Acquisition System Improvement Act
Latest action · May 5, 2004 Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Acquisition System Improvement Act - Authorizes the assignment from a Federal agency to a private sector organization, or from a private sector to a Federal agency, of employees who work in Federal acquisition or acquisition management, who are considered exceptional performers, and who are expected to assume increased acquisition management responsibilities.
Modifies share-in-savings contract authority with respect to defense contracts and under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to remove provisions limiting the use of such contracts to information technology.
Requires inflation adjustments to acquisition-related dollar thresholds.
Extends through FY 2009 the use of special simplified procedures for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.
Mandates that the Federal Acquisition Regulation be revised to require, in the procurement of telecommunications services, that such services include redundant and separate points of entry and diverse local network facilities.
Establishes in: (1) the Department of Defense the Department of Defense Board of Contract Appeals; and (2) the General Services Administration the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals to resolve Federal contract disputes.
Requires procedures for expediting the disposition of appeals in cases of small business concerns where the disputed amount is $150,000 or less.
Makes the authority of the Defense and Civilian Boards applicable to: (1) contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; and (2) contracts for the procurement of commercial items.
Transfers personnel, funds, and property of the: (1) Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals to the Defense Board of Contract Appeals; and (2) other Boards of Contract Appeals (with exceptions) to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.
Specifies the jurisdiction of the Defense and Civilian Boards.
Establishes the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals (having jurisdiction respecting the U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission).
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 28, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Apr 28, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2004Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Apr 28, 2004Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2004Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law judges
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Commerce
- Competitive bidding
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost control
- Defense contracts
- Defense industries
- Department of Defense
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic government information
- Employee training
- Executive reorganization
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- General Services Administration
- Government and business
- Government contractors
- Government ethics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Government service contracts
- Government spending reductions
- Indexing (Economic policy)
- Internet
- Judges
- Jurisdiction
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Mentoring
- Office of Management and Budget
- Performance measurement
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small business
- Telecommunication systems
- Transfer of employees
- United States Postal Service
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