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,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjae ,ms4  
,frankel ( ,florida 7= h]self & ,mr4    
,web] ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,=eign  
,relations ,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal  
,ye>s #aiij & #aiia relat+ to local gu>d
 contracts abroad "u ! diplomatic       
security program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,local gu>d contracts abroad "u        
diplomatic security program  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #acf7;c77#c7 ( ! ,=eign  
,relations ,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal  
,ye>s #aiij & #aiia 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#dhfd7;c77#c77 is am5d$ to read z       
foll[s3  7#c7 9 evaluat+ proposals = su*
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price1 except t--  7,a7 ! ,secret>y may 
aw>d contracts on ! basis ( be/ value 7z
 det]m9$ by a co/-te*nical trade(f      
analysis72 &  7,b7 proposals receiv$ f  
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,/ates jo9t v5ture p]sons %all be       
evaluat$ by r$uc+ ! bid price by #aj    
p]c5t2  4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
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,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t 
includes-- 7#a7 an explanation ( !      
implem5tation ( p>agraph 7#c7 ( section 
#acf7;c7 ( ! ,=eign ,relations          
,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal ,ye>s #aiij 
& #aiia1 z am5d$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is
 section2 &  7#b7 = ea* in/ance 9 :i* an
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7,a7 ( su* p>agraph 7#c71 z s am5d$1 a  
writt5 ju/ification & approval1 provid+ 
! basis = su* aw>d & an explanation ( ! 
inability to satisfy ! ne$s ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate by te*nically         
acceptable1 l[e/ price evaluation aw>d4