[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5027 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5027

    To provide for the applicability of Federal minority set-aside 
  requirements to Hispanic Americans of Spanish or Portuguese origin.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 1994

Mr. Torricelli introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Government Operations

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the applicability of Federal minority set-aside 
  requirements to Hispanic Americans of Spanish or Portuguese origin.

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

SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL MINORITY SET-ASIDE REQUIREMENTS TO 
              HISPANIC AMERICANS OF SPANISH OR PORTUGUESE ORIGIN.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of any requirement or authority under 
any Federal statute or regulation to give Hispanic Americans a priority 
or other preference in the award of a contract for procurement 
(including subcontracting plan requirements established by sections 
19.702 through 19.704 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations), United 
States citizens whose origins are in Spain or Portugal shall be 
considered to be Hispanic Americans.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF CONFORMING REVISIONS TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
              REGULATION.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise chapter 1 
of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation) in accordance with section 1.
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