Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require merit-based and competitive awards of disaster recovery contracts) After section 1105, insert the following: Sec. 1106. (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Future Disaster Recovery Contracts Not Competitively Awarded.-- Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may not be obligated or expended for any contract awarded after the date of the enactment of this Act in support of disaster recovery if such contract was awarded using other than competitive procedures as otherwise required by chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Current No-bid Contracts.-- (1) Review of contracts.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Federal agencies shall conduct a review of all contracts to support disaster recovery that were awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act using other than competitive procedures in order to determine the following: (A) Whether opportunities exist to achieve cost savings under such contracts. (B) Whether the requirements being met by such contracts can be met using a new or existing contract awarded through competitive procedures.…”