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H.R. 4273 (99th)
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense to exclude from consideration for contracts those firms in which a hostile foreign government or a covered foreign national owns or controls a significant interest.
Introduced
27 February 1986
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Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
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Summary
Amends Federal law relating to competition requirements in defense contracts to direct the head of a defense agency to require any firm that submits a bid or proposal in response to a solicitation to disclose in such bid or proposal any significant interest in that firm that is owned or controlled by a foreign government or a foreign national. Requires the head of an agency to exclude from consideration for a contract exceeding $100,000 a firm in which a hostile foreign government or covered foreign national owns or controls a significant interest. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations listing hostile foreign governments. Makes this Act inapplicable to the Coast Guard or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 February 1986
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/4273
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/4273