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HR 2162 102th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Aeronautics Astronautics Congressional reporting requirements Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government liability Government procurement Liability insurance Negligence Research and development contracts Space policy Space sciences

High-Risk Research and Development Contract Administration Act

Introduced: May 1, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
May 6, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
May 1, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
May 1, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
May 1, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

High-Risk Research and Development Contract Administration Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from entering into any contract which contains a waiver of negligence liability provisions, unless such official determines that, due to inherent risks in the project, no contractor is likely to bid on the project without such provisions and that the use of such provisions would significantly lower the costs to NASA.

Requires NASA to report to the Congress on the use of such provisions.

Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) report annually to the Congress, reviewing such determinations by NASA's administrator; and (2) conduct a Government-wide study and report to the Congress on the use of such provisions in saving costs to the Government and on the availability of private insurance for contractor negligence in research and development projects.

What's happening now May 8, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1