CONTRACT DISPUTES ACT IMPROVEMENTS.

SEC. 2351. CONTRACT DISPUTES ACT IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Period for Filing Claims.— Section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605) is amended in subsection (a) by inserting after the second sentence the following: “Each claim by a contractor against the government relating to a contract and each claim by the government against a contractor relating to a contract shall be submitted within 6 years after the accrual of the claim. The preceding sentence does not apply to a claim by the government against a contractor that is based on a claim by the contractor involving fraud.”. (2) Notwithstanding the third sentence of section 6(a) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as added by paragraph (1), if a contract in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act requires that a claim referred to in that sentence be submitted earlier than 6 years after the accrual of the claim, then the claim shall be submitted within the period required by the contract. The preceding sentence does not apply to a claim by the Federal Government against a contractor that is based on a claim by the contractor involving fraud. (b) Increased Threshold for Certification, Decision, and Notification Requirements.— Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out “$50,000” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “$100,000”. (c) Increased Maximum for Applicability of Accelerated Procedures.— Section 8(f) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607(0) is amended by striking out “$50,000” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “$100,000”. (d) Increased Maximum for Applicability of Small Claims Procedure.— Section 9(a) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by striking out “$10,000” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “$50,000”. (e) Requests for Issuance of Decisions.— Paragraph (4) of section 6(c) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605(c)) is amended— (1) by striking out “agency board of contract appeals” and inserting in lieu thereof “tribunal concerned”; and (2) by striking out “board,” and inserting in lieu thereof “tribunal concerned,”,