HR 2262
99th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Cost control
Costs
Defense contracts
Department of Defense
Public Contracts, Procurement, and Property
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to take certain extraordinary actions regarding contracts of the Department of Defense.
Introduced: April 29, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Jun 28, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 29, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 29, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Authorizes the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to suspend payments under a contract with the Department of Defense, or revise the schedule for payments under such a contract if the Inspector General determines that: (1) based on audits there have been excessive charges; and (2) other remedies available by law and under the contract are insufficient to eliminate promptly waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to the contract.
Allows the Secretary of Defense, in the interest of national security, to overrule such an action by the Inspector General. Requires the Secretary to report to specified committees of the Congress on the reasons for overruling such action.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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