S.Amdt. 3977

SA 3977. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for
the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of division B, add the following:
Sec. 410. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used to award a construction contract on behalf of the
Federal Government--
(1) in any solicitation, bid specification, project
agreement, or other controlling document to require or
prohibit a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor to
enter into or adhere to an agreement with a labor
organization; or
(2) to discriminate against or give preference to such a
bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor based on their
entering into or refusing to enter into an agreement with a
labor organization.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to any construction
contract awarded before the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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