A bill to amend the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 to improve the process for identifying the functions of the Federal Government that are not inherently governmental functions, for determining the appropriate organizations for the performance of such functions on the basis of competition, and for other purposes.
Requires notification to agency employees who are engaged in an activity listed as not being inherently governmental that such activity may be converted to performance by a private source.
Requires competitive procedures to be used when considering contracting with a private source for the performance of an activity that is not inherently governmental.
Requires OMB Circular A-76 and applicable Federal laws to be followed in cost comparisons of performing a function within the executive agency versus through a private source. Allows an activity not inherently governmental to be performed by a private source without a cost comparison if the activity is currently performed by fewer than ten full-time Federal employees.
Prohibits an agency activity not inherently governmental from being performed by another Federal source unless, within three years prior, performance of such activity has been justified pursuant to Federal competitive procedures. Prohibits the performance within State or local agencies of an activity not inherently governmental unless the head of such agency has first: (1) solicited offers for performance of such activity under Federal procurement requirements; and (2) determined that no responsible private source is available to meet the agency's needs with respect to that activity.
Allows an interested party to submit to an executive agency a challenge of the classification of any activity on a list for which a notice of public availability has been published. Revises publication deadlines.
Prohibits the conversion of agency performance of an activity not inherently governmental to performance by a Federal Prison Industries government corporation.
Excludes research and development from consideration as an inherently governmental function.
Requires the OMB Director to report to Congress on the portability of Federal pension benefits.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1415-1416)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia.
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