{"format":1,"id":"117-s-583","congress":117,"number":"S. 583","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill to promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"PRICE Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"PRICE Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 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2021"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-88","introduced":"2021-03-03","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-02-07","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h34","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"PRICE Act","result":"Passed","yea":426,"nay":5,"present":0,"not_voting":2,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll034.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2021-07-29","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5190-5192; text: CR S5191-5192)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2022-02-22"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-88.","date":"2022-02-22"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-02-22","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021 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shall convene a Chief Acquisition Officers Council to examine best practices for acquisition innovation in contracting in the federal government."}],"words":156},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Department of Homeland Security to report annually on Procurement Innovation Lab projects, guidance and training on innovative procurement techniques, and directs the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to convene the Chief Acquisition Officers Council to examine and report on acquisition innovation across the Federal Government.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text/enr#idDB4DAF4F9187434793BA383DE2611942:~:text=4.%20Procurement%20Innovation%20Lab%20report"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text/enr#id1D06FB30E8CB45839D5B7B927198D02F"}]},"core_areas":["Department of Homeland Security Procurement Innovation Lab reporting","Procurement training and best-practice sharing","Chief Acquisition Officers Council review of acquisition innovation","Small business contracting goals in federal procurement"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to publish an annual report on a Department website on Procurement Innovation Lab projects that have used innovative techniques for goals such as better competition, reduced time to award, cost savings, better mission outcomes, or small business contracting goals.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text/enr#idDB4DAF4F9187434793BA383DE2611942:~:text=4.%20Procurement%20Innovation%20Lab%20report"}},{"text":"Requires the Under Secretary for Management to develop and disseminate guidance and offer training for Department contracting officers, contracting specialists, program managers, and other personnel on when and how to use the Department's innovative procurement techniques.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text/enr#idDB4DAF4F9187434793BA383DE2611942:~:text=4.%20Procurement%20Innovation%20Lab%20report"}},{"text":"Requires the Under Secretary to share best practices across the Department and make information to improve procurement methods and training available to other Federal agencies, as the Under Secretary determines appropriate.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text/enr#idDB4DAF4F9187434793BA383DE2611942:~:text=4.%20Procurement%20Innovation%20Lab%20report"}},{"text":"Ends the Department of Homeland Security reporting, training, and best-practice duties 3 years after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text/enr#idDB4DAF4F9187434793BA383DE2611942:~:text=4.%20Procurement%20Innovation%20Lab%20report"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to convene the Chief Acquisition Officers Council within 45 days of enactment to examine best practices for acquisition innovation in Federal contracting, including small business contracting.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text/enr#id1D06FB30E8CB45839D5B7B927198D02F"}},{"text":"Requires the Council to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees within 1 year of enactment describing innovative acquisition practices, steps to adopt modernized business practices and technologies, and any recommended statutory changes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text/enr#id1D06FB30E8CB45839D5B7B927198D02F"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/583/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-583.png","v":"949fab55b0ea","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 583, 117th Congress: Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021. House: 426 Yea, 5 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 22 Feb 2022."}}