Thanks, Jinx. I like this part, too:
[Struck out->] `(3) CERTAIN COST PRINCIPLES AND COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost principles set forth under part 31 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, the cost accounting standards set forth under chapter 99 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, and the requirement for the submission of certified cost and pricing information under section 304A of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b), shall not apply to any contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction entered into under the Project BioShield Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-276).'. [<-Struck out]
So in other words, pharmaceutical and bio-tech companies can spend to their heart's content to the moon and beyond, be accountable to no one for the money they use, develop vaccines and drugs that no one knows about, experiment with these products on the rest of us, and not be responsible for whom they kill or injure in the process.
Saddam should have had it so good!
