To provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas.

Bill: 110-hr-6043
Sponsor: Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]
Introduced: 2008-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alien labor
Aliens
Defense contracts
Electronic government information
Employee selection
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Immigrants
Immigration
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Language and languages
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Science, Technology, Communications
Subcontractors
Translating and interpreting
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: 
Defines, for this Act: (1) &quot;covered contract&quot; as a Department of Defense (DOD) procurement contract in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom regarding which proficiency in Arabic or knowledge of Iraq is useful; and (2) &quot;covered special immigrant visa&quot; as a visa issued under specified provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (relating to special immigrant status for certain Iraqis) or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (relating to special immigrant status for persons serving as translators with the U.S. Armed Forces).
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in evaluating any bid or proposal for a covered contract, to use as an evaluation factor whether an entity intends to carry out the contract using an employee or individual subcontractor who is a recipient of a covered special immigration visa, in which case the name of each individual must be submitted to the DOD.
 
Prohibits construing this Act as requiring the granting of security clearances in violation of a law or regulation or superseding any regulation or law intended to protect classified information or national security.
 
Directs the Secretary: (1) on request from a contractor, to post information on a public website to enable recipients of covered special immigration visas to apply for employment with the contractor; and (2) to establish a system for notifying recipients of covered special immigration visas about the information posted on the website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee 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 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee 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 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Referred to the Committee 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 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Introduced in House