House Roll Call 362

104th Congress, 1st session · House roll no. 372 · 1995-06-14 · Agreed to

H.R. 1530: On Agreeing to the Amendment — (HOUSE AGREED TO THE CLINGER AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED BY THE COLLINS OF ILLINOIS AMENDMENT, REFORMING THE ACQUISITION PROCEDURES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND CIVILIAN AGENCIES BY CHANGING CURRENT COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT PURCHASES BY REQUIRING ONLY THE "MAXIMUM PRACTICABLE COMPETITION" FOR THE PURCHASE, RATHER THAN "FREE AND OPEN" COMPETITION; SIMPLIFYING ACQUISITION PROCEDURES TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL COMMERCIAL ITEMS, NOT JUST THOSE WHICH COST LESS THAN $100,000 AS UNDER PRESENT LAW, WHILE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL BY THE HEAD OF THE AGENCY OF A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS; CONSOLIDATING THE CURRENT PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY LAWS WHICH PROHIBIT THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF SENSITIVE PROCUREMENT INFORMATION AND INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR SUCH DISCLOSURE; REPEALING FEES OR TAXES TO BE PAID TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON FOREIGN SALES OF PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS; PROVIDING TRAINING FOR CIVILIAN AGENCY PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS; AND REPLACING THE CURRENT TRIBUNALS FOR THE RESOLUTION OF CONTRACT DISPUTES AND BID PROTESTS WITH ONE BOARD, TO BE CHARGED WITH AN INCREASED USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.)

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