H.R. 10443
Updates federal purchasing program for workers with disabilities
Changes the rules for a federal program that buys products and services from nonprofit groups employing people who are blind or have significant disabilities, adding new pricing, review, and reporting rules.
- Sets prices using fair market value and the goal of employing more people with disabilities, not lowest price
- Says workers at these nonprofits count as employees under federal, state, and local labor laws
- Lets agencies use one government-wide contract worth up to $50 million to buy the same service from several nonprofits
- Renames the committee that runs the program and updates its duties
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