,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #f1 #bjae,mr4 ,vitt]  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure effici5cy &     
fairness 9 ! aw>d+ ( ,f$]al contracts 9 
connection ) natural disa/]             
recon/ruction ef=ts4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,local ,disa/]
 ,contract+ ,fairness ,act ( #bjae4  #b4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m   
executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9
 section #acc ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code2  7#b7 ! t]m local subcontractor 
means1 ) respect to a contract1 a       
subcontractor :o has a pr9cipal place ( 
bus9ess or regul>ly conducts op]ations 9
 ! area 9 :i* "w is to be p]=m$ "u !    
contract by ! subcontractor2 &  7#c7 !  
t]m natural disa/] recon/ruction ef=ts  
means recon/ruction ef=ts und]tak5 9 an 
area = :i* ! ,presid5t has decl>$ a     
major disa/] "u section #dja ( ! ,rob]t 

,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy   
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj74  
#c4 ,f$]al contract+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! head ( an executive ag5cy may 
n ent] into an agreem5t = debris removal
 or demolition s]vices 9 connection )   
natural disa/] recon/ruction ef=ts      
unless ! agreem5t specifies t-- 7#a7 all
 ( ! "w "u ! contract w be p]=m$ by !   
prime contractor or #a or m             
subcontractors at #a ti] "u ! contract2 
7#b7 any "w p]=m$ "u ! contract by      
subcontractors w be p]=m$ by local      
subcontractors1 except to ! ext5t t     
local subcontractors are n available to 
p]=m su* "w2  7#c7 ! prime contractor w 
act z ! project manag] or con/ruction   
manag] = ! contract2 &  7#d7 ! prime    
contractor-- 7,a7 has prim>y            
responsibility = manag+ all "w "u !     
contract2 &  7,b7 w be paid a c]ta9     
p]c5tage ( ! ov]all value ( ! contract z
 sole comp5sation = assum+ ! risk       
associat$ ) su* responsibility4  7b7    
,pref]5ce = subcontractors affect$ by   

natural disa/]s ,9 ent]+ into an        
agreem5t = debris removal or demolition 
s]vices 9 connection ) natural disa/]   
recon/ruction ef=ts1 ! head ( an        
executive ag5cy %all give a pref]5ce 9 !
 s\rce selection process to ea* (f]or :o
 c]tifies t any "w t is to be p]=m$ "u !
 contract by subcontractors w be p]=m$  
by local subcontractors4  #d4           
,applicability ,! requirem5ts "u section
 #c %all apply to agreem5ts ent]$ into  
on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4