Innovative procurement methods

(a) Increase in simplified acquisition threshold Section 134 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking $250,000 and inserting $500,000. (b) Simplified procedures for small purchases Section 1901(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $10,000,000. (c) Increase in micro purchase threshold Section 1902(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking $10,000 and inserting $25,000. (d) Advances for commercial technology subscriptions and tenancy Section 3324(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting or commercially available content after publication; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) charges for information and communications technology subscriptions, reservations, or tenancy, which means the sharing of computing resources in a private or public environment, including cloud environments, for which the ordering agency defines appropriate access and security standards..

(a) Increase in simplified acquisition threshold Section 134 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking $250,000 and inserting $500,000. (b) Simplified procedures for small purchases Section 1901(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $10,000,000. (c) Increase in micro purchase threshold Section 1902(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking $10,000 and inserting $25,000. (d) Advances for commercial technology subscriptions and tenancy Section 3324(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting or commercially available content after publication; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) charges for information and communications technology subscriptions, reservations, or tenancy, which means the sharing of computing resources in a private or public environment, including cloud environments, for which the ordering agency defines appropriate access and security standards..