US Congress House Bill 1760 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2015 Directs the President to establish: (1) an annual government-wide goal to procure goods and services using strategic sourcing, and (2) an annual government-wide goal for savings from the use of strategic sourcing. Defines "strategic sourcing" as a structured and collaborative process of critically analyzing an organization's spending patterns to better leverage its purchasing power, reduce costs, and improve overall value and performance. Requires the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) issue guidance to executive agencies for implementing the strategic sourcing goals established by this Act, and (2) report on spending for goods and services that was strategically sourced and the extent of the savings realized. Directs the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Energy, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the General Services Administration, and the Small Business Administration to take certain actions to support strategic sourcing, including establishing department wide-goals and savings targets for strategic sourcing efforts and a strategic sourcing accountability official. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct studies on contract utilization fees and on establishing strategic sourcing initiative contract vehicles, and (2) assess and report on the performance of executive agencies in implementing the strategic sourcing goals required by this Act and the amounts saved through the use of strategic sourcing.

Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2015

Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2015-04-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1760/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1760/BILLS-114hr1760ih.pdf