,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dibj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ai1 #bjad ,mr4 
,tib]i 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,l>son (        
,connecticut1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4        
,visclosky1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 &    
,mr4 ,joyce7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
require ,/ate lic5sure & p]=mance       
gu>antees = entities submitt+ bids "u ! 
,m$ic>e durable m$ical equipm5t1        
pro/hetics1 or?otics1 & supplies        
7,,dmepos7 competitive acquisition      
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m$ic>e 
,,dmepos ,competitive ,bidd+ ,improvem5t
 ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,requir+ ,/ate      
lic5sure & p]=mance gu>antees ( bidd+   

entities "u ! ,m$ic>e ,,dmepos          
competitive acquisition program  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #ahdg7;a77#a7 ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aciew-#c7;a77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subp>agraphs3  7,g7   
,requir+ /ate lic5sure & p]=mance       
gu>antees = bidd+ entities ,) respect to
 r\nds ( competitions beg9n+ "u ?is     
subsection on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y may n    
accept a bid f an entity = an area      
unless1 z ( ! deadl9e = bid submission--
  7i7 ! entity meets applicable ,/ate   
lic5sure requirem5ts = su* area = all   
items 9 su* bid = a product category2 & 
7ii7 ! entity has obta9$ 7& provid$ !   
,secret>y ) pro( ( hav+ obta9$7 a bid & 
p]=mance surety bond 79 ?is p>agraph    
ref]r$ to z a bid & p]=mance bond7 9 a  
=m specifi$ by ! ,secret>y consi/5t )   
subp>agraph 7,h7 & 9 an am\nt t is n    
less ?an #ej1jjj = ea* su* area4  7,h7  
,treatm5t ( bid & p]=mance bonds        
submitt$  7i7 ,= successful bidd]s ,9 ! 

case ( a bidd+ entity t is (f]$ a       
contract = an area = a product category1
 if ! entity's composite bid--  7,i7 is 
at or bel[ ! product category's m$ian   
composite bid rate = ! area & ! entity  
does n accept ! contract (f]$ = !       
product & area1 ! bid & p]=mance bond   
submitt$ %all be =feit$ by ! bidd+      
entity & ! ,secret>y %all collect on x2 
or  7,,ii7 is above su* m$ian composite 
bid rate & ! entity *ooses n to accept a
 contract = ! product category1 ! bid & 
p]=mance bond submitt$ %all be return$  
)9 #ij days ( ! date ( notice (         
nonacceptance4  7ii7 ,conv]sion into    
p]=mance gu>antee ^u contract+ ,if a    
bidd+ entity is (f]$ & accepts !        
contract1 ! bid & p]=mance bond submitt$
 %all be reta9$ z a p]=mance gu>antee "u
 ! contract &--  7,i7 %all be return$ to
 ! entity )9 #ij days ( ! date (        
completion ( ! contract2 or  7,,ii7 %all
 be collect$ on by ! ,secret>y if !     
contract is t]m9at$ be=e ! expiration ( 
! contract4  7iii7 ,return ( bond = los+

 bidd]s ,if a bidd+ entity submits a bid
 t is n accept$ = an area1 ! bid &      
p]=mance bond submitt$ = ! entity = su* 
area %all be return$ )9 #ij days ( !    
date ( notice ( nonacceptance4  4