3.0.0 1072 2022-11-15T16:34:18Z 2022-11-15T16:34:18Z House H HR 2013-03-12 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:H.R. 1072.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8--this bill regulates Commerce amongthe several states.Amendment V--the bill assures that citizens' liberty andproperty (their businesses and livelihood) are not deprived,that the government does not take property (market share,potential for profit and livelihood) without justcompensation.Amendment X--Nothing in the Constitution authorizes theFederal government to do anything other than those thingsenumerated (coin money, enter into treaties, conduct aCensus--which are inherently governmental). Thus, underAmendment X, the right to carry out commercial activities isreserved to the people. Note that the Constitution authorizesthe Post Office. The bill exempts the Postal Service.[Page H1358]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-03-12T16:00:49Z Freedom from Government Competition Act 113 523 S 2013-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2013-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2013-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 N B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2013-03-12 True B001273 Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] Diane Black R TN 6 2013-03-12 True H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2013-03-12 True G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2013-03-12 True W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2013-03-12 True H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Bill Huizenga R MI 2 2013-03-12 True B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2013-03-12 True B001271 Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] Dan Benishek R MI 1 2013-03-12 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2013-03-12 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2013-03-12 True C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2013-03-12 True G000560 Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] Tom Graves R GA 14 2013-03-12 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2013-03-12 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2013-03-14 False Y000063 Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] Kevin Yoder R KS 3 2013-03-14 False S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2013-03-14 False M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2013-03-19 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2013-03-19 False P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2013-03-19 False B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2013-04-09 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2013-04-09 False B001283 Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] Jim Bridenstine R OK 1 2013-04-12 False B001256 Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] Michele Bachmann R MN 6 2013-05-08 False M001182 Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] Mick Mulvaney R SC 5 2014-04-09 False K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2014-04-30 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2014-07-09 False Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2013-03-12 Introduced in House 2013-04-03T20:48:49Z Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2013 - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, except if: (1) such goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed by such agency; or (2) the head of the agency determines and certifies that federal production, manufacture, or provision of a good or service is necessary for the national defense or homeland security, that a good or service is so inherently governmental in nature that it is in the public interest to require production or performance by government employees, or that there is no private source capable of providing the good or service.

Requires such private sector provision of goods and services to be performed through: (1) the divestiture of federal involvement, (2) the award of a contract using competitive procedures, or (3) conducting a public-private competitive sourcing analysis in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures and determining that using the private sector is in the best interest of the United States and provides the best value to the taxpayer.

Authorizes an agency head to utilize federal employees to provide goods or services previously provided by a private sector entity upon completion of a public-private competitive sourcing analysis and after determining that provision by federal employees provides the best value.

Requires the Director of OMB to carry out a study, in conjunction with the Comptroller General (GAO), to evaluate the activities carried out in each agency.

]]> Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2013 Display Title Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1072ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1072ih.xml 2013-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 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.