Federal Prison Industries Reform Act of 1989

Summary

Federal Prison Industries Reform Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize (current law requires) Federal departments and agencies and government institutions to purchase prison-made products. Declares that no such purchase shall involve a product which does not meet the same or equivalent quality standards applied by the General Services Administration to a comparable product purchased from a private sector source or vendor. Requires the President to appoint one additional member of the Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries from a list of candidates submitted by specified business groups. Provides for the expiration of borrowing authority for Federal Prison Industries.

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Timeline

1. 25 January 1989

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 January 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 January 1989

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Sponsors

• Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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