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HR 918 99th Congress House

A bill to clarify the statutory limitation on the amount the Department of Defense may spend during fiscal year 1985 for certain contracted advisory and assistance services and to require the…

Official title: A bill to clarify the statutory limitation on the amount the Department of Defense may spend during fiscal year 1985 for certain contracted advisory and assist… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to clarify the statutory limitation on the amount the Department of Defense may spend during fiscal year 1985 for certain contracted advisory and assistance services and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop an accounting procedure for identifying and controlling expenditures for such services in later fiscal years.

Introduced: February 4, 1985 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Defense contractsGovernment consultantsPublic Contracts, Procurement, and Property
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Feb 13, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 4, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 4, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to repeal the spending limitation for contracted consultant and related services within the Department of Defense.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish and report to the Congress concerning a procedure for the identification and control of costs of such services.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 4, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 918: A bill to clarify the statutory limitation on the amount the Department of Defense may spend during fiscal year 1985 for certain contracted advisory and assistance services and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop an accounting procedure for identifying and controlling expenditures for such services in later fiscal years.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-918/
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"H.R. 918: A bill to clarify the statutory limitation on the amount the Department of Defense may spend during fiscal year 1985 for certain contracted advisory and assistance services and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop an accounting procedure for identifying and controlling expenditures for such services in later fiscal years.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-918/.
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H.R. 918, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-918/.
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[H.R. 918: A bill to clarify the statutory limitation on the amount the Department of Defense may spend during fiscal year 1985 for certain contracted advisory and assistance services and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop an accounting procedure for identifying and controlling expenditures for such services in later fiscal years.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-918/)
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