,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjag,mr4  
,duncan ( ,t5nessee introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to require executive ag5cies to use    
competitive proc$ures = procurem5t      
contracts valu$ at an am\nt equal to or 
great] ?an #aj1jjj1jjj1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,wa/e 9 ,gov]nm5t     
,contract+ ,act ( #bjag4  #b4           
,competitive proc$ures = procurem5t     
contracts equal to or great] ?an        
#aj1jjj1jjj  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ccja
 ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7d7 ,procurem5t contracts  
equal ,to or great] ?an #aj1jjj1jjj     
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 except
 z provid$ 9 section #ccjd7;a77#f71 an  
executive ag5cy1 9 conduct+ a procurem5t
 = prop]ty or s]vices valu$ at an am\nt 

equal to or great] ?an #aj1jjj1jjj1 %all
 use competitive proc$ures1 9 accordance
 ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4  4  7b7 
,applicability ,subsection 7d7 ( section
 #ccja ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 z add$ by subsection 7a71 %all apply ) 
respect to solicitations issu$ on or    
aft] ! date t is #ij days aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,report on  
,f$]al ,procurem5t ,data ,sy/em  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,inspector   
,g5]al ( ! ,g5]al ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration
 %all submit to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives a report--  7#a7 on     
updat+ ! ,f$]al ,procurem5t ,data ,sy/em
 & data /or$ on su* sy/em dur+ ! prec$+ 
#aj-ye> p]iod2  7#b7 t id5tifies any    
issues ( ea* executive ag5cy relat+ to !
 use ( ! ,f$]al ,procurem5t ,data ,sy/em
 t may h affect$ ! reliability ( ! data 
/or$ on su* sy/em2  7#c7 t details1 to !
 ext5t practicable1 :i* data is         
pot5tially unreliable2 &  7#d7 t        

includes recomm5dations = improv+ !     
,f$]al ,procurem5t ,data ,sy/em4  7b7   
,executive ag5cy def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t 
t]m 9 section #acc ( title #da1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4