S.Amdt. 2939
What it does: Adds SEC. 847. CONSIDERATION AND VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO EFFECT ON DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT OF AWARD OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS at the end of subtitle C of title VIII
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)What it changes
1 change to S. 3254 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 847. CONSIDERATION AND VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO EFFECT ON DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT OF AWARD OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS at the end of subtitle C of title VIII
Adds a sectionIn S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Section 2304c(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).
Inserted: SEC. 847. CONSIDERATION AND VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO EFFECT ON DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT OF AWARD OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 2305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
Inserted: "(6)(A) The head of an agency, in issuing a solicitation for competitive proposals, shall state in the solicitation that the agency may consider information (in this paragraph referred to as a 'jobs impact statement') that the offeror may include in its offer related to the effects on employment within the United States of the contract if it is awarded to the offeror.
Inserted: "(B) The information that may be included in a jobs impact statement may include the following:
Inserted: "(i) The number of jobs expected to be created in the United States, or the number of jobs retained that otherwise would be lost, if the contract is awarded to the offeror.
Inserted: "(ii) The number of jobs created or retained in the United States by the subcontractors expected to be used by the offeror in the performance of the contract.
Inserted: "(iii) A guarantee from the offeror that jobs created or retained in the United States in connection with the contract will not be moved outside the United States after award of the contract.
Inserted: "(C) The contracting officer may consider the information in the jobs impact statement in the evaluation of the offer.
Inserted: "(D) The agency may request further information from the offeror in order to verify the accuracy of the information in the jobs impact statement.
Inserted: "(E) In the case of a contract awarded to an offeror that submitted a jobs impact statement with the offer for the contract, the agency shall, not later than six months after the award of the contract and annually thereafter for the duration of the contract or contract extension, assess the accuracy of the jobs impact statement.
Inserted: "(F) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an annual report on the frequency of use within the Department of Defense of jobs impact statements in the evaluation of competitive proposals.".
Inserted: (b) Revision of Federal Acquisition Regulations.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to implement the amendment made by this section.
Original wording
At the end of C subtitle of title VIII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2939. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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:
At the end of C subtitle of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 847. CONSIDERATION AND VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO EFFECT ON DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT OF AWARD OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--Section 2305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(6)(A) The head of an agency, in issuing a solicitation for competitive proposals, shall state in the solicitation that the agency may consider information (in this paragraph referred to as a ‘jobs impact statement') that the offeror may include in its offer related to the effects on employment within the United States of the contract if it is awarded to the offeror.
“(B) The information that may be included in a jobs impact statement may include the following:
“(i) The number of jobs expected to be created in the United States, or the number of jobs retained that otherwise would be lost, if the contract is awarded to the offeror.
“(ii) The number of jobs created or retained in the United States by the subcontractors expected to be used by the offeror in the performance of the contract.
“(iii) A guarantee from the offeror that jobs created or retained in the United States in connection with the contract will not be moved outside the United States after award of the contract.
“(C) The contracting officer may consider the information in the jobs impact statement in the evaluation of the offer.
“(D) The agency may request further information from the offeror in order to verify the accuracy of the information in the jobs impact statement.
“(E) In the case of a contract awarded to an offeror that submitted a jobs impact statement with the offer for the contract, the agency shall, not later than six months after the award of the contract and annually thereafter for the duration of the contract or contract extension, assess the accuracy of the jobs impact statement.
“(F) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an annual report on the frequency of use within the Department of Defense of jobs impact statements in the evaluation of competitive proposals.”.
(b) Revision of Federal Acquisition Regulations.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to implement the amendment made by this section.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 26, 2012