,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hahe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states to      
submit a report on use of               
time-and-materials and labor contracts  
and labor category minimums within the  
,department of ,defense1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,congressional      
,oversight of ,labor ,categories in     
,defense ,contracting ,act of #bjbj4    
#b4 ,report on use of time-and-materials
 and labor contracts and labor category 
minimums  7a7 ,report ,not later than   
#bdj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to the ,committees on ,armed     
,services of the ,senate and the ,house 
of ,representatives a report on the use 

of time-and-materials and labor         
contracts and labor category minimums   
within the ,department of ,defense4  7b7
 ,elements ,the report required by      
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an assessment on the   
trends in ,department of ,defense       
time-and-materials and labor hour       
contracts1 including-- 7,a7 the         
frequency of use2  7,b7 the aggregate   
and average value2  7,c7 the proposed   
and actual value2  7,d7 the use of labor
 category minimums within such          
contracts2 and  7,e7 the dollar value of
 such contracts awarded using ,,far     
,part #ab procedures4  7#b7 ,an         
assessment of the supply and the demand 
available in the workforce for each     
labor category used in ,department of   
,defense contracts4  7#c7 ,an assessment
 of the sectors in which technology has 
altered the suitability of              
time-and-materials and labor hour       
contracts1 including information        
technology services1 cybersecurity      

services1 audit or audit readiness      
services1 health care services and      
records1 telecommunications devices and 
services1 or other knowledge-based      
professional services4  7#d7 ,an        
assessment on the feasibility of using  
private sector experience to substitute 
for educational requirements in         
,department of ,defense contracts4  7#e7
 ,recommendations on improvements that  
can be made to the minimum requirements 
in labor categories4  7#f7              
,recommendations on changes to          
,department of ,defense policy regarding
 time-and-materials and labor hour      
contracts1 including actions to limit or
 restrict award of such contracts1      
especially when utilizing ,,far ,part   
#ab procedures4  7#g7 ,any other matters
 determined by the ,comptroller ,general
 as appropriate4  7c7 ,briefings ,not   
later than ,may #a1 #bjba1 the          
,comptroller ,general shall provide to  
the committees referred to in subsection
 7a7 one or more briefings on the status

 of the study required by subsection    
7a71 including any preliminary findings 
and recommendations of the ,comptroller 
,general as a result of the study as of 
the date of such briefing4