HR 1215
108th Congress
House
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Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2003
Introduced: March 11, 2003
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Became law
Mar 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Mar 11, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2003 - Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to set forth in writing the prompt payment policy applicable to subcontractors under Federal contracts; and (2) the head of each Federal agency to provide a copy of such policy to each contractor and to require each contractor to provide a copy to each subcontractor.
Directs each agency head to require contractors to include in each subcontract a clause containing: (1) the requirements and penalties relating to the timely payment obligations of the Government and prime contractors; (2) the name and number of a senior employee with authority to resolve progress payment questions; and (3) the obligations of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization in assisting small business contractors and subcontractors in receiving prompt payments.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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