3.0.0 705 2023-01-11T19:57:25Z 2023-01-11T19:57:25Z Senate S S 2007-02-28 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-28T18:44:58Z 2007-02-28 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-02-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2362) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON N T000162 Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] CRAIG THOMAS R WY 2007-02-28 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-02-28 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2007-02-28 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-02-28 True Government Operations and Politics Armed Forces and National Security Classified defense information Commerce Competitive bidding Crime and Law Enforcement Electric power distribution Energy Energy transportation Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Government corporations Government procurement Identification devices Identity theft Infrastructure Labor and Employment Pipelines Prison labor Public utilities Service industries Subcontractors Water Resources Development Water supply Government Operations and Politics 00 2007-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-11T20:00:41Z Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require an executive agency, when procuring Federal Prison Industries (FPI) products to: (1) use competitive procedures; or (2) make an individual purchase under a multiple award contract in accordance with applicable competition requirements. Requires an agency to: (1) timely notify FPI of procurements; and (2) consider a timely offer from FPI in the same manner as other offers.

Requires agency heads to ensure that: (1) agencies do not purchase a FPI product or service unless an agency's contracting officer determines that the product or service is comparable to products or services available from the private sector that best meet the agencies' needs; and (2) FPI performs its contractual obligations to agencies to the same extent as any other contractor. Outlines exceptions to the competitive procedures requirement.

Prohibits requiring a contractor to use FPI as a subcontractor or supplier.

Prohibits agencies from entering into contracts with FPI under which inmate workers would have access to classified and sensitive information.

Restricts the interstate and foreign commerce of services resulting from convict labor in a prisoner work program operated by a prison or jail of a state or local jurisdiction. Subjects knowing violators of such restrictions to fine or imprisonment, or both.

Requires state and local prison work programs to meet specified requirements. Provides for exemptions for services performed as part of an inmate work program conducted by a state or local government to disassemble, scrap, and recycle products, other than electronic products, that would otherwise be disposed of in a landfill. Authorizes recovered scrap from such program to be sold.

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A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a governmentwide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a governmentwide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a governmentwide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2007-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s705is/xml/BILLS-110s705is.xml 2007-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.