Sec. 2803. Increased transparency and public availability of information regarding solicitation and award of subcontracts under military construction contracts
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Section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (f); and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following new subsections: The recipient of a contract for a construction project described in subsection (c)(1) to be carried out in a State shall make publicly available on a website of the General Services Administration or the Small Business Administration, as applicable, any solicitation made by the contract recipient under the contract for a subcontract with an estimated value of $250,000 or more. The Secretary of Defense shall— maintain on the Internet site required by subsection (c)(1) information regarding the solicitation date and award date (or anticipated date) for each subcontract described in paragraph (1); submit written notice of the award of the original contract for a project described in subsection (c)(1) to be carried out in a State, and each subcontract described in paragraph
(1)under the contract, to each State agency that enforces workers’ compensation or minimum wage laws in the State in which the contract or subcontract will be carried out; and in the case of the award of a contract for a project described in subsection (c)(1) to be carried out in a State, and any subcontract described in paragraph
(1)under the contract, with an estimated value of $2,000,000 or more, submit written notice of the award of the contract or subcontract within 30 days after the award to each Senator of the State in which the contract or subcontract will be carried out and the Member of the House of Representatives representing the congressional district in which the contract or subcontract will be carried out. In this subsection: The term Member of the House of Representatives includes a Delegate to the House of Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. The term State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Subsections
(c)and
(d)do not apply to a classified construction project otherwise described in subsection (c)(1). . Subsection
(d)of section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), shall apply with respect to a contract for a construction project described in subsection (c)(1) of such section that— is entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; or was entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, if the first solicitation made by the contract recipient under the contract for a subcontract with an estimated value of $250,000 or more is made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.