,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ac1 #bjac ,mr4  
,grayson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to require co/ or price to
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t be giv5 at lea/     
equal importance z te*nical or o!r      
crit]ia 9 evaluat+ competitive proposals
 = def5se contracts4  #a4 ,requirem5t t 
co/ or price to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t be   
giv5 at lea/ equal importance z te*nical
 or o!r crit]ia 9 evaluat+ competitive  
proposals = def5se contracts  7a7       
,requirem5t ,subp>agraph 7,a7 ( section 
#bcje7;a77#c7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ proposals2 &  
at ! end ( clause 7ii7 & all t foll[s   
?r\gh ! end ( ! subp>agraph & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3 proposals & t mu/ be assign$    
importance at lea/ equal to all         
evaluation factors o!r ?an co/ or price 
:5 comb9$44  7b7 ,waiv] ,section        
#bcje7;a77#c7 ( su* title is fur!r am5d$

 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  7,b7 ,! requirem5t (           
subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 relat+ to assign+  
at lea/ equal importance to evaluation  
factors ( co/ or price may be waiv$ by !
 head ( ! ag5cy4 ,! au?ority to issue a 
waiv] "u ?is subp>agraph may n be       
delegat$4  4  7c7 ,report ,section      
#bcje7;a77#c7 ( su* title is fur!r am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subp>agraph3  7,c7 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! end ( ea* fiscal ye>1 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to      
,congress1 & po/ on a publicly available
 website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 a     
report conta9+ a li/ ( ea* waiv] issu$  
by ! head ( an ag5cy "u subp>agraph 7,b7
 dur+ ! prec$+ fiscal ye>4  4