,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ffd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and ,mr4    
,boozman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to require reports by ,federal         
,government entities regarding responses
 to ,inspector ,general recommendations 
on potential cost-saving measures or on 
reimbursement for poor contractor       
performance1 cost overruns1 or other    
reasons1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,government ,contractor             
,accountability ,act of #bjac4  #b4     
,reports by ,federal entities on        
responses to ,inspector ,general        
recommendations on potential cost-saving
 measures or reimbursement for poor     
contractor performance1 cost overruns1  
or other reasons  7a7 ,reports  7#a7    
,failures to respond1 non-concurs1 and  

partial concurs ,not later than #cj days
 after the end of the #fj-;day period   
for an audited establishment to respond 
to a covered final audit report         
submitted to the establishment by an    
,inspector ,general under section #e of 
the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh   
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 or by the ,special
 ,inspector ,general for ,afghanistan   
,reconstruction1 the ,special ,inspector
 ,general for ,iraq ,reconstruction1 or 
any other ,inspector ,general under     
applicable law1 or #cj days after the   
establishment responds to a covered     
audit report with a non-concur or       
partial concur response1 the head of the
 establishment shall submit to ,congress
 a report with an explanation for the   
failure to respond or the non-concur or 
partial concur response4  7#b7 ,full    
concurs ,not later than #ahj days after 
an establishment responds to a covered  
audit report submitted to the           
establishment by an ,inspector ,general 
under section #e of the ,inspector      

,general ,act of #aigh1 or by the       
,special ,inspector ,general for        
,afghanistan ,reconstruction1 the       
,special ,inspector ,general for ,iraq  
,reconstruction1 or any other ,inspector
 ,general under applicable law1 with a  
full concur response1 the head of the   
establishment shall submit to ,congress 
a report with a description of the      
status of any open or pending           
recommendations from the ,inspector     
,general1 including any actions taken to
 implement the recommendations4  7b7    
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,covered final audit report ,the term   
covered final audit report means a final
 audit report issued by an ,inspector   
,general under the ,inspector ,general  
,act of #aigh or other applicable law   
that includes a recommendation for an   
establishment to implement cost-saving  
measures or to seek reimbursement for   
failure by a contractor or subcontractor
 to successfully complete a contract due
 to poor contractor performance1        

cost-overruns1 or other reasons that    
would1 if implemented1 result in at     
least #b1jjj1jjj in savings4  7#b7      
,establishment ,the term establishment  
has the meaning given that term in      
section #ab of the ,inspector ,general  
,act of #aigh1 except that the term also
 includes the following3  7,a7 ,the     
,office of the ,director of ,national   
,intelligence4  7,b7 ,the ,central      
,intelligence ,agency4  7,c7 ,the       
,architect of the ,capitol4  7,d7 ,the  
,government ,accountability ,office4    
7,e7 ,the ,government ,printing ,office4
  7,f7 ,the ,library of ,congress4  7#c7
 ,head of establishment ,the term head  
of establishment has the meaning given  
that term in section #ab of the         
,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh1      
except that the term also includes the  
following3  7,a7 ,the ,director of      
,national ,intelligence4  7,b7 ,the     
,director of the ,central ,intelligence 
,agency4  7,c7 ,the ,architect of the   
,capitol4  7,d7 ,the ,comptroller       

,general of the ,united ,states4  7,e7  
,the ,public ,printer4  7,f7 ,the       
,librarian of ,congress4