,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bigc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1 #bjaf
 ,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself and ,mr4     
,markey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
increase the micro-purchase threshold   
for universities1 independent research  
institutes1 and non-profit research     
organizations4  #a4 ,micro-purchase     
threshold for universities1 independent 
research institutes1 and non-profit     
research organizations  ,section #aijb  
of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by amending subsection   
7a7 to read as follows3  7a7 ,definition
  7#a7 ,procurements in general ,except 
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 for      
purposes of this section1 the           
micro-purchase threshold is #c1jjj4     
7#b7 ,procurements involving            
universities1 independent research      
institutes1 and non-profit research     

organizations ,for purposes of this     
section1 the micro-purchase threshold   
for procurement activities administered 
under sections #fcjc through #fcje of   
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 by    
institutions of higher education 7as    
defined in section #aja7;a7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7771 or related or    
affiliated nonprofit entities1 or by    
nonprofit research organizations or     
independent research institutes is--    
7,a7 #aj1jjj2 or  7,b7 such higher      
threshold as determined appropriate by  
the head of the relevant executive      
agency and consistent with clean audit  
findings under chapter #ge of title #ca1
 ,united ,states ,code1 internal        
institutional risk assessment1 or ,state
 law4  2 and  7#b7 in subsections 7d7   
and 7e71 by striking not greater than   
#c1jjj and inserting with a price not   
greater than the micro-purchase         
threshold4