To reduce waste in Department of Defense contracting.

1. Replaces “spare parts,” with “spare parts; subject contracts performed outside the United States to the same ethics, co…”

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   In S.Con.Res. 70 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (E) Comparative effectiveness research at the agency for healthcare research and quality.--If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that appropriates $30,000,000 for comparative effectiveness research as authorized under section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, and provides an additional appropriation of up to $70,000,000 for that purpose, then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $70,000,000 in budget authority for fiscal year 2009 and the outlays flowing therefrom.

   (F) Reducing waste in defense contracting.--If a bill or joint resolution is reported making appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that appropriates up to $100,000,000 to the Department of Defense for additional activities to reduce waste, fraud, abuse, and overpayments in defense contracting; achieve the legal requirement to submit auditable financial statements; or reduce waste by improving accounting for and ordering of spare parts[struck: , ][inserted: ; subject contracts performed outside the United States to the same ethics, control, and reporting requirements as those performed domestically, ]then the discretionary spending limits, allocation to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and aggregates may be adjusted by the amounts provided in such legislation for that purpose, but not to exceed $100,000,000 in budget authority and outlays flowing therefrom for fiscal year 2009.

   (3) Adjustments for costs of the wars in iraq and afghanistan.--The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may adjust the discretionary spending limits, allocations to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and aggregates for one or more--

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   On page 37, line 4, strike “spare parts,” and insert “spare parts; subject contracts performed outside the United States to the same ethics, control, and reporting requirements as those performed domestically,”.

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