S.Amdt. 1206Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)

To implement common sense controls on the taxpayer-funded salaries of defense contractors.

What it does: Rewrites section 842 of division A
Submitted November 17, 2011

What it changes

1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text

Rewrites a provision
  1. Rewrites section 842 of division A

    Replaces

    In S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    Struck: SEC. 842. EXTENSION TO ALL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES OF APPLICABILITY OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE BENCHMARK COMPENSATION AMOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF ALLOWABLE COST LIMITATIONS UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

    Struck: (a) Covered Executives.--

    Inserted: SEC. 842. LIMITATION ON DEFENSE CONTRACTOR COMPENSATION.

    [struck: (1) Costs not allowable.--Subsection ][inserted: Section 2324](e)(1)(P) of [struck: section 2324 of ]title 10, United States Code, is amended [struck: by striking "senior executives" and inserting "executives".][inserted: to read as follows:]

    Struck: (2) Covered executives.--Subsection (l)(5) of such section is amended--

    Struck: (A) by striking "The term 'senior executives"' and inserting "The term 'executives"'; and

    Struck: (B) by striking "the five most highly compensated employees" and inserting "all employees serving".

    Struck: (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section--

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    Struck: (1) shall be implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

    Struck: (2) shall apply with respect to costs of compensation incurred on or after January 1, 2012, under contracts covered by section 2324 of title 10, United States Code, that are entered into before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: "(P) Costs of compensation of contractor and subcontractor employees for a fiscal year, regardless of the contract funding source, to the extent that such compensation exceeds the annual amount paid to the President of the United States in accordance with section 102 of title 3.".

    Original wording

    Strike section 842 of division A and insert the following:

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As printed

SA 1206. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Franken, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 842 of division A and insert the following:

SEC. 842. LIMITATION ON DEFENSE CONTRACTOR COMPENSATION.

Section 2324(e)(1)(P) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(P) Costs of compensation of contractor and subcontractor employees for a fiscal year, regardless of the contract funding source, to the extent that such compensation exceeds the annual amount paid to the President of the United States in accordance with section 102 of title 3.”.

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1206 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

December 1, 2011

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1206 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

December 1, 2011

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8095, S8109, S8115-8116, S8116-8117)

December 1, 2011

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Amendment SA 1206 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

December 1, 2011

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8014)

November 30, 2011

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7944)

November 29, 2011

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7886)

November 28, 2011

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1206 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Boxer.(consideration: CR S7811-7814; text: CR S7813)

November 18, 2011

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Amendment SA 1206 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Boxer. (consideration: CR S7811-7814; text: CR S7813) To implement common sense controls on the taxpayer-funded salaries of defense contractors.

November 18, 2011

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Senate amendment submitted

November 17, 2011