,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ieif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #af1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,donalds 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,nehls1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 and
 ,ms4 ,boebert7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,oversight and            
,accountability1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,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