H.R. 1982 · 108th Congress

To amend title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to provide to contracting…

Full title

To amend title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to provide to contracting officers of the civilian agencies the same authorities available to Department of Defense contracting officers to competitively evaluate products offered by Federal Prison Industries, Inc., to assure that such products represent the best value for the taxpayer dollars being expended, and for other purposes.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D MaloneySponsor

1 cosponsor · 1 R

R Souder

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 6, 2003

Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the head of an executive agency: (1) before purchasing a product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) catalog, to conduct market research to determine whether the Industries' product is comparable to products available from the private sector that best meet the agency's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery; and (2) if an FPI product is not comparable, to use competitive procedures for the procurement of the product or to make an individual purchase under a multiple award contract, considering any timely offer from FPI; and (3) to ensure that FPI performs its contractual obligations to the same extent as any other agency contractor..

Prohibits: (1) a contractor or potential contractor of an agency from being required, by any means, to use FPI as a subcontractor or supplier of products or provider of services for the performance of an agency contract; or (2) an agency head from entering into a contract with FPI under which an inmate worker would have access to specified classified or sensitive information.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To amend title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to provide to contracting officers of the civilian agencies the same authorities available to Department of Defense contracting officers to competitively evaluate products offered by Federal Prison Industries, Inc., to assure that such products represent the best value for the taxpayer dollars being expended, and for other purposes.

Latest action (May 6, 2003): Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: May 6, 2003

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No recorded floor vote found.