,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eagg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjah,mr4    
,knight 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,murphy (    
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9 aw>d+ a contract 
= ! procurem5t ( goods or s]vices1 to   
give a pref]5ce to (f]ors t employ      
vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,enc\rag+ ,vet]an ,employm5t ,act (     
#bjah4  #b4 ,pref]5ce = (f]ors employ+  
vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #acg (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#bcci;a4 ,pref]5ce = (f]ors employ+     
vet]ans  7a7 ,pref]5ce ,9 aw>d+ a       
contract = ! procurem5t ( goods or      
s]vices = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! head 
( an ag5cy may give a pref]5ce to (f]ors
 t employ vet]ans on a full-"t basis4 ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all det]m9e su*   

pref]5ce bas$ on ! p]c5tage ( ! full-"t 
employees ( ! (f]or :o are vet]ans4  7b7
 ,en=cem5t p5alties = misrepres5tation  
7#a7 ,if ! head ( an ag5cy det]m9es t an
 (f]or willfully & int5tionally         
misrepres5t$ ! vet]an /atus ( !         
employees ( ! (f]or 9 a bid submitt$ "u 
subsection 7a71 su* head ( an ag5cy may 
susp5d or deb> su* (f]or = a p]iod ( n  
less ?an five ye>s4  7#b7 ,n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] det]m9+ t an (f]or %\ld be
 susp5d$ or deb>r$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !  
head ( an ag5cy mak+ su* det]m9ation    
%all initiate a susp5sion or deb>m5t    
proce$+1 z applicable1 aga9/ ! (f]or4 ,!
 head ( an ag5cy %all complete su* an   
action n lat] ?an #ij days aft] initiat+
 su* action4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*     
*apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #bcci ! foll[+ new    
item3  #bcci;a4 ,pref]5ce = (f]ors      
employ+ vet]ans4  4