S.Amdt. 970

SA 970. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 957 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 2354, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In title I, at the end of the sections under the heading “GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL”, add the following:

Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any noncompetitive contract issued by the Corps to any Alaska Native Corporation or any subsidiary of any Alaska Native Corporation for the procurement of services in an amount that exceeds $4,000,000 or for the procurement of property in an amount that exceeds $6,500,000 unless--

(1) the contracting officer justifies in writing the use of the contract; and

(2) the justification--

(A) includes a determination that the noncompetitive contract is in the best interest of the Department of the Army;

(B) is approved by the appropriate official in the Department of the Army authorized to approve contract awards for dollar amounts comparable to the amount of the noncompetitive contract; and

(C) the justification and related information are made available to the public.