I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6043 
To provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or 
subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2008 
Mr. SKELTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors 
employing or subcontracting with recipients of certain 
special immigrant visas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EVALUATION FACTOR FOR DEFENSE CONTRAC-
TORS 
EMPLOYING 
OR 
SUBCONTRACTING 
WITH RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN SPECIAL IM-
MIGRANT VISAS. 
(a) EVALUATION FACTOR FOR CONTRACTORS USING 
RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN IMMIGRATION VISAS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—In evaluating any bid or 
proposal for a covered contract, the Secretary of De-
fense may use as an evaluation factor whether an 
entity intends to carry out the contract using an em-
ployee or individual subcontractor who is a recipient 
of a covered special immigration visa. 
(2) DOCUMENTATION OF COVERED SPECIAL IM-
MIGRANT VISA.—The Secretary of Defense shall re-
quire any entity claiming intent to carry out a con-
tract using an employee or individual subcontractor 
who is a recipient of a covered special immigration 
visa to submit documentation to the Department of 
Defense of the names of each such recipient that the 
entity will employ, or execute personal services con-
tracts with, for the contract concerned. 
(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
issue such guidance as is required to identify those 
contracts for which the evaluation factor may be 
used. 
(4) REGULATIONS.—The Federal Acquisition 
Regulation shall be revised as necessary to imple-
ment this subsection. 
(5) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 
Upon completion of the revision of the Federal Ac-
quisition Regulation as required by paragraph (4), 
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the Secretary of Defense shall provide notification of 
the evaluation factor and regulations governing its 
implementation on the FedBizOps website. 
(6) CONSTRUCTION OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing 
in this subsection shall be construed as requiring the 
granting of security clearances in violation of any 
applicable law or regulation or superseding any reg-
ulation or law intended to protect classified informa-
tion or national security. 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN IMMI-
GRATION VISAS TO APPLY FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH DE-
FENSE CONTRACTORS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT TO POST INFORMATION.— 
Upon request from a contractor, the Secretary of 
Defense shall post on a website accessible to the 
public, and update as appropriate, such information 
as the contractor and the Secretary consider nec-
essary (including name and contact information 
about the contractor) to enable recipients of covered 
special immigration visas to apply for employment 
with the contractor. 
(2) REQUIREMENT
FOR
NOTIFICATION.—The 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, shall establish a system for notifying recipients 
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163). 
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