[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2887 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2887

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require certain contracts of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs to be subject to the same 
  procurement law applicable to other departments and agencies of the 
                          Federal Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 1997

  Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. 
  Rodriguez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require certain contracts of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs to be subject to the same 
  procurement law applicable to other departments and agencies of the 
                          Federal Government.

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

SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF PROCUREMENT LAW TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Subsection (b) of section 3720 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out ``; however'' and all that follows through the 
end of the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``, 
except that title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) shall apply to any 
contract for services or supplies on account of any property acquired 
pursuant to this section.''.
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