Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following new section: SEC. 3__. GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR USE OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL TO PERFORM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNCTIONS. (a) Implementation Guidelines and Procedures Required.-- Subsection (a) of section 2463 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: ``The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall devise and implement guidelines and procedures to implement this section.''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``to performance by Department of Defense civilian employees'' and inserting ``to either performance by Department of Defense civilian employees or performance by contractor personnel''. (b) Certain Functions.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows: ``(b) Special Consideration for Certain Functions.--The guidelines and procedures required under subsection (a) shall provide for special consideration to be given to using Department of Defense civilian employees to perform any function that is performed by a contractor if the function-- ``(1) is closely associated with the performance of an inherently governmental function; or ``(2) has been performed pursuant to a contract awarded on a non-competitive basis.''.…”