Bill113th Congress

S. 523

Freedom from Government Competition Act

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Introduced
Mar 12, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest Action
Mar 12, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]

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First Name: John
Middle Name: R.
Last Name: Thune
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Bill Details

Update Date
Feb 20, 2019
Update Date (incl. Text)
Feb 23, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
523
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Mar 12, 2013
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Is Law
No
Mar 12, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Source: Senate

Mar 12, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Mar 12, 20130

Freedom from Government Competition Act - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, except if: (1) such goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed by such agency; or (2) the head of the agency determines and certifies that federal production, manufacture, or provision of a good or service is necessary for the national defense or homeland security, that a good or service is so inherently governmental in nature that it is in the public interest to require production or performance by government employees, or that there is no private source capable of providing the good or service.

Requires such private sector provision of goods and services to be performed through: (1) the divestiture of federal involvement, (2) the award of a contract using competitive procedures, (3) converting an activity to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51% ownership by an Indian tribe or a Native Hawaiian Organization, or (4) conducting a public-private competitive sourcing analysis in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures and determining that using the private sector is in the best interest of the United States and provides the best value to the taxpayer.

Authorizes an agency head to utilize federal employees to provide goods or services previously provided by a private sector entity upon completion of a public-private competitive sourcing analysis and after determining that provision by federal employees provides the best value.

Requires the Director of OMB to carry out a study, in conjunction with the Comptroller General (GAO), to evaluate the activities carried out in each agency.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Senate· Standing
Alaska Natives and HawaiiansCongressional oversightGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentMinority and disadvantaged businessesPublic contracts and procurement

Introduced in Senate

Mar 12, 2013