,,iib ,calendar ,no4 #gee #aahth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ieif
 ,report ,no4 #aah-cce ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,november #ac1 #bjbd,received2 read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,december #ai 7legislative    
day1 ,december #af71 #bjbd,reported by  
,mr4 ,peters1 without amendment  ,,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  ,december #ai 7legislative 
day1 ,december #af71 #bjbd,reported     
without amendment