,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eecj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,s*weik]t introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d section #djd ( title #ci1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to p]mit           
contractors to indep5d5tly cont9ue      
op]at+ contract po/al units t w\ld      
o!rwise be clos$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,po/al ,s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,po/al ,contract+ ,f9ancial             
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,cont9u$      
op]ation ( contract po/al units ,section
 #djd ( title #ci1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subsection3  7f7 7#a7 ,if ! ,po/al      
,s]vice makes a det]m9ation to t]m9ate  
or n r5ew a contract po/al unit op]ation
 agreem5t ) a cov]$ contractor = a      
contract po/al unit1 ! cov]$ contractor 
may1 9 ! sole discretion ( ! cov]$      
contractor1 elect to h su* contract     

po/al unit op]ation agreem5t rema9 9    
effect 9 accordance ) ?is subsection    
if--  7,a7 su* det]m9ation to t]m9ate or
 n r5ew ! contract po/al unit op]ation  
agreem5t is n prim>ily or entirely bas$ 
on ! cov]$ contractor brea*+ su*        
contract po/al unit op]ation agreem5t2  
7,b7 ! ,po/al ,s]vice has n ent]$ into  
ano!r contract po/al unit op]ation      
agreem5t ) ! cov]$ contractor = !       
contract po/al unit2  7,c7 ! cov]$      
contractor submits to ! ,po/al ,s]vice a
 notice ( su* election by ! cov]$       
contractor2 &  7,d7 ! cov]$ contractor  
agrees to am5d ! t]ms & conditions ( !  
contract po/al unit op]ation agreem5t 9 
accordance ) ?is subsection4  7#b7  7,a7
 ,except z provid$ by subp>agraph 7,b71 
a contract po/al unit op]ation agreem5t 
t rema9s 9 effect pursuant to an        
election by a cov]$ contractor "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all h ! same t]ms &      
conditions z ! t]ms & conditions 9      
effect imm$iately prior to ! date on    
:i*1 b = su* election1 ! contract po/al 

unit op]ation agreem5t w\ld h t]m9at$ or
 end$1 & su* t]ms & conditions %all     
apply 9 ! same mann] z su* t]ms &       
conditions appli$ imm$iately prior to   
su* date1 except t1 aft] su* date1 !    
contract po/al unit op]ation agreem5t   
%all-- 7i7 n obligate ! ,po/al ,s]vice  
to make any paym5t to ! cov]$           
contractor2 &  7ii7 rema9 9 effect      
until-- 7,i7 ! ,po/al ,s]vice t]m9ates !
 contract po/al unit op]ation agreem5t =
 a brea* ( ! contract po/al unit        
op]ation agreem5t by ! cov]$ contractor2
 or  7,,ii7 ! cov]$ contractor-- 7aa7   
t]m9ates ! contract po/al unit op]ation 
agreem5t2 or  7bb7 p]man5tly ceases to  
op]ate ! contract po/al unit ) respect  
to :i* ! contract po/al unit op]ation   
agreem5t applies4  7,b7 7i7 ,not)/&+    
subp>agraph 7,a71 a contract po/al unit 
op]ation agreem5t t rema9s 9 effect     
pursuant to an election by a cov]$      
contractor "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 if    
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,po/ma/]       
,g5]al1 require ! ,po/al ,s]vice to make

 paym5ts to ! cov]$ contractor ) respect
 to ! op]ation ( ! contract po/al unit )
 respect to :i* ! contract po/al unit   
op]ation agreem5t applies aft] ! date on
 :i*1 b = su* election1 ! contract po/al
 unit op]ation agreem5t w\ld h t]m9at$  
or end$4  7ii7 ,! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all  
det]m9e t]ms & conditions ( any paym5ts 
! ,po/al ,s]vice is requir$ to make to a
 cov]$ contractor "u a contract po/al   
unit op]ation agreem5t pursuant to      
clause 7i74  7#c7 ,if a cov]$ contractor
 makes ! election "u p>agraph 7#a7 )    
respect to a contract po/al unit        
op]ation agreem5t1 ! ,po/al ,s]vice %all
 agree to am5d ! t]ms & conditions ( !  
contract po/al unit op]ation agreem5t 9 
accordance ) ?is subsection4  7#d7 ,9   
?is subsection-- 7,a7 ! t]m contract    
po/al unit means a facility op]at$ by a 
cov]$ contractor at :i* ! cov]$         
contractor provides retail po/al s]vices
 "u a contract po/al unit op]ation      
agreem5t2  7,b7 ! t]m contract po/al    
unit op]ation agreem5t means a contract 

or o!r agreem5t betwe5 ! ,po/al ,s]vice 
& a cov]$ contractor "u :i* ! cov]$     
contractor op]ates a contract po/al     
unit2 &  7,c7 ! t]m cov]$ contractor    
means an individual or entity op]at+ a  
contract po/al unit "u a contract po/al 
unit op]ation agreem5t4  4