Roscoe Bartlett: “Under section 16(b), H.R. 2983 limits civil penalties to be paid by such contractors to no more than the amount of the…”

“Under section 16(b), H.R. 2983 limits civil penalties to be paid by such contractors to no more than the amount of the discretionary fee. Would the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton) agree that the appropriate definition for 'discretionary fee' is contained in the committee report on H.R. 2983, which specifies that the discretionary fee refers to that portion of the contract fee which is paid based on the contractor's performance?”