S. 361093rd CongressSenate Bill

Provides for the establishment of regional small contract claims boards for small claims relating to Government contracts.

Official title: A bill to provide for the establishment of regional small contract claims boards for small claims relating to Government contracts.

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Provides for the establishment of regional small contract claims boards for small claims relating to Government contracts. States that any determination of a dispute concerning a question of fact arising under a contract between a contractor and any department or agency of the Federal Government involving an amount not exceeding $25,000 shall be made by the contracting officer or procuring agent of that department or agency who is responsible for that contract prior to the conclusion of the sixty-day period beginning on the date of notification. Directs the head of each department and agency of the Federal Government to establish regional small contract claims boards for the consideration of final decisions of contracting officers and procuring agents under this Act. States that a decision of a small contract claims board shall not be subject to judicial review, except that a contractor may seek a trial de novo in court after an adverse board decision.

Introduced Jun 10, 1974
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William Hathaway

Democrat

U.S. Senator · ME

Introduced solo — no cosponsors joined.

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