Senate Bill 3185
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Bogus Bonus Ban Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 14, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3185
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Bogus Bonus Ban Act of 2020
This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with federal departments and agencies, to issue guidance, with detailed implementation instructions, on the appropriate use of award and incentive fees in department or agency programs.
The guidance shall, among other things
- ensure that all new contracts using award fees link such fees to outcomes (which shall be defined in terms of program cost, schedule, and performance);
- establish criteria for identifying the appropriate level of officials authorized to approve the use of award and incentive fees in new contracts;
- ensure that no award fee may be paid for contractor performance that is judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that does not meet the basic requirements of the contract; and
- provide for the development of performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of award and incentive fees as a tool for improving contractor performance and achieving desired program outcomes.
Any funds intended to be awarded as incentive fees that are not paid due to the inability of a contractor to meet the criteria established by this bill shall be deobligated and made available for purposes for which the funds are otherwise allowable.
The Department of the Treasury shall include award fee as a filter on USAspending.gov.
January 14, 2020
01/14/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
01/14/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:22:52 PM