Federal Prison Industries Reform Act

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S 183 IS
102d CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 183
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish fair competition between
the private sector and the Federal Prison Industries.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 14 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 1991
Mr. HELMS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish fair competition between
the private sector and the Federal Prison Industries.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Federal Prison Industries Reform Act'.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT STANDARDS.
  Section 4124 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
  (1) by striking `shall' and inserting `may' in the first sentence; and
  (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: `In no event
  shall such a purchase involve a product which does not otherwise meet the
  same or equivalent quality standards which would be applied by the General
  Services Administrator to a comparable product if purchased from a private
  sector source or vendor.'.
SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPOSITION.
  Section 4121 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at
  the end thereof the following:
  `Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this sentence, the
  President shall appoint one additional member of the Board of Directors of
  Federal Prison Industries from a list of not more than 5 persons provided
  by the following organizations: the Chamber of Commerce of the United
  States, the National Federation of Independent Business, the American
  Furniture Manufacturers Association, the Printing Industries of America,
  and the National Association of Wholesale Distributors.'.
SEC. 4. EXPIRATION OF BORROWING AUTHORITY.
  Section 4129 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the second
  sentence by striking `authorized' and inserting ` authorized, for 3 years
  after the date of enactment of this amendment,'.
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