,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,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 #bjbe4  #b4  ,providing best    
value through the multiple award        
schedule program  7a7  ,civilian        
contracts  ,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  ,defense contracts  ,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