,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjad ,ms4 
,norton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to use     
,f$]al pur*as+ p[] to create good jobs1 
rebuild ! middle class1 address income  
inequality1 /imulate ! economy1 & to    
a*ieve o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,re/ore       
,opportunity1 ,/r5g!n1 & ,improve !     
,economy ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & purposes   
7a7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!          
disappe>ance ( good jobs1 ! %r9k+ ( !   
middle class1 & gr[+ income inequality  
are ! greate/ dome/ic *all5ges confront+
 ! ,nation4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,gov]nm5t is ! l>ge/ pur*as] ( goods &  
s]vices 9 ! ,nation's private-sector    
economy1 sp5d+ ov] #a4e trillion doll>s 
annually at firms t employ a qu>t] (    
,am]ican work]s4  7#c7  7,a7 ,f$]al     
pur*as+ p[] is curr5tly creat+ millions 

( pov]ty-level jobs1 subsidiz+ labor    
law-break]s1 & fund+ balloon+ executive 
comp5sation4  7,b7 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
is ! ,nation's lead+ creator ( l[-wage  
jobs 9 ! private sector1 fund+ m ?an    
#b1jjj1jjj jobs pay+ "u #ab p] h\r4     
7,c7 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t aw>ds taxpay]  
doll>s to a sub/antial numb] ( firms t  
violate ,f$]al labor1 employm5t1 &      
occupational safety laws4  7,d7 ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t pur*as+ subsidizes ! excessive
 sal>ies ( private-sector executives :o 
d bus9ess ) ! ,am]ican p4  7#d7 ,:5     
,f$]al pur*as+ p[] is us$ 9 su* a mann]1
 work]s h less to sp5d on ! necessities 
( life & are =c$ to rely on public      
assi/ance4 ,lack ( work+ pur*as+ p[]    
hurts job creation & und]m9es economic  
gr[?1 ultimately impos+ significant co/s
 on ,am]ican taxpay]s4  7#e7  7,a7      
,f$]al pur*as+ p[] %\ld be us$ to create
 good jobs1 rebuild ! middle class1 &   
curb ris+ income inequality4  7,b7      
,f$]al pur*as+ p[] %\ld be us$ to create
 good jobs = ,am]ica4 ,good jobs all[   

work]s & _! families to live 9 dignity  
)\t rely+ on public assi/ance or private
 *>ity4 ,good jobs pay en\gh to provide 
= subsi/5ce1 heal? c>e1 education1 h\s+1
 & sav+s1 z well z en\gh disposable     
income to all[ work]s to enjoy quality  
"t (f ) _! lov$ ones4  7,c7 ,f$]al      
pur*as+ p[] %\ld be us$ to rebuild !    
middle class4 ,a /rong middle class     
/imulates ! economy by increas+ consum] 
sp5d+ & job gr[?4  7,d7 ,f$]al pur*as+  
p[] %\ld be us$ to n>r[ ! gr[+ gulf     
betwe5 ! ri*e/ "o p]c5t ( ! population &
 ord9>y work+ families t is ?reat5+ !   
survival ( p>ticipatory democracy4  7b7 
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,to use ,f$]al pur*as+ p[]
 to inc5tivize private-sector firms4    
7#b7 ,to create good jobs = ,am]ica's   
work]s4  7#c7 ,to rebuild ,am]ica's     
middle class4  7#d7 ,to address         
,am]ica's crisis ( income inequality4   
7#e7 ,to invigorate ! economy by        
increas+ ! pur*as+ p[] ( work+          
,am]icans4  #c4 ,good jobs model employ]

 /&>ds ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 a ,good  
,jobs ,model ,employ] is "o :i* meets ! 
foll[+ /&>ds3  7#a7 ,respects employees'
 rights to b>ga9 collectively ) _!      
employ]s )\t be+ =c$ to take /rike      
action to w9 bett] wages & work+        
conditions4  7#b7 ,(f]s to ea* employee 
liv+ wages1 dec5t b5efits includ+ heal? 
c>e1 paid leave = sickness & c>egiv+1 & 
fair "w s*$ules t are pr$ictable &      
/able4  7#c7 ,affirmatively demon/rates 
an exempl>y /&>d ( compliance )         
workplace protection laws1 includ+ laws 
gov]n+ labor relations1 wages & h\rs1 & 
heal? & safety1 z well z o!r applicable 
labor laws4  7#d7 ,limits executive     
comp5sation to #ej times ! m$ian sal>y  
paid to ! company's work]s4  7#e7       
,employs a work=ce n less ?an #ce p]c5t 
( :i* reside )9 "o or m ,hi/orically    
,und]utiliz$ ,bus9ess ,zones4  7#f7     
,subcontracts only ) o!r ,good ,jobs    
,model ,employ]s4  #d4 ,application to  
,f$]al contracts & assi/ance  7a7       
,eligibility = aw>d ( procurem5t        

contracts ,9 ! aw>d ( a contract = !    
acquisition ( supplies or s]vices1 an   
executive ag5cy may n aw>d ! contract to
 a s\rce t is n a ,good ,jobs ,model    
,employ]1 unless !re is no (f] f a s\rce
 t is a ,good ,jobs ,model ,employ]4    
7b7 ,eligibility = aw>d ( f9ancial &    
nonf9ancial assi/ance ,an executive     
ag5cy may n provide o!r =ms ( f9ancial  
or nonf9ancial assi/ance to entities t  
are n model employ]s :5 !re is a        
simil>ly situat$ ,good ,jobs ,model     
,employ] t c\ld receive ! assi/ance1    
unless do+ s w\ld sub/antially und]m9e !
 value ( ! assi/ance to ! public good4  
7c7 ,incorporation into future ,f$]al   
contracts & assi/ance agreem5ts ,beg9n+ 
on ,janu>y #a1 #bjae1 executive ag5cies 
%all incorporate into ea* new contract1 
contract-l in/rum5t1 or assi/ance       
agreem5t a clause requir+ ! contractor  
or recipi5t to conduct itself z a ,good 
,jobs ,model ,employ] = ! duration ( !  
contract4  7d7 ,exclusions ,none ( !    
provisions ( ?is section %all be        

int]pret$ to apply to--  7#a7 direct    
,f$]al /atutory entitlem5ts2  7#b7      
m&atory aw>ds2  7#c7 direct aw>ds to    
=eign gov]nm5ts or public int]national  
organizations2  7#d7 b5efits to an      
individual z a p]sonal entitlem5t2 or   
7#e7 ,f$]al employm5t4  #e4             
,implem5tation  7a7 ,good jobs model    
employ] /&>ds ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all
 promulgate regulations implem5t+ !     
,good ,jobs ,model ,employ] ,/&>ds (    
section #c7;a7 s z to effect ! policy & 
purposes ( ?is ,act )9 #ahj days aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,labor %all am5d ^! regulations z    
necess>y s t !y cont9ue to effect !     
policy & purposes ( ?is ,act4  7b7      
,procurem5t policy ,! ,adm9i/rator (    
,g5]al ,s]vices1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 
& ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national          
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration1 9   
coord9ation ) ! ,(fice ( ,f$]al         
,procurem5t ,policy1 %all am5d ! ,f$]al 
,acquisition ,regulation )9 #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act to    

effect ! policy & purposes ( ?is ,act1 &
 subsequ5tly z necess>y to cont9ue to   
effect ! policy & purposes ( ?is ,act4  
7c7 ,deb>m5t or susp5sion  7#a7 ,an     
organization :i* acquires any =m (      
f9ancial or nonf9ancial b5efit or a     
contract f an executive ag5cy ?r\gh !   
op]ation ( ! proc$ure describ$ 9 section
 #d %all be plac$ on ! ,exclud$ ,p>ties 
,li/ enact$ by ,executive ,ord]s #abedi 
& #abfhi = a p]iod ( at lea/ #b ye>s if 
x fails to rema9 a model employ] = !    
duration ( ! b5efit4  7#b7 ,an          
organization :i* violates a ,good ,job  
,model ,employ] clause 9 a contract or  
agreem5t requir$ by section #d7;c7 %all 
be plac$ on ! ,exclud$ ,p>ties ,li/     
enact$ by ,executive ,ord]s #abedi &    
#abfhi = a p]iod ( #c ye>s4  7#c7       
,p>ties :i* are susp5d$ multiple times  
may be deb>r$ p]man5tly4  #f4           
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or apply+ su* provision to any    
p]son or circum/ance1 is held to be     
invalid1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act & !       

application ( ! provisions ( su* to any 
p]son or circum/ance %all n be affect$  
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