{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-5528","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 5528","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To evaluate the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To evaluate the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes."}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-09-18","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-01-29","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h20","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act","result":"Passed","yea":397,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":34,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll020.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.","date":"2024-12-02"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-09-18","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of each agency to determine whether provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation related to the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process have created any national security risk and report to Congress."}],"words":55},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review agency procurement management practices to determine whether section 15.101–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation has created any national security risk, and to report the results to congressional committees.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5528/text/eh#HCABA81B8BB694245A1277CA489374012"}]},"core_areas":["Review of federal procurement practices under section 15.101–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for national security risk"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review the procurement management practices of Defense and Civilian agencies.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5528/text/eh#HCABA81B8BB694245A1277CA489374012"}},{"text":"Directs the review to determine whether the provisions of section 15.101–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation have created any national security risk.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5528/text/eh#HCABA81B8BB694245A1277CA489374012"}},{"text":"Requires the Director to submit a report on the results of the review not later than 180 days after the enactment of the Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5528/text/eh#HCABA81B8BB694245A1277CA489374012"}},{"text":"Directs the report to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5528/text/eh#HCABA81B8BB694245A1277CA489374012"}},{"text":"Defines \"Defense and Civilian agency\" by the meaning given \"agency\" in section 133 of title 41, United States Code, and defines \"Director\" as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5528/text/eh#HCABA81B8BB694245A1277CA489374012"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-01-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5528/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5528","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5528/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-5528.png","v":"945c8c0932f4","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 5528, 118th Congress: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act. House: 397 Yea, 0 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 29 Jan 2024."}}