110th Congress 1st Session Senate

Report 110-91

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND

RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2008

JUNE 26, 2007.—Ordered to be printed

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 1696]

SEC. 415. Continues language restricting the amount of funds available to the Department of the Interior for competitive sourcing activities and prohibits from the Forest Service from spending any funds available to the agency for competitive sourcing and related activities. This restriction shall apply not only to competitions conducted under OMB Circular A–76, but also to associated pre-planning activities, including feasibility studies. The Committee notes that the Forest Service’s lack of demonstrated savings and lack of compliance with congressional directives regarding the program led Congress to request an investigation by the Government Accountability Office. As this investigation is ongoing, the Committee believes it would be imprudent to allow the agency to continue its outsourcing program until GAO’s findings are known.