HR 803 · 110th Congress · Emergency Management

Department of Homeland Security Procurement Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-02-05· Sponsored by Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 401 of H.R. 1684 as introduced.(2007-03-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Homeland Security Procurement Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require: (1) the Chief Procurement Officer to provide homeland security procurement training to acquisition employees, including establishing training objectives, standards, requirements, and courses; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Council on Procurement Training to make policy and training curriculum recommendations. Directs the Secretary to require any offeror for a contract to provide goods or services to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit, as part of the offeror's bid: (1) an attestation disclosing any substantial role the offeror, the offeror's employees, or any corporate parent or subsidiary may have played in creating a solicitation, request for proposal, or statement of work or objectives for DHS; (2) a description of safeguards used to prevent the offeror from receiving information through such role that could provide an undue advantage in submission of a contract offer; and (3) a written certification indicating whether the offeror is in default or delinquent on any tax payment to the federal government. Requires the…

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Cosponsors (19)

13 Democrats6 Republicans