HR 672
102th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Congressional oversight
Defective products
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Liability (Law)
Quality control
Space sciences
NASA Quality Assurance and Contracting Reform Act of 1991
Introduced: January 28, 1991
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
Jan 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Jan 28, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
NASA Quality Assurance and Contracting Reform Act of 1991 - Prohibits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from entering into any contract which waives liability that would otherwise attach to the contractor for defects in material or workmanship or for failure to conform to the contract.
Prohibits a person providing articles to NASA under contract from excluding NASA quality assurance personnel from work sites, unless provided in a contract provision submitted by the NASA Administrator to the Congress in advance.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
Committees of jurisdiction
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