,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4   
,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 & ,mr4 
,paul7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require executive      
ag5cies to consid] r5tal 9 any analysis 
= equipm5t acquisition1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,acquisition ,sav+s 
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,ag5cy analysis (    
equipm5t acquisition  7a7 ,ag5cy        
analysis ( equipm5t acquisition  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,except z provid$ = "u subsection
 7d71 ! head ( ea* executive ag5cy %all 
acquire equipm5t us+ ! me?od (          
acquisition mo/ advantage\s to ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t bas$ on a case-by-case        
analysis ( comp>ative co/s & o!r        
factors1 includ+ ^? factors li/$ 9      
section #g4dja ( ! ,f$]al ,acquisition  
,regulation4  7#b7 ,me?ods ( acquisition
 ,! me?ods ( acquisition to be comp>$ 9 

! analysis "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all        
include1 at a m9imum1 pur*ase1 %ort-t]m 
r5tal or lease1 long-t]m r5tal or lease1
 int]ag5cy acquisition1 & acquisition   
agreem5ts ) a ,/ate or a local gov]nm5t 
z describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7#c7      
,am5dm5t ( ,f$]al ,acquisition          
,regulation ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al 
,acquisition ,regulatory ,c\ncil %all   
am5d ! ,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation  
to implem5t ! requirem5t ( ?is          
subsection1 includ+ a det]m9ation ( !   
factors = executive ag5cies to consid] =
 purposes ( p]=m+ ! analysis "u p>agraph
 7#a74  7#d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$ to      
affect ! requirem5ts ( *apt] #cg ( title
 #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 section #bcje
 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or   
section #aece ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7b7 ,date ( implem5tation ,!   
analysis 9 subsection 7a7 %all be appli$
 to contracts = ! acquisition ( equipm5t
 ent]$ into on or aft] ! date t ! ,f$]al

 ,acquisition ,regulation is am5d$      
pursuant to p>agraph 7#c7 ( su*         
subsection4  7c7 ,acquisition agreem5ts 
) ,/ates or local gov]nm5ts  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
includ+ *apt] #cg ( title #da1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq471 & section 
#bcje ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
! head ( an executive ag5cy may ent]    
into an acquisition agreem5t au?oriz$ by
 ?is section directly ) a ,/ate or a    
local gov]nm5t if ! ag5cy head det]m9es 
t ! agreem5t o!rwise satisfies !        
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7 
,t]ms & conditions ,any agreem5t "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all conta9 su* t]ms &    
conditions z ! head ( ! ag5cy deems     
necess>y or appropriate to protect !    
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7         
,exceptions ,! analysis o!rwise requir$ 
"u subsection 7a7 is n requir$-- 7#a7 :5
 ! ,presid5t has issu$ an em]g5cy       
decl>ation or a major disa/] decl>ation 
pursuant to ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] 

,relief & ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472  7#b7 9 o!r   
em]g5cy situations if ! ag5cy head makes
 a det]m9ation t obta9+ su* equipm5t is 
necess>y 9 ord] to protect human life or
 prop]ty2 or  7#c7 :5 o!rwise au?oriz$  
by law4  7e7 ,/udy ( ag5cy analyses ,n  
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t   
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !   
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a       
compreh5sive report on ! decisions made 
by ! executive ag5cies ) ! highe/ levels
 ( acquisition sp5d+1 & a sample (      
executive ag5cies ) l[] levels (        
acquisition sp5d+1 to acquire high-value
 equipm5t by lease1 r5tal1 or pur*ase   
pursuant to subp>t #g4d ( ! ,f$]al      
,acquisition ,regulation4  7f7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,executive ag5cy ,! t]m executive ag5cy 
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajb ( 

title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,int]ag5cy acquisition ,! t]m int]ag5cy 
acquisition has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9    
section #b4aja ( ! ,f$]al ,acquisition  
,regulation4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #feja (
 title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7  
,local gov]nm5t ,! t]m local gov]nm5t   
means any unit ( local gov]nm5t )9 a    
,/ate1 includ+ a c\nty1 municipality1   
city1 bor\gh1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 p>i%1 local  
public au?ority1 s*ool di/rict1 special 
di/rict1 intra/ate di/rict1 c\ncil (    
gov]nm5ts1 or regional or int]/ate      
gov]nm5t entity1 & any ag5cy or         
in/rum5tality ( a local gov]nm5t4