[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1644 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1644

To promote the employment of workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 
       connection with Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 8, 2005

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To promote the employment of workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 
       connection with Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts.

    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 ``Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction and 
Displaced Worker Assistance Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENT.

    In entering into a contract to procure services in connection with 
Hurricane Katrina reconstruction efforts, the head of an executive 
agency shall give a preference in the source selection process to each 
offeror that employs workers who have been displaced by Hurricane 
Katrina as not less than 25 percent of the workforce that will perform 
such services.

SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given 
such term in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 403).
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