[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6043 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6043

 To provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing 
 or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2008

 Mr. Skelton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing 
 or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas.

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

SECTION 1. EVALUATION FACTOR FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS EMPLOYING OR 
              SUBCONTRACTING WITH RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN SPECIAL 
              IMMIGRANT VISAS.

    (a) Evaluation Factor for Contractors Using Recipients of Certain 
Immigration Visas.--
            (1) In general.--In evaluating any bid or proposal for a 
        covered contract, the Secretary of Defense may use as an 
        evaluation factor whether an entity intends to carry out the 
        contract using an employee or individual subcontractor who is a 
        recipient of a covered special immigration visa.
            (2) Documentation of covered special immigrant visa.--The 
        Secretary of Defense shall require any entity claiming intent 
        to carry out a contract using an employee or individual 
        subcontractor who is a recipient of a covered special 
        immigration visa to submit documentation to the Department of 
        Defense of the names of each such recipient that the entity 
        will employ, or execute personal services contracts with, for 
        the contract concerned.
            (3) Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue such 
        guidance as is required to identify those contracts for which 
        the evaluation factor may be used.
            (4) Regulations.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
        be revised as necessary to implement this subsection.
            (5) Public availability of information.--Upon completion of 
        the revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation as required 
        by paragraph (4), the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
        notification of the evaluation factor and regulations governing 
        its implementation on the FedBizOps website.
            (6) Construction of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall be construed as requiring the granting of security 
        clearances in violation of any applicable law or regulation or 
        superseding any regulation or law intended to protect 
        classified information or national security.
    (b) Assistance to Recipients of Certain Immigration Visas To Apply 
for Employment With Defense Contractors.--
            (1) Requirement to post information.--Upon request from a 
        contractor, the Secretary of Defense shall post on a website 
        accessible to the public, and update as appropriate, such 
        information as the contractor and the Secretary consider 
        necessary (including name and contact information about the 
        contractor) to enable recipients of covered special immigration 
        visas to apply for employment with the contractor.
            (2) Requirement for notification.--The Secretary of 
        Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a system for 
        notifying recipients of covered special immigration visas about 
        the information posted on the website described in subsection 
        (a). The system shall provide that--
                    (A) in the case of a recipient of a covered special 
                immigration visa who entered the United States before 
                the posting of information required under subsection 
                (a), the notification shall be provided by United 
                States mail; and
                    (B) in the case of such a recipient who entered the 
                United States after the posting of such information, 
                the notification shall be provided in writing at the 
                time of the issuance of the visa.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered contract.--The term ``covered contract'' means 
        a contract by the Department of Defense for the procurement of 
        goods or services in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with 
        respect to which the Secretary of Defense has determined that 
        proficiency in Arabic or knowledge of Iraq is useful.
            (2) Covered special immigrant visa.--The term ``covered 
        special immigrant visa'' means a visa issued under section 1244 
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
        (Public Law 110-181) or section 1059 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163).
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