I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2965 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries 
to compete for its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with pri-
vate sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal 
agencies to get the best value for taxpayers’ dollars, to provide a five- 
year period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining 
inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source sta-
tus, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational opportunities 
and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare inmates for a 
successful return to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportu-
nities in support of non-profit organizations and other public service 
programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 17, 2005 
Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mrs. MALONEY, 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. 
JENKINS, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. FEENEY, 
Mr. KINGSTON, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. 
UPTON, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, 
Mr. FORBES, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. OLVER, Mr. LOBIONDO, 
Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PENCE, 
Mr. SOUDER, Mr. CAMP, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. NEY, Mr. 
CARTER, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. WEINER, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. ROGERS of 
Michigan, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MCCOTTER, 
Mr. MCKEON, Ms. HART, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. RYAN 
of Wisconsin, Mr. LATHAM, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. LEACH, Mr. 
SHADEGG, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. 
GINGREY, Mr. TERRY, Mr. WAMP, Mr. FERGUSON, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. 
CHOCOLA, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. PORTER, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. TIBERI, 
Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 
MORAN of Kansas, Mr. HAYES, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mrs. WILSON of New 
Mexico, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. PLATTS, and Mr. CANTOR) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal 
Prison Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing 
its unfair competition with private sector firms and their 
non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies 
to get the best value for taxpayers’ dollars, to provide 
a five-year period during which Federal Prison Industries 
adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through 
other than its mandatory source status, to enhance in-
mate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and 
other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare in-
mates for a successful return to society, to authorize 
alternative inmate work opportunities in support of non- 
profit organizations and other public service programs, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting 
Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Governmentwide procurement policy relating to purchases from Federal 
Prison Industries. 
Sec. 3. Public participation regarding expansion proposals by Federal Prison 
Industries. 
Sec. 4. Transitional mandatory source authority. 
Sec. 5. Authority to perform as a Federal subcontractor. 
Sec. 6. Inmate wages and deductions. 
Sec. 7. Clarifying amendment relating to services. 
Sec. 8. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 9. Rules of construction relating to chapter 307.
Sec. 10. Providing additional rehabilitative opportunities for inmates. 
Sec. 11. Restructuring the Board of Directors. 
Sec. 12. Providing additional management flexibility to Federal Prison Indus-
tries operations. 
Sec. 13. Transitional personnel management authority. 
Sec. 14. Federal Prison Industries report to Congress. 
Sec. 15. Independent study to determine the effects of eliminating the Federal 
Prison Industries mandatory source authority. 
Sec. 16. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 17. Definitions. 
Sec. 18. Implementing regulations and procedures. 
Sec. 19. Rules of construction. 
Sec. 20. Effective date and applicability. 
Sec. 21. Clerical amendments. 
SEC. 2. GOVERNMENTWIDE PROCUREMENT POLICY RELAT-
ING TO PURCHASES FROM FEDERAL PRISON 
INDUSTRIES. 
Section 4124 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 4124. Governmentwide procurement policy relat-
ing to purchases from Federal Prison In-
dustries 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Purchases from Federal Prison 
Industries, Incorporated, a wholly owned Government cor-
poration, as referred to in section 9101(3)(E) of title 31, 
may be made by a Federal department or agency only in 
accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) SOLICITATION AND EVALUATION OF OFFERS 
AND CONTRACT AWARDS.—(1) If a procurement activity 
of a Federal department or agency has a requirement for 
a specific product or service that is authorized to be of-
fered for sale by Federal Prison Industries, in accordance 
with section 4122 of this title, and is listed in the catalog