HR 1829 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 12, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Peter Hoekstra R-MI

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Latest action · Nov 7, 2003 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. IntroducedApr 12, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNov 6, 2003
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal criminal code to replace provisions regarding the purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments with provisions establishing a Government-wide procurement policy relating to purchases from Federal Prison Industries (FPI), which shall generally require the use of competitive procedures.

Authorizes a contract award to be made to FPI using other than competitive procedures: (1) if a product or service is only available from FPI and if other requirements are met; and (2) by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (the Bureau).

Provides that a timely offer received from FPI to furnish a product or service for a Federal agency shall be considered for award without limitation as to the dollar value of the proposed purchase unless the contract opportunity has been reserved for competition exclusively among small business concerns pursuant to the Small Business Act.

(Sec. 3) Requires that an analysis of the probable impact of a proposed expansion of sales within the Federal market by FPI on private sector firms and their non-inmate workers be made whenever FPI proposes to authorize the sale of a new specific product or service or to expand production of a current product or service.

Prohibits FPI from furnishing construction services through inmate labor unless such services are to be performed within a Federal correctional facility pursuant to the participation of an inmate in an apprenticeship or other vocational education program teaching the skills of the various building trades.

Authorizes the FPI board of directors to authorize: (1) the donation of products produced or services furnished by FPI and available for sale; (2) the production of a new specific product or the furnishing of a new specific service for donation; or (3) a proposal to expand production of a currently authorized specific product or service in an amount in excess of a reasonable share of the market if a Federal agency has requested that FPI be authorized to furnish such product or service in amounts needed by such agency or if the proposal is justified for other good cause and supported by at least eight board members.

(Sec. 4) Requires a Federal agency having a requirement for a product that is authorized for sale by FPI and is listed in its catalog to first solicit an offer from FPI and make purchases on a noncompetitive basis. Requires, subject to specified limitations, a contract award to be made on a noncompetitive basis to FPI if the contracting officer determines that: (1) the FPI product will meet the procurement requirements; (2) timely performance of the contract by FPI can be reasonably expected; and (3) the negotiated price does not exceed a fair and reasonable price.

Directs that the terms and conditions of the contract and the price to be paid to FPI be determined by negotiation between FPI and the Federal agency making the purchase. Bars the negotiated price from exceeding a fair and reasonable price determined in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Prohibits the total dollar value of FPI sales to the Government in FY 2005 through 2009 from exceeding specified percentages of FPI sales for the base period. Sets limits regarding FPI sales within various business sectors, relating to specific products, and arising from changes in design specifications. Prohibits the use of such preferential contracting authorities on or after October 1, 2009. Requires the Attorney General to: (1) make a finding regarding the effects of such percentage limitations, including a determination whether such limitation has resulted or is likely to result in a substantial reduction in inmate industrial employment and whether such reductions, if any, present a significant risk of adverse effects on safe prison operation or public safety; and (3) advise the Congress upon finding a significant risk of adverse effects on either safe prison management or public safety.

Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the head of an executive agency: (1) before purchasing a product listed in the latest edition of the FPI catalog, to conduct market research to determine whether the FPI product is comparable to products available from the private sector that best meet the executive agency's needs in terms of price, quality, and time of delivery; and (2) if such product is not comparable, to use competitive procedures or make an individual purchase under a multiple award. Provides that a contracting officer's determination as to whether an FPI product or service is comparable is not reviewable.

Provides for the protection of classified and sensitive information.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes FPI to produce products as a subcontractor or supplier in the performance of a Federal procurement contract. Makes the use of FPI a voluntary business decision by the Federal prime contractor or subcontractor, subject to any prior approval imposed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation or by the contract. Prohibits such authority from resulting in the sale in the commercial market of a product or service resulting from the labor of Federal inmate workers and requires a contractor or subcontractor using FPI to implement appropriate management procedures to prevent it.

(Sec. 6) Requires that: (1) inmate workers be paid wages for work at a basic hourly rate to be negotiated between the eligible entity and FPI and specified in the procurement agreement; and (2) wage rates set by the Director of the Bureau to be paid inmates for various institutional work assignments be specifically authorized.

Requires: (1) the Board of Directors of FPI to prescribe the rates of hourly wages to be paid inmates performing work for or through FPI; and (2) the Director of the Bureau to prescribe the rates of hourly wages for other work assignments within the various Federal correctional institutions, with increase determinations on not less than a biannual basis. Provides that, in the case of an inmate whose term of imprisonment is to expire in not more than two years: (1) wages shall be earned at an hourly rate of not less than $2.50 but paid at the same rate and in the same manner as paid to any other inmate; and (2) any amount earned but not paid shall be held in trust and paid only upon the actual expiration of the term of imprisonment.

Requires the Board: (1) not later than September 30, 2004, to increase the maximum wage rate for inmates performing work for or through FPI to an amount equal to 50 percent of the minimum wage prescribed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; (2) not later than September 30, 2009, to increase such maximum wage rate to an amount equal to such minimum wage; and (3) to request the Secretary of Labor to establish, not later than October 1, 2004, an inmate training wage pursuant to that Act.

Requires deductions of up to 80 percent of an inmate worker's wages for applicable taxes, payment of fines and restitution, support of the inmates' family, and to facilitate the inmate's assimilation back into society.

(Sec. 7) Includes services within the scope of a prohibition against transporting in interstate commerce or from a foreign country goods produced by prisoners. Authorizes any prisoner work program operated by a State or local jurisdiction of a State which is providing services for the commercial market on October 1, 2002, to continue to provide such commercial services: (1) until the expiration date specified in the contract on that date; (2) until September 30, 2005, if the prison work program is directly furnishing the services to the commercial market; or (3) after those dates if it has been certified and is in compliance with specified requirements.

(Sec. 10) Establishes within the Bureau the Enhanced In-Prison Educational and Vocational Assessment and Training Program, which shall provide: (1) in-prison assessments of inmates' needs and aptitudes; (2) educational opportunities; (3) vocational training and apprenticeships; and (4) release-readiness preparation. Authorizes appropriations. Directs that all components of the program be established in at least 25 percent of all Federal prisons within two years, 50 percent within four years, 75 percent within six years, and 100 percent within eight years.

Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize inmates with work assignments within FPI to perform work for an eligible entity pursuant to an agreement between such entity and the Inmate Work Training Administrator. Directs the Board to designate an entity as the Inmate Work Training Administrator to administer the work-based training program authorized by this section. Makes the Director of the Bureau and the Chief Operating Officer of FPI responsible only for: (1) maintaining appropriate institutional and inmate security; and (2) matters relating to the selection and payment of participating inmates.

Requires an eligible entity seeking to enter into such an agreement to submit a detailed proposal, specifying: (1) types of work to be performed; (2) the proposed duration of the agreement; (3) the number of inmate workers expected to be employed in the specified types of work during the various phases of the agreement; (4) the wage rates proposed to be paid to various classes of inmate workers; and (5) the facilities, services, and personnel (other than correctional personnel dedicated to inmate worker security) to be furnished by FPI or the Bureau and any reimbursement rates.

Sets forth provisions regarding certification of the agreement by the chief executive officer of the eligible entity, protections for non-inmate workers, approval by the Board, wage rates and deductions from inmate wages, voluntary participation by inmates, work assignments, and enforcement of protections for non-inmate workers. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the Chief Operating Officer of FPI to develop proposals to have FPI donate products and services to eligible entities that provide products and services to low-income individuals who would likely otherwise have difficulty purchasing such products and services in the commercial market. Authorizes appropriations.

Establishes within the Bureau the Cognitive Abilities Assessment Demonstration Program to determine the effectiveness of a program that assesses the cognitive abilities and perceptual skills of Federal inmates to maximize the benefits of various rehabilitative opportunities to prepare each inmate for a successful return to society and reduce recidivism. Requires the Director to report to Congress on employment and residence stability and recidivism among inmates who participated in the program after 18 months of release. Authorizes appropriations.

Requires the Director to afford to inmates opportunities to participate in programs and activities designed to help them obtain employment upon release. Grants priority to inmates who are participating in work opportunities afforded by FPI and are within two years of release.

(Sec. 11) Provides that FPI shall be governed by a board of 11 directors. Makes the Director the Chief Executive Officer of FPI. Requires the Director to designate the Chief Operating Officer.

(Sec. 12) Authorizes FPI to: (1) locate more than one workshop at a Federal correctional facility; and (2) operate a workshop outside of a correctional facility if all of the inmates working in the workshop are classified as minimum security inmates.

(Sec. 13) Provides that any correctional officer or other FPI employee being paid with non-appropriated funds who would be separated from service because of a reduction in the net income of FPI shall be: (1) eligible for appointment (or reappointment) in the competitive service; (2) registered on a Bureau of Prisons reemployment priority list; and (3) given priority for any other position within the Bureau for which such employee is qualified.

(Sec. 14) Requires that the Board's annual report include: (1) an analysis of FPI's total sales to Federal agencies and the commercial market, total purchases by each Federal agency, and FPI's share of such total Government purchases by specific product and service, and of the number and disposition of disputes submitted to the heads of the Federal agencies; (2) an analysis of the inmate workforce that includes the number of inmates employed, the number utilized to product products or furnish services sold in the commercial market, the terms of their incarceration, and the wages paid; and (3) data concerning whether the employment provided by FPI during incarceration enabled inmates to earn a livelihood upon release. Directs that copies of the annual report be made available to the public at a price not exceeding printing cost.

(Sec. 15) Directs the Comptroller General to have an independent study conducted on the effects of eliminating the FPI mandatory source authority and to submit the results to Congress by June 30, 2004.

(Sec. 16) Expresses the sense of Congress that it is important to study the concept of implementing a "good time" release program for nonviolent criminals in the Federal prison system.

(Sec. 22) Requires the procurement of goods or services manufactured in the United States in a procurement that proceeds when the Secretary has not, within 30 days after FPI has been informed of a contracting opportunity by a procurement activity, made a determination that the procurement activity shall negotiate with FPI on a noncompetitive basis.

Recorded votes 3

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Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 612Passed350–65Nov 6, 2003
House 611Failed100–313Nov 6, 2003
House 610Failed91–325Nov 6, 2003

Cosponsors 142

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2003 to Sep 25, 2003; 103 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYAnne M. NorthupOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-INBaron P. HillOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NCCass BallengerOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-INChris ChocolaOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MIDave CampOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-OHDeborah PryceOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-CADevin NunesOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-VAEric CantorOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MIFred UptonOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.OriginalApr 12, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NMHeather WilsonOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NYJack QuinnOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-IAJames A. LeachOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MIJoe KnollenbergOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalApr 12, 2003
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NVJon C. PorterOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NELee TerryOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-GAMac CollinsOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-GAMax BurnsOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-OHMichael G. OxleyOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NJMike FergusonOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-INMike PenceOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MIMike RogersOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-GANathan DealOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.OriginalApr 12, 2003
R-OHRobert W. NeyOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MORoy BluntOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-ALTerry EverettOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-VATom DavisOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NETom OsborneOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalApr 12, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalApr 12, 2003
R-TNZach WampOriginalApr 12, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerMay 15, 2003
D-TNBart GordonMay 15, 2003
D-NCBrad MillerMay 15, 2003
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezMay 15, 2003
D-TXCharles W. StenholmMay 15, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezMay 15, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMay 15, 2003
D-COMark UdallMay 15, 2003
R-TNMarsha BlackburnMay 15, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostMay 15, 2003
R-COScott McInnisMay 15, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelMay 15, 2003
R-IASteve KingMay 15, 2003
D-CATom LantosMay 15, 2003
R-IATom LathamMay 15, 2003
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsMay 15, 2003
D-MIBart StupakJun 12, 2003
R-PABill ShusterJun 12, 2003
R-COBob BeauprezJun 12, 2003
R-IAJim NussleJun 12, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughJun 12, 2003
R-TXJohn R. CarterJun 12, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelJun 12, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonJun 12, 2003
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJun 12, 2003
D-MISander M. LevinJun 12, 2003
R-FLTom FeeneyJun 12, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 19, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonJun 19, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezJun 19, 2003
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIJun 19, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanJun 26, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJun 26, 2003
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettJul 25, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJul 25, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickSep 25, 2003
R-NCCharles H. TaylorSep 25, 2003
R-FLMark FoleySep 25, 2003
R-ILMark KirkSep 25, 2003

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 12, 2003Markup Jul 25, 2003Reported Sep 25, 2003
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred May 5, 2003Discharged Jul 11, 2003
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Nov 7, 2003

Actions 33

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 7, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Nov 6, 2003Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 428. (consideration: CR H10469-10510)
  3. Nov 6, 2003Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1829 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
  4. Nov 6, 2003House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 428 and Rule XVIII.
  5. Nov 6, 2003The Speaker designated the Honorable E. Clay Shaw Jr. to act as Chairman of the Committee.
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In the Congressional Record 7

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E2319Tom Udall D-NMNov 19, 2003
HouseDebate and remarks H10469–H10510Amendments H10480, H10488, H10490, H10491, H10492, H10495, H10496, H10498, H10501, H10504, H10507Recorded votes H10508, H10509, H10510enactGreen of Wisconsin amendment (permit the Attorney General to postpone phaseout of mandatory source program law if it threatens prison operations or prison safety)Jackson Lee amendment (provide a sunset provision relative to significant or adverse effects on the public, prison operations or safety)Barney Frank D-MA, Candice S. Miller R-MI, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY (amendment), Charles W. Norwood R-GA, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Denise L. Majette D-GA, Donald A. Manzullo R-IL, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Gene Taylor D-MS, Ginny Brown-Waite R-FL, Henry J. Hyde R-IL, Howard Coble R-NC, Jack Quinn R-NY, Joe Knollenberg R-MI, John D. Dingell D-MI, Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CA, Mac Collins R-GA, Mark Green R-WI (amendment), Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Maxine Waters D-CA (amendment), Melvin L. Watt D-NC, Mike Rogers R-MI, Nick Smith R-MI (amendment), Patrick J. Toomey R-PA (amendment), Peter Hoekstra R-MI (amendment), Rahm Emanuel D-IL, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA (amendment), Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX (amendment), Ted Strickland D-OH (amendment), Thaddeus G. McCotter R-MI, Thomas E. Petri R-WI, Vernon J. Ehlers R-MINov 6, 2003
HouseDebate and remarks H10374–H10376Text printed H10374Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Peter Hoekstra R-MI, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Sue Wilkins Myrick R-NCNov 5, 2003
HouseAmendments H10341Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CA (amendment), Maxine Waters D-CA (amendment), Patrick J. Toomey R-PA (amendment), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA (amendment)Nov 4, 2003
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1948Martin Frost D-TXOct 1, 2003
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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Sep 17, 2003H.R. 1829, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 25, 2003</p>
  2. Sep 17, 2003H.R. 1829, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 25, 2003

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-39THE FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRY'S EFFECTS ON THE U.S. ECONOMY AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT97 pagesSmall Business CommitteeOct 1, 2003

CRS reports 2

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Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Amendments 12

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 441An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record on Wednesday, November 5, 2003.Mark Green R-WIOn agreeing to the Green (WI) amendment (A001) Failed by voice vote.
HAmdt 442An amendment to prohibit FPI from bidding on contracts that have been reserved for small businesses.Patrick J. Toomey R-PAOn agreeing to the Toomey amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 443An amendment to allow a contract to be made to Federal Prison Industries using other than competitive procedures.Nick Smith R-MIOn agreeing to the Smith (MI) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 444An amendment to restore the mandatory source authority by striking the section of the bill that permits the government contracting agency, during the transition period when FPI's mandatory source authority is phased out, to accept a contract bid from FPI only if certain production and price conditions are met, and instead requires the contracting agency to accept FPI's bid subject only to the percentage caps on total sales outlined in the bill.Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VAOn agreeing to the Scott (VA) amendment (A004) Failed by voice vote.
HAmdt 445An amendment to extend the power of contracting officers for various civilian agencies by giving them the same power as the contracting officer for the Department of Defense.Carolyn B. Maloney D-NYOn agreeing to the Maloney amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 428Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1829) to amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' dollars, to provide a five-year period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit organizations, and for other purposes.Procedurally relatedNov 5, 2003

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' dollars, to provide a five-year period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit organizations, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003
Short Titles as Reported to House
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003
Short Titles as Passed House
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003

Subjects

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Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 7, 2003Referred in Senate
  2. Nov 6, 2003Engrossed in House
  3. Sep 25, 2003Reported in House
  4. Apr 12, 2003Introduced in House

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