A bill to amend the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 to require that a competitive examination process be used for the selection of members of boards of contract appeals of Federal Government agencies; to provide that the members of such boards shall be treated in the same manner as administrative law judges of the Federal Government for certain administrative purposes; and to revise the procedures for the collection of claims under Federal Government contracts.
Contract Disputes Act Amendments of 1986 - Title I: Professional Independence of Members of Agency Boards of Contract Appeals - Amends the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 to require the selection of members of agency boards of contract appeals pursuant to the civil service competitive examination process. Requires that such examination be designed to demonstrate the applicant's public contract law experience and that a separate register be maintained for eligible candidates. Subjects board members to the same adverse action provisions as administrative law judges.
Title II: Claims by Federal Government Contractors - Establishes an 18-month filing period for claims against the Government for damages relating to contract disputes. Grants contractors 180 days (currently, 90 days) from the receipt of the contracting officer's decision to appeal such decision to the agency board of contract appeals. Grants contractors 180 days (currently, 12 months) from the receipt of the contracting officer's decision to appeal such decision to the U.S. Claims Court.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth with an amendment. With written report No. 99-352.
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Roth with an amendment. With written report No. 99-352.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 754.
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from CBO.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
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