,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #e1 #bjbe,mr4  
,issa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to codify !
 propos$ rule issu$ by ! ,f$]al         
,acquisition ,regulatory ,c\ncil relat+ 
to end+ procurem5t & =c$ use ( pap]     
/raws1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,ineffective ,pap] ,/raws ,act or !     
,,sips ,act4  #b4 ,end+ procurem5t & =c$
 use ( pap] /raws  7a7 ,requirem5t ,a   
cov]$ ag5cy t procures or provides = use
 a /raw dur+ ! p]=mance ( a contract 9 a
 facility t is own$ or leas$ by su*     
cov]$ ag5cy %all ensure t any su* /raw  
has ! /r5g? & durability ( a pla/ic     
/raw4  7b7 ,repres5tation ,a p]son :o   
submits a bid or (f] to a cov]$ ag5cy   
%all repres5t1 by submission ( su* bid  
or (f]1 t su* p]son-- 7#a7 does n h any 
policy promot+ ! use ( a pap] /raw or   
p5aliz+ ! use ( a pla/ic /raw2  7#b7    

%all n provide any pap] /raw 9 !        
p]=mance ( any contract2 &  7#c7 %all   
ensure t any /raw su* p]son provides 9 !
 p]=mance ( any contract has ! /r5g? &  
durability ( a pla/ic /raw4  7c7 ,cov]$ 
ag5cy def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ 
ag5cy means-- 7#a7 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t
 & ,budget2  7#b7 ! ,(fice ( ,f$]al     
,procurem5t ,policy2  7#c7 ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se2  7#d7 ! ,g5]al ,s]vices       
,adm9i/ration2 &  7#e7 ! ,national      
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration4