[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 3328 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 952
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3328
[Report No. 110-454]
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year
extension of other transaction authority.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 24 (legislative day, July 23), 2008
Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
September 11, 2008
Reported by Mr. Lieberman, without amendment
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A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year
extension of other transaction authority.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.
Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391(a))
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Until September 30, 2008, the
Secretary may carry out a pilot program'' and inserting
``If the Secretary issues policy guidance by September
30, 2008, detailing the appropriate use of other
transaction authority and provides mandatory other
transaction training to each employee who has the
authority to handle procurements under other
transaction authority, the Secretary may, before
September 30, 2009, carry out a program''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection
(b)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``(b) Report.--Not later than 2
years'' and inserting ``(b) Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and realigning
such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, so as to be
indented 4 ems from the left margin; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) Annual report on exercise of other transaction
authority.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives an annual
report on the exercise of other transaction authority
under subsection (a).
``(B) Content.--The report required under
subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
``(i) The technology areas in which
research projects were conducted under other
transactions.
``(ii) The extent of the cost-sharing among
Federal and non-Federal sources.
``(iii) The extent to which use of the
other transactions--
``(I) has contributed to a
broadening of the technology and
industrial base available for meeting
the needs of the Department of Homeland
Security; and
``(II) has fostered within the
technology and industrial base new
relationships and practices that
support the national security of the
United States.
``(iv) The total amount of payments, if
any, that were received by the Federal
Government during the fiscal year covered by
the report.
``(v) The rationale for using other
transaction authority, including why grants or
Federal Acquisition Regulation-based contracts
were not used, the extent of competition, and
the amount expended for each such project.''.
Calendar No. 952
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3328
[Report No. 110-454]
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A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year
extension of other transaction authority.
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September 11, 2008
Reported without amendment