#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ieif  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#da1 ,united ,states ,code1 and title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
best value through the multiple award   
schedule program1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,value ,over ,cost  
,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,providing best     
value through the multiple award        
schedule program  7a7 ,in general       
,section #aeb7c77;,b7 of title #da1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7,b7 orders and       
contracts under those procedures result 
in-- 7i7 the lowest overall cost        
alternative2 or  7ii7 in the case that  
the ,administrator of ,general ,services
 determines that obtaining best value   
7as described under section #ae4aja of  
the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation7  
is necessary to promote the best        
interests of the ,federal ,government1  
obtaining the best value to meet the    
needs of the ,federal ,government4  4   

7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section      
#cjab7c77;,b7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7,b7 orders and contracts     
under those procedures result in-- 7i7  
the lowest overall cost alternative2 or 
7ii7 in the case that the ,administrator
 of ,general ,services determines that  
obtaining best value 7as described under
 section #ae4aja of the ,federal        
,acquisition ,regulation7 is necessary  
to promote the best interests of the    
,federal ,government1 obtaining the best
 value to meet the needs of the ,united 
,states4  4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,november #ab1         
#bjbd4;,clerk4