119-s1592

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1592 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1592

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct 
 a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically 
acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 5, 2025

 Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
 and Governmental Affairs

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 A BILL

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct 
 a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically 
acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF THE LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY 
 ACCEPTABLE SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS ON NATIONAL SECURITY.

    (a) Review.--The Director shall review the procurement management 
practices of Defense and Civilian agencies to determine whether the 
provisions of 

section 15.101-2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
have created any national security risk.

    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
Act, the Director shall submit a report on the results of the review 
under subsection

    (a) to--

    (1) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
 House of Representatives; and

    (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
 Affairs of the Senate.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Defense and civilian agency.--The term ``Defense and 
 Civilian agency'' has the meaning given the term ``agency'' in 
 

section 133 of title 41, United States Code.

    (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
 the Office of Management and Budget.
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