DISCOURAGEMENT OF NONSTANDARD CONTRACT CLAUSES.

SEC. 1093. DISCOURAGEMENT OF NONSTANDARD CONTRACT CLAUSES. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC. 29. NONSTANDARD CONTRACT CLAUSES. “The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall promulgate regulations to discourage the use of a nonstandard contract clause on a repetitive basis. The regulations shall include provisions that— “(1) clearly define what types of contract clauses are to be treated as nonstandard clauses; and “(2) require prior approval for the use of a nonstandard clause on a repetitive basis by an official at a level of responsibility above the contracting officer.”.