A bill to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Senator Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
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Summary
Removes a specific Department of Homeland Security contracting requirement in the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA). This law repeals section 692 of PKEMRA and eliminates the statutory authority, duties, standards, and processes that section created. The rest of PKEMRA remains in effect.
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- DHS procurement officials will no longer be bound by the duties, standards, and processes that section 692 imposed.
- Companies that contract with DHS will no longer be covered by the statutory contracting rules that section 692 set out.
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Fewer Homeland Security contract rules, fewer protections
The law repeals a prior legal requirement for Homeland Security contracts. Contracting officers and contractors, including small businesses, may face fewer steps and less paperwork. Some vendors lose statutory protections or set procedures that the old rule provided. The change takes effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
MI • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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