[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 885 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 885

To prohibit any executive branch agency from entering into any service 
 contract if the services procured under the contract can be performed 
              at a lower cost by employees of the agency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 1997

  Ms. Norton (for herself and Mrs. Morella) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
                               Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit any executive branch agency from entering into any service 
 contract if the services procured under the contract can be performed 
              at a lower cost by employees of the agency.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ENTERING CERTAIN SERVICE CONTRACTS.

    (a) Prohibition.--An agency in the executive branch of the Federal 
Government may not enter into a service contract, unless--
            (1) the agency has determined--
                    (A) the total cost to the Federal Government of 
                procuring services under the contract; and
                    (B) the total cost to the Federal Government of 
                having those services performed by employees of the 
                agency; and
            (2) the costs determined under paragraph (1)(A) are less 
        than the costs determined under paragraph (1)(B).
    (b) Cost Comparison.--The comparison of costs required by 
subsection (a)(2) shall be made pursuant to the criteria set forth in 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Application.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
contracts awarded after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Service Contract Defined.--For the purposes of this section, 
the term ``service contract'' has the meaning given such term in part 
37 of title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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