,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ahh #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #igi ,report ,no4 #aaf-hd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #b1 #bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,september #aj1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 with amendments,omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,post-,katrina ,emergency ,management ,reform ,act of #bjjf to incorporate the recommendations made by the ,government ,accountability ,office relating to advance contracts1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,advance ,contracts ,enhancement ,act or the ,,face ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 the ,post-,katrina ,emergency ,management and ,reform ,act of #bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-ibe2 #abj ,stat4 #acid7 required the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency to establish advance contracts1 which are established prior to disasters and are typically needed to quickly provide life-sustaining goods and services in the immediate aftermath of a disaster2 7#b7 the catastrophic hurricanes and wildfires in the ,united ,states in #bjag highlighted the importance of these advance contracts in disaster response2 7#c7 in a report issued by the ,government ,accountability ,office entitled #bjag ,disaster ,contracting3 ,action ,needed to ,better ,ensure ,more ,effective ,use and ,management of ,advance ,contracts1 the ,government ,accountability ,office identified a number of challenges with advance contracts and recommended actions to improve management by the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency of these contracts for future disasters2 and 7#d7 section #fia of the ,post-,katrina ,emergency ,management ,reform ,act of #bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #gia7 should be amended to incorporate the recommendations made by the report described in paragraph 7#c7 to ensure more effective use and management of advance contracts4 #c4 ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency advance contracts 7a7 ,in general ,section #fia of the ,post-,katrina ,emergency ,management ,reform ,act of #bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #gia7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,updated report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress an updated report that contains-- 7#a7 the information required in the initial report under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of subsection 7a77#a72 and 7#b7 an updated strategy described in subsection 7a77#a77;,c7 that clearly defines-- 7,a7 the objectives of advance contracts2 7,b7 how advance contracts contribute to disaster response operations of the ,agency2 and 7,c7 how to maximize the award of advance contracts to small business concerns1 as defined in section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb72 and 7,c77,d7 whether and how advance contracts should be prioritized in relation to new post-disaster contract awards4 7f7 ,additional duties of the ,administrator 7#a7 ,head of contracting ,the ,administrator shall ensure that the head of contracting activity of the ,agency-- 7,a7 not later than #bgj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 updates the ,disaster ,contracting ,desk ,guide of the ,agency to provide specific guidance-- 7i7 on whether and under what circumstances contracting officers should consider using existing advance contracts entered into in accordance with this section prior to making new post-disaster contract awards1 and include this guidance in existing semi-annual training given to contracting officers2 and 7ii7 for contracting officers to perform outreach to ,state and local governments on the potential benefits of establishing their own pre-negotiated advance contracts2 7,b7 adheres to hard copy contract file management requirements in effect to ensure that the files relating to advance contracts entered into in accordance with this section are complete and up to date1 whether the files will be transferred into the ,electronic ,contract ,filing ,system of the ,agency or remain in hard copy format2 7,c7 notifies contracting officers of the #c-;day time frame requirement for entering completed award documentation into the contract writing system of the ,agency when executing notice to proceed documentation2 7,d7 not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 revises the reporting methodology of the ,agency to ensure that all disaster contracts are included in each quarterly report submitted to the appropriate congressional committees under this section on disaster contract actions2 7,e7 identifies a single centralized resource listing advance contracts entered into under this section and ensures that source is current and up to date and includes all available advance contracts2 and 7,f7 communicates complete and up-to-date information on available advance contracts to ,state and local governments to inform their advance contracting efforts4 7#b7 ,master acquisition planning schedule ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,administrator shall update and implement guidance for program office and acquisition personnel of the ,agency to-- 7,a7 identify acquisition planning time frames and considerations across the entire acquisition planning process of the ,agency2 and 7,b7 clearly communicate the purpose and use of a master acquisition planning schedule4 4 7b7 ,report ,the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall regularly update the appropriate committees of ,congress 7as defined in section #fjb of the ,post-,katrina ,emergency ,management ,reform ,act of #bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #gja77 on the progress of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency in implementing the recommendations of the ,government ,accountability ,office in the report entitled #bjag ,disaster ,contracting3 ,action ,needed to ,better ,ensure ,more ,effective ,use and ,management of ,advance ,contracts1 as required under section #fia of the ,post-,katrina ,emergency ,management ,reform ,act of #bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #gia71 as amended by subsection 7a74 ,september #aj1 #bjai,reported with amendments