[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3691 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3691

To require that printing for the executive and legislative branches of 
the Government be procured through a competitive bid process conducted 
               by the Administrator of General Services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 22, 1993

Mr. Santorum introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
  to the Committees on Government Operations and House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To require that printing for the executive and legislative branches of 
the Government be procured through a competitive bid process conducted 
               by the Administrator of General Services.

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

SECTION 1. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND 
              LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), printing for 
the executive branch of the Government and printing for the legislative 
branch of the Government shall be procured through a competitive bid 
process conducted by the Administrator of General Services.
    (b) Exception.--Any department, agency, or other entity of the 
executive branch or the legislative branch that produces classified 
information may print that information.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    As used in this Act, the term ``classified information'' means 
information that, for reasons of national security, is specifically 
designated by the Government, pursuant to law, Executive order, or 
regulation, for protection against unauthorized disclosure.

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