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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1441

To require the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 

Development and the Secretary of Defense to give a preference for 

American companies in the award of contracts to provide assistance 

for Iraq, and to require the use of CDMA technology in any such 

contract for the provision of commercial mobile wireless communication 

service. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2003

Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To require the Administrator of the United States Agency 

for International Development and the Secretary of Defense to give a preference for American companies in 

the award of contracts to provide assistance for Iraq, 

and to require the use of CDMA technology in any 

such contract for the provision of commercial mobile 

wireless communication service.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. PREFERENCE FOR AMERICAN COMPANIES IN 

2 THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR ASSIST3 ANCE FOR IRAQ. 

4 In entering into contracts with private entities to pro5 vide assistance for Iraq, the Administrator of the United 

6 States Agency for International Development and the Sec7 retary of Defense shall give preference, to the greatest ex8 tent practicable, to qualified American entities. Contracts 

9 for which this preference shall be given shall include con10 tracts to carry out commercial mobile wireless communica11 tion service for Iraq.

12 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF CDMA TECHNOLOGY IN 

13 ANY CONTRACT FOR COMMERCIAL MOBILE 

14 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICE PRO15 VIDED AS ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ. 

16 In entering into any contract with a private entity 

17 to provide commercial mobile wireless communication 

18 service as assistance for Iraq, the Administrator of the 

19 United States Agency for International Development and 

20 the Secretary of Defense shall require that CDMA tech21 nology be used for such communication service. 

22 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

23 In this Act: 

24 (1) AMERICAN ENTITY.—The term ‘‘American 

25 entity’’ means a company or other business entity 

26 that, as determined by the Administrator of the 
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1 United States Agency for International Development 

2 or the Secretary of Defense, is a company or other 

3 business entity the majority ownership or control of 

4 which is by United States citizens. 

5 (2) COMMERCIAL MOBILE WIRELESS COMMU6 NICATION SERVICE.—The term ‘‘commercial mobile 

7 wireless communication service’’ means any radio 

8 communication service carried on between mobile 

9 stations or receivers and land stations, and by mo10 bile stations communicating among themselves, that 

11 is provided for profit and makes service available (A) 

12 to the public or (B) to such classes of eligible users 

13 as to be effectively available to a substantial portion 

14 of the public. 

15 (3) CDMA TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘CDMA 

16 technology’’ means code division multiple access 

17 technology.

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