§1905 List of Laws Inapplicable to Contracts or Subcontracts Not Greater Than Simplified Acquisition Threshold

Summary

Require the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to list laws that do not apply to contracts or subcontracts worth no more than the simplified acquisition threshold. Any law passed after October 13, 1994 that sets rules for buying goods or services must go on that list unless the Council writes that it would not be in the federal government’s best interest to exempt those small contracts. Laws that create criminal or civil penalties, or laws that specifically say they still apply to small contracts, are not put on the list. Council — the group named in section 1301 that handles federal procurement rules. Anyone can ask the Administrator to add a law to the list if it was left off. The Administrator must update the FAR unless the Council decides within 60 days not to exempt the law.