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James M. Inhofe was mentioned in Text of Senate Amendment 5547 on pages S4929-S4930 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on Sept. 21 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

SA 5547. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1077. SOCIOECONOMIC LABOR THRESHOLD FOR THE SERVICE

CONTRACT ACT.

(a) Socioeconomic Labor Threshold.--

(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the socioeconomic labor threshold is--

(A) for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on October 1 following such date of enactment, the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor under paragraph (2)(A); and

(B) for each 1-year period beginning on October 1 following such date of enactment, the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor under paragraph (2)(B).

(2) Inflation adjustments.--

(A) Initial period.--The amount determined under this paragraph for the period described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be $2,500 as--

(i) increased by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States city average), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, comparing--

(I) such Consumer Price Index for October of 1965; and

(II) such Consumer Price Index for the most recent month as of the date of enactment of this Act for which such Consumer Price Index is available; and

(ii) (if applicable), rounded to the nearest multiple of

$100.

(B) Subsequent periods.--

(i) In general.--The amount determined under this subparagraph for the applicable period described in paragraph

(1)(B) shall be the amount in effect on the date of such determination as--

(I) increased (if applicable) from such amount by the annual percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States city average), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from the preceding year as calculated in accordance with clause (ii); and

(II) (if applicable) rounded to the nearest multiple of

$100.

(ii) Consumer price index.--In making the determination under clause (i) and calculating the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers under clause

(i)(I), the Secretary of Labor shall compare the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States city average), as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for June of the calendar year in which such determination is made with the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States city average), as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for June of the preceding calendar year.

(iii) Rule of construction.--With respect to a determination under clause (i) of the amount in effect under this paragraph for an applicable period under paragraph

(1)(B), if there is not an annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (all items; United States city average) from the preceding year as described in clause (i)(I), the amount in effect under this paragraph for such applicable period shall be the amount in effect under paragraph (1) on the date of such determination.

(b) Amendments to the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act.--

(1) Definition.--Section 6701 of title 41, United States Code, is amended--

(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

``(4) Socioeconomic labor threshold.--The term

`socioeconomic labor threshold' means the socioeconomic labor threshold established under section 1077(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.''.

(2) Applicability threshold.--Section 6702(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``(2) involves an amount exceeding--

``(A) for contracts and bid specifications made prior to the date of enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, $2,500; and

``(B) for contracts and bid specifications made on or after such date of enactment, the socioeconomic labor threshold.''.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 152

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