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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="731" measure-id="id113hr731" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-02-14" update-date="2013-03-11">
<title>Protecting Americans Abroad Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id113hr731v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2013-03-11">
<action-date>2013-02-14</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Protecting Americans Abroad Act - Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to allow the Department of State to use a best-value contracting method in awarding local guard or protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad under the diplomatic security program.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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