Public Contract Law Technical Correction

Floor Speech

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Ms. CHU. I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1107 codifies into positive law as title 41, United States Code, certain general and permanent laws related to public contracts. This is a noncontroversial bill that is not intended to make any substantive changes in the law. The Office of Law Revision Counsel periodically suggests to the committee of jurisdiction appropriate revisions to the United States Code in light of the enactment of codified laws. These changes are purely technical in nature. As is typical with the codification process, a number of non-substantive revisions are made, including the reorganization of sections into a more coherent overall structure.

Similar legislation has been introduced and favorably reported in each of the past two Congresses. It passed the House in May of last year. While it has been awaiting action in the Senate, a few additional technical corrections were identified, and they have been incorporated in the version that passed the Senate and that we are considering today.

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

I reserve the balance of my time.

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