A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year extension of other transaction authority.
Latest action · Sep 29, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.
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.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 23, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year extension of the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out an alternative contracting program for research and development projects if the Secretary issues policy guidance by September 30, 2008, detailing the appropriate use of other transaction authority and provides mandatory training to each employee handling procurements under such authority.
Directs the Secretary to submit to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House Committee on Homeland Security an annual report on the exercise of such authority, including: (1) the technology areas in which research projects were conducted under other transactions; (2) the extent of the cost-sharing among federal and nonfederal sources; (3) the extent to which use of the other transactions contributed to a broadening of the technology and industrial base available for meeting the needs of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and fostered within the technology and industrial base new relationships and practices that support national security; (4) the total payments received by the government; and (5) the rationale for using such authority.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 24, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jul 24, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2008Markup Jul 30, 2008Reported Sep 11, 2008 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Sep 24, 2008 |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred Sep 29, 2008 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.
- Sep 24, 2008Received in the House.
- Sep 24, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 24, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Sep 23, 2008Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9335-9336)
- Sep 23, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S9336)
- Sep 11, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-454.
- Sep 11, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 952.
- Jul 30, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 24, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jul 24, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9335Text printed S9336Amendments S9324, S9335 | Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT (amendment), Robert Menendez D-NJ | Sep 23, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 12, 2008S. 3328, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year extension of other transaction authority<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2008</p>
- Aug 12, 2008S. 3328, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year extension of other transaction authorityCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2008
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5638 | To provide for additional oversight. | Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT | Amendment SA 5638 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year extension of other transaction authority.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Competitive bidding
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost accounting
- Department of Homeland Security
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 24, 2008Referred in House
- Sep 11, 2008Reported to Senate
- Jul 24, 2008Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
