Victims Restitution Fairness Act

Summary

Victims Restitution Fairness Act - Amends Federal law to require the Secretary of Defense: (1) before purchasing a product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) catalog, to conduct market research to determine whether the FPI product is comparable in price, quality, and time of delivery to products available from the private sector; and (2) upon determining that an FPI product is not comparable, to use competitive procedures for the procurement of the product (and in conducting such a competition, to consider a timely offer from FPI for award in accordance with the specifications and evaluation factors specified in the solicitation). Specifies that the Secretary shall not be required to: (1) purchase from FPI any product that is a national security system or that is integral to, or embedded in, a product that is not available from FPI; or (2) make a purchase from FPI in a total amount that is less than the micropurchase threshold. Authorizes appropriations.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 September 1999

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 September 1999

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 September 1999

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