HR 1577 · 107th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2002
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 349.(2002-07-16)
Plain Language Summary
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Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to replace provisions regarding the purchase of prison-made products by Federal departments with provisions establishing a Government-wide procurement policy relating to purchases from Federal Prison Industries (FPI) which shall generally require the use of competitive procedures. Requires FPI to comply with Federal occupational, health, and safety standards regarding its industrial operations. Requires that an analysis of the probable impact of a proposed expansion of inmate-work activities by FPI on private sector firms and their non-inmate workers be made whenever FPI proposes to authorize the sale of a new specific product or service or to expand production of a current product or service. Provides for inmate wages and deductions. Amends the Federal judicial code regarding the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to authorize payments to the Bureau of Prisons exclusively for the purpose of providing additional vocational and remedial educational training for inmates. Amends the Federal criminal code to require that not less than 20 percent of the gross profits of the corp…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1577, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2002
Jun 27, 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 24, 2002</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1577, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2002
Jun 27, 2002Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 24, 2002
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
9 Democrats11 Republicans