[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1702 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1702

          Entitled the ``Government Procurement Act of 1993''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 1993

 Mrs. Bentley (for herself and Mr. Valentine) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Government 
                     Operations and Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
          Entitled the ``Government Procurement Act of 1993''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Procurement Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Civilian Procurement.--Section 303B of the Federal Property and 
Administration Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b) is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(g)(1) In evaluating an offeror's price contained in any bid or 
proposal for any procurement in excess of $100,000, the head of the 
agency shall treat as containing the lowest price that bid or proposal 
which will yield the lowest net cost to the Government.
    ``(2) In determining net cost to the Government, the head of the 
agency shall deduct from the price offered--
            ``(A) the income taxes withheld or otherwise paid on wages 
        paid to the offeror's employees for work on performance on the 
        procurement contract;
            ``(B) projected corporate income taxes to be paid by the 
        offeror to the Government on any profits made on the 
        procurement;
            ``(C) any other rebate, refunds, assessments, or other 
        receipts which are likely to accrue to the Government as a 
        consequence of the offeror's performance of the procurement 
        contract.
    ``(3) The Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
shall, pursuant to section 6 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act, prescribe policies for the implementation of this 
subsection.''.
    (b) Defense Agencies.--Section 2305 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e)(1) In evaluating an offeror's price contained in any bid or 
proposal for any procurement in excess of $100,000, the head of the 
agency shall treat as containing the lowest price the bid or proposal 
which will yield the lowest net cost to the Government.
    ``(2) In determining net cost to the Government, the head of the 
agency shall deduct from the price offered--
            ``(A) the income taxes withheld or otherwise paid on wages 
        paid to the offeror's employees for work on performance on the 
        procurement contract;
            ``(B) projected corporate income taxes to be paid by the 
        offeror to the government on any profits made on the 
        procurement;
            ``(C) any other rebate, refunds, assessments, or other 
        receipts which are likely to accrue to the Government as a 
        consequence of the offeror's performance of the procurement 
        contract.
    ``(3) The Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
shall, pursuant to section 6 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act, prescribe policies for the implementation of this 
subsection.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 303B(d)(4) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by striking 
``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsections (b) and (g)''.
    (2) Section 2305(b)(4)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after ``paragraph (2)'' the following ``of this 
subsection and subsection (e)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any 
procurement (the notice for which is published) (the contract for which 
is awarded) (other test) on or after (to be supplied).

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