I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5755 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2010 Mr. Courtney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide authority to restrict competition to businesses within States that fund projects at military installations.

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Authority to restrict competition to businesses within States that fund projects at military installations

Section 2304(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1)by striking or at the end of paragraph (6); (2)by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ; or; and (3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8)the contract is for a military construction project at a military installation in a State, the State provided all funding for the project, and the head of the agency— (A)determines that it is in the best interest of the agency concerned to limit the sources from which it solicits bids or proposals to prospective contractors that have a physical presence in the State that provided the funding; and (B)notifies the congressional defense committees in writing of such determination not less than 30 days before the award of the contract. .