[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5065]
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  SA 3246. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 839A. ENHANCED COMPETITION FOR DEFENSE CONSTRUCTION 
                   CONTRACTS.

       To promote competition and expand access to qualified 
     contractors, the Secretary of Defense shall amend the Defense 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to remove any 
     solicitation or contract requirement that, as a condition of 
     eligibility for a defense construction contract, mandates a 
     contractor maintain--
       (1) a physical office;
       (2) a bona fide place of business; or
       (3) any other geographic presence within a specified area 
     of the United States.
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