HR 4694 · 107th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act of 2002

Introduced 2002-05-09· Sponsored by Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.(2002-05-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility Act of 2002 - Provides that the simplified acquisition threshold to be applied for any FY 2002 or 2003 executive agency procurement of property or services that is to be used to facilitate the defense against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack and that is carried out in support of a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation or a contingency operation shall be: (1) $250,000 for a contract to be awarded and performed, or a purchase to be made, inside the United States; or (2) $500,000 for a contract to be awarded and performed, or a purchase to be made, outside of the United States. Authorizes the head of each agency to designate certain employees to make such procurements below a micro-purchase threshold of $15,000 (currently, $2,500) under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act. Permits executive agencies to apply to any such procurement specified provisions of law relating to the procurement of commercial items, without regard to whether the property and services are commercial items. Deems the $5 million limitation on the use of special simplified acquisition procedures to be $10 million…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

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1 Republican