I'll just pass on our comments. This is more appropriate wording to make the Franchise Funds permanent. The intent should be to allow the agency providing the service to determine that use of the fund is appropriate and which processes need to be followed to accomplish this. Delete in its entirety.
Proprietary information is already exempt.
Inclusion of this paragraph can be seen as anti-commercial and is not a smart political move. It can call unneccesary attention to the program. Replace Competition in Contracting Act with Federal Acquisition Regulations. For non-appropriated fund activities, this is more applicable. The operating entity is really a Franchise activity.