To provide requirements regarding the authority of the Department of Energy to enter into certain contracts.

SA 1895. Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Bennett) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1813 submitted by Mr.
Dorgan to the bill H.R. 3183, making appropriations for energy and
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 63, after line 23, add the following:
Sec. 312.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used by the Department of Energy
to enter into any federal contract unless such contract is
entered into in accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41
U.S.C. 253) or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code,
and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract
is otherwise authorized by statute to be entered into without
regard to the above referenced statutes.''
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