S.Amdt. 2576

1. Adds Sec. __. (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Certain Contracts Not Including Hiring Preferences.--Subject to subsection (a), amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may not be obligated or expended on a contract for work within Iraq or Afghanistan unless such contract includes a preference on hiring for work under the contract in Iraq or Afghanistan, as applicable, for qualified citizens of the United States and qualified citizens of Iraq or Afghanistan, as applicable wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: Sec. __. (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Certain Contracts Not Including Hiring Preferences.--Subject to subsection (a), amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may not be obligated or expended on a contract for work within Iraq or Afghanistan unless such contract includes a preference on hiring for work under the contract in Iraq or Afghanistan, as applicable, for qualified citizens of the United States and qualified citizens of Iraq or Afghanistan, as applicable.

   Inserted: (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of the prohibition in subsection (a) to a contract if the Secretary determines that the waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.

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