Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act
Latest action · Jun 25, 2004 Referred 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.
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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act - Directs that each "covered contract" (i.e., a contract entered into by the Government with a private security contractor, or a task order issued under the contract) require contractors to provide the appropriate Government contracting officer with information at the time the contract is awarded and to update the information during contract performance regarding: (1) the number of persons being used by the contractor and subcontractors; (2) how such persons are trained; (3) their salaries and benefits; and (4) a description of each category of activity required by the covered contract.
Directs that the contractor provide, before: (1) award of the contract, cost estimates of salary, insurance, materials, logistics, travel, administrative costs, and other costs of carrying out the contract; and (2) closeout of the contract, a report on the actual costs.
Sets forth provisions regarding casualty reporting, oversight, waiver authority (in an emergency or exceptional situation), and revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) prescribe minimum standards for the persons that private security contractors may hire for the performance of any covered contract; (2) perform a cost and effectiveness analysis, before a Federal agency enters into such a contract, for every category of potential activity that may be carried out by the private security contractor under the contract; and (3) ensure that the overall military mission would not be significantly affected if the contractor personnel refused to perform work as required under the contract.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 25, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2004 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require accountability for personnel performing Federal contracts with private security contractors.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Business records
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost accounting
- Cost effectiveness
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Defense contracts
- Department of Defense
- Employee selection
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Identification of criminals
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Logistics
- Occupational health and safety
- Police questioning
- Private police
- Protection of officials
- Salaries
- Security clearances
- Standards
- Subcontractors
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2004Introduced in House
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