An 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.

1. 1

   Change 1: Strikes page 17, line 16 through page 18, line 19

   StrikesPrinted page

   Removes page 17, line 16 through page 18, line 19 of the printed bill. See that page

   Original wording

   Page 17, strike line 16 and all that follows through page 18, line 19.

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   Change 2: Replaces “(2)” with “(b)”

   ReplacesPage 18, line 20Printed page

   [struck: (2)][inserted: (b)]

   Original wording

   Page 18, line 20, strike “(2)” and insert “(b)”

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   Change 3: Strikes “subsection (b) and subsection (c) of”

   StrikesPage 19, lines 7–8Printed page

   In H.R. 1829 · Reported in House

   (e) Limitations on Use of Authority.--

   (1) In general.--As a percentage of the sales made by Federal Prison Industries during the base period, the total dollar value of sales to the Government made pursuant to [struck: subsection (b) and subsection (c) of ]this section shall not exceed--

   (A) 90 percent in fiscal year 2005;

   Original wording

   Page 19, lines 7 and 8, strike “subsection (b) and subsection (c) of”.

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   Change 4: Strikes “preferential”

   StrikesPage 20, line 7Printed page

   In H.R. 1829 · Reported in House

   (4) Changes in design specifications.--The limitations on sales specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not be affected by any increases in the unit cost of production of a specific product arising from changes in the design specification of such product directed by the buying agency.

   (f) Duration of Authority.--The [struck: preferential ]contracting authorities authorized by subsection (b) may not be used on or after October 1, 2009, and become effective on the effective date of the final regulations issued pursuant to section 18.

   (g) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--

   Original wording

   Page 20, line 7, strike “preferential”.

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   Change 5: Replaces “subsection (b)” with “this section”

   ReplacesPage 20, line 8Printed page

   [struck: subsection (b)][inserted: this section]

   Original wording

   Page 20, line 8, strike “subsection (b)” and insert “this section”.

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