S 1677 · 97th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend section 719 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, to authorize the grant of exemptions to the Cost Accounting Standards by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Introduced 1981-09-29· Sponsored by Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Banking.(1981-09-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the Office of Management and Budget to exempt from cost accounting standards such classes or categories of defense contractors or subcontractors under contracts negotiated in connection with national defense procurements as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines, on the basis of the size of contracts involved or otherwise, are appropriate.…

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