S.Amdt. 1349

1. Adds SEC. 827. ADEQUACY OF CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVES TO PREVENT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE at the end of subtitle B of title VIII

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   In S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (2) Rothe Development Corporation. v. Department of Defense, 545 F.3d 1023 (2008).

   Inserted: SEC. 827. ADEQUACY OF CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVES TO PREVENT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

   Inserted: (a) Finding.--Congress finds that a November 14, 2011, Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entitled "Wartime Contracting in Afghanistan: Analysis and Issues for Congress" said that "[a]ccording to some government officials, there are simply not enough contracting officer representatives (CORs) in theatre to conduct adequate oversight . . . In some instances the problem is not the number of contracting officer representatives, but the lack of expertise of those assigned to conduct oversight".

   Inserted: (b) Additional Contracting Officer Representatives.--The Secretary of Defense shall, using amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act, increase the number of contracting officer representatives of the Department of Defense to the number determined sufficient by the Secretary to provide the proper oversight of government contracts necessary to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in government contracts.

   Inserted: (c) Reports.--Not later than January 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report assessing the extent to which the number of contracting officer representatives in the Department of Defense during the preceding calendar year was sufficient to provide the proper oversight of government contracts necessary to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in government contracts.

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   At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following:

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