,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #igba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1 #bjbd  
,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,national ,def5se            
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjac 
to add :i/lebl[] protections to c]ta9   
modifi$ contracts1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ensur+ ,access to ,:i/lebl[]         
,protections ,act4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t (     
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t contracts    
,section #hbh7;b77#c7 ( ! ,national     
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjac 7,public ,law #aab-bci2 #abf 
,/at4 #ahda7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+  
,at ! "t & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,at ! "t  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7     
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
contracts  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,at ! "t ( any  
cov]$ modification to a contract t !    
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  

has aw>d$ be=e ! date t is #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
%all make be/ ef=ts to include 9 !      
contract a contract clause provid+ = !  
applicability ( ! am5dm5ts made by ?is  
section to ! contract4  7ii7 ,cov]$     
modification def9$ ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 !
 t]m cov]$ modification means any       
modification1 includ+ a modification    
relat+ to-- 7,i7 a contract option ye>2 
7,,ii7 a contract ext5sion2  7,,iii7 a  
contract r5ewal2  7,,iv7 a review =     
approval ( or execution ( an annual     
contributions contract2  7,v7 a         
sub/antial deviation2  7,,vi7 a         
significant am5dm5t2 or  7,,vii7 an     
annual co/ or r5t adju/m5t4  4