of Health............   $5,000,000      $7,500,000
``National Aeronautics and Space
 Administration............................  $10,000,000     $10,000,000
``National Institute of Standards and
 Technology................................   $5,000,000     $7,500,000.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The amount authorized for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
1999 under this section shall be the amount authorized pursuant to the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.''.

SEC. 7. STUDY OF EFFECTS ON TRADEMARKS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
              OF ADDING GENERIC TOP-LEVEL DOMAINS.

    (a) Study by National Research Council.--Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall request the National Research Council of the National Academy of 
Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study, taking into account the 
diverse needs of domestic and international Internet users, of the 
short-term and long-term effects on trademark and intellectual property 
rights holders of adding new generic top-level domains and related 
dispute resolution procedures.
    (b) Matters To Be Assessed In Study.--The study shall assess and, 
as appropriate, make recommendations for policy, practice, or 
legislative changes relating to--
            (1) the short-term and long-term effects on the protection 
        of trademark and intellectual property rights and consumer 
        interests of increasing or decreasing the number of generic 
        top-level domains;
            (2) trademark and intellectual property rights clearance 
        processes for domain names, including--
                    (A) whether domain name databases should be readily 
                searchable through a common interface to facilitate the 
                clearing of trademarks and intellectual property rights 
                and proposed domain names across a range of generic 
                top-level domains;
                    (B) the identification of what information from 
                domain name databases should be accessible for the 
                clearing of trademarks and intellectual property 
                rights; and
                    (C) whether generic top-level domain registrants 
                should be required to provide certain information;
            (3) domain name trademark and intellectual property rights 
        dispute resolution mechanisms, including how to--
                    (A) reduce trademark and intellectual property 
                rights conflicts associated with the addition of any 
                new generic top-level domains; and
                    (B) reduce trademark and intellectual property 
                rights conflicts through new technical approaches to 
                Internet addressing;
            (4) choice of law or jurisdiction for resolution of 
        trademark and intellectual property rights disputes relating to 
        domain names, including which jurisdictions should be available 
        for trademark and intellectual property rights owners to file 
        suit to protect such trademarks and intellectual property 
        rights;
            (5) trademark and intellectual property rights infringement 
        liability for registrars, registries, or technical management 
        bodies; and
            (6) short-term and long-term technical and policy options 
        for Internet addressing schemes and the impact of such options 
        on current trademark and intellectual property rights issues.
    (c) Cooperation With Study.--
            (1) Interagency cooperation.--The Secretary of Commerce 
        shall--
                    (A) direct the Patent and Trademark Office, the 
                National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, and other Department of Commerce 
                entities to cooperate fully with the National Research 
                Council in its activities in carrying out the study 
                under this section; and
                    (B) request all other appropriate Federal 
                departments, Federal agencies, Government contractors, 
                and similar entities to provide similar cooperation to 
                the National Research Council.
            (2) Private corporation cooperation.--The Secretary of 
        Commerce shall request that any private, not-for-profit 
        corporation established to manage the Internet root server 
        system and the top-level domain names provide similar 
        cooperation to the National Research Council.
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the National Research Council shall 
        complete the study under this section and submit a report on 
        the study to the Secretary of Commerce. The report shall set 
        forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
        Council concerning the effects of adding new generic top-level 
        domains and related dispute resolution procedures on trademark 
        and intellectual property rights holders.
            (2) Submission to congressional committees.--Not later than 
        30 days after the date on which the report is submitted to the 
        Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary shall submit the report to 
        the Committees on Commerce and the Committees on the Judiciary 
        of the Senate and House of Representatives.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $800,000 for the study conducted under this Act.

            Passed the Senate June 26, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.

SOLUTION: Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 - Declares the purposes of this Act to be to:  (1) serve as the first authorization in a series of computing, information, and communication technology initiatives outlined in the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA); and (2) provide for the development and coordination of a comprehensive and integrated U.S. research program on computer network infrastructure, high-speed data access, and networking technology. Directs the Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet (created under the HPCA) to assess the extent to which:  (1) the Next Generation Internet program (program) carries out the purposes of this Act and addresses concerns relating to geographic penalties (costs imposed on Internet users in rural or small population areas that are greater than those imposed on users in large population areas or areas closer to network facilities) and technology transfer to and from the private sector; and (2) the role of each Federal department and agency involved in implementing the program is clear, complementary, and non-duplicative, as well as the extent to which each such department and agency concurs with the role of each other participating department or agency. 
Requires the Advisory Committee to assess program implementation and report at least annually to the President and specified congressional committees. 
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 and 2000 for the program. Requires the amount authorized for the Department of Defense for FY 1999 to be the amount authorized pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1999. 
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to request the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study, taking into account the diverse needs of domestic and international Internet users, of the short-term and long-term effects on trademark and intellectual property rights holders of adding new generic top-level domains and related dispute resolution procedures. Sets forth reporting requirements for the Council and the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita 
Fairness in Contracting Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.

    In entering into a contract to procure property or services in 
connection with Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita reconstruction 
efforts, the head of an executive agency shall comply with the 
requirements under section 303 of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253), except that the 
exceptions to the requirement for competitive procedures provided under 
paragraphs (3), (4), and (7) of subsection (c) of such section shall 
not apply to such contract.

SEC. 3. WRITTEN APPROVAL FOR USE OF NON-COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES REQUIRED 
              FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

    (a) Approval Required.--The head of an executive agency may enter 
into a contract to procure property or services in connection with 
Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita reconstruction efforts using other 
than full and open competition only upon the written approval of the 
President or the President's designee.
    (b) Congressional Notification Required.--In any case in which 
procedures other than full and open competitive procedures are to be 
used to enter into such a contract, the head of such executive agency 
shall submit not later than 7 calendar days before the award of the 
contract a notification to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, and the standing committees of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives that have jurisdiction over the executive 
agency. Such notification shall provide the justification for use of 
other than full and open competitive procedures, a brief description of 
the contract's scope, the amount of the contract, a discussion of how 
the contracting agency identified and solicited offers from 
contractors, a list of the contractors solicited, and the justification 
and approval documents (as required under section 303(f)(1) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
253(f)(1)) on which was based the determination of use of procedures 
other than full and open competitive procedures.
    (c) Scope of Requirements.--
            (1) Size of contracts.--This section shall not apply to 
        contracts of less than $5,000,000.
            (2) Applicability.--This section also shall apply to any 
        extension, amendment or modification of contracts for the 
        procurement of property or services in connection with 
        Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita reconstruction efforts 
        entered into prior to the enactment of this Act using other 
        than full and open competitive procedures.
            (3) Small business exception.--This section shall not apply 
        to contracts authorized by the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        631 et seq.).

SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.

    (a) Publication and Public Availability.--
            (1) In general.--The head of an executive agency that 
        enters into a contract for the procurement of property or 
        services in connection with Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita 
        reconstruction efforts through the use of other than full and 
        open competitive procedures shall publish in the Federal 
        Register or Federal Business Opportunities, and otherwise make 
        available to the public not later than 7 calendar days before 
        the date on which the contract is entered into, the following 
        information:
                    (A) The amount of the contract.
                    (B) A brief description of the scope of the 
                contract.
                    (C) A discussion of how the executive agency 
                identified, and solicited offers from, potential 
                contractors to perform the contract, together with a 
                list of the potential contractors that were issued 
                solicitations for the offers.
                    (D) The justification and approval documents (as 
                required under section 303(f)(1) of the Federal 
                Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
                U.S.C. 253(f)(1)) on which was based the determination 
                to use procedures other than competitive procedures.
            (2) Scope of requirements.--
                    (A) Size of contracts.--This section shall not 
                apply to contracts of less than $5,000,000.
                    (B) Applicability.--This section shall also apply 
                to any extension, amendment, or modification of 
                contracts entered into prior to the enactment of this 
                Act using other than full and open competitive 
                procedures.
                    (C) Small business exception.--This section shall 
                not apply to contracts authorized by the Small Business 
                Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).
    (b) Relationship to Other Disclosure Laws.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as affecting obligations to disclose United States 
Government information under any other provision of law.

SEC. 5. CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO UNDER UNUSUAL AND COMPELLING URGENCY 
              EXCEPTION.

    (a) Requirement for Performance Within 6-Month Period.--The head of 
an executive agency may not rely on the exception provided under 
section 303(c)(2) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)(2)) to enter into a contract to procure 
property or services in connection with Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane 
Rita reconstruction efforts using procedures other than competitive 
procedures unless the contract will be performed within a 6-month 
period.
    (b) Extended Notification and Disclosure Deadlines.--The 
notification and disclosure deadlines specified in section 3(b) and 
section 4(a)(1), respectively, shall be 7 calendar days after the date 
a contract is entered into in the case of a contract described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the terms ``full and open competitive procedures'' and 
``executive agency'' have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of 
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).

SOLUTION:
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita Fairness in Contracting Act of 2005 - Requires agencies, in entering into a contract to procure property or services in connection with Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita reconstruction efforts, to use specified competitive procedures.

Allows agencies to enter into a contract to procure property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts using other than full and open competition only upon the written approval of the President or the President's designee. Requires congressional notification when procedures other than full and open competitive procedures are to be used.

Instructs agencies that enter into a contract for the procurement of property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts through the use of other than full and open competitive procedures to publish in the Federal Register or Federal Business Opportunities and otherwise make available to the public specified information concerning the contract.

Permits the use of noncompetitive procedures by agencies when: (1) a contract will be performed within a six-month period; and (2) the need for the property or services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the government would otherwise be seriously injured.