H.R. 856

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

Sponsor: Byron Donalds

1 cosponsor
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of federal agencies 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.

Text of the bill

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Sec. 2. Review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security Since introduced

(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 Government Reform 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.