,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bj1 #bjba,ms4   
,w>r5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,tillis7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a pilot
 program to inc5tivize employee own]%ip 
9 def5se contract+4  #a4 ,pilot program 
to inc5tivize employee own]%ip 9 def5se 
contract+  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees ( 
,congress ,! t]m appropriate committees 
( ,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on    
,arm$ ,s]vices & ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,qualifi$ bus9ess
 :olly-own$ ?r\gh an ,,esop ,! t]m      
qualifi$ bus9esses :olly-own$ ?r\gh an  
,,esop means an ,s corporation 7z def9$ 
9 section #acfa7;a77#a7 ( ! ,int]nal    
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf7 = :i* #ajj p]c5t 

( ! out/&+ /ock is held ?r\gh an        
employee /ock own]%ip plan 7z def9$ 9   
section #dige7;e77#g7 ( ! ,int]nal      
,rev5ue ,code74  7b7 ,au?ority ,to use  
noncompetitive proc$ures = foll[-,on    
contracts to qualifi$ bus9esses         
:olly-,own$ ?r\gh an ,,esop ,not)/&+ !  
requirem5ts ( section #bcjd ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9 ! case ( a      
foll[-on contract = ! cont9u$           
developm5t1 production1 or provision (  
products or s]vices t are ! same z or   
sub/antially simil> to ! products or    
s]vices procur$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se
 "u a prior contract held by a qualifi$ 
bus9ess :olly-own$ ?r\gh an ,,esop1 su* 
products or s]vices may be deem$ to be  
available only f ! hold] ( ! prior      
contract & may be procur$ by ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se ?r\gh proc$ures o!r ?an      
competitive proc$ures if ! p]=mance ( ! 
qualifi$ bus9ess :olly-own$ ?r\gh an    
,,esop on ! prior contract 0 rat$ z     
satisfactory 7or ! equival5t7 or bett] 9
 ! applicable pa/ p]=mance database4    

7c7 ,v]ification & report+ ( qualifi$   
bus9esses :olly-,own$ ?r\gh an ,,esop ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all prescribe su* 
proc$ures z may be necess>y =-- 7#a7    
bus9esses to v]ify t !y are qualifi$    
bus9esses :olly-own$ ?r\gh an ,,esop = !
 purposes ( subsection 7b72  7#b7 a     
qualifi$ bus9esses :olly-own$ ?r\gh an  
,,esop to c]tify t n m ?an #be p]c5t ( !
 am\nt paid "u ! contract w be exp5d$ on
 subcontracts1 subject to su* necess>y &
 reasonable waiv]s z ! ,secret>y may    
prescribe2 &  7#c7 record+ in=mation on 
ea* use ( ! au?ority "u subsection 7b71 
includ+ details relevant to ! nature ( !
 contract & ! qualifi$ bus9ess          
:olly-own$ ?r\gh an ,,esop1 & provid+   
su* in=mation to ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7 ,sunset ,!        
au?ority "u subsection 7b7 %all expire  
on ! date t is ?ree ye>s aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,comptroll]  
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates report  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]  

,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! appropriate committees ( ,congress a  
report on ! individual & aggregate uses 
( ! au?ority "u subsection 7b71 us+ su* 
data z may be available up to t "t4     
7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! report "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all include ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7,a7 ,an
 assessm5t ( ! frequ5cy & nature ( ! use
 ( ! au?ority "u subsection 7b74  7,b7  
,! t5d5cy ( bus9esses to become qualifi$
 bus9esses :olly-own$ ?r\gh an ,,esop 9 
ord] to qualify = ! au?ority "u         
subsection 7b74  7,c7 ,acquisition      
au?orities t c\ld inc5tivize bus9esses  
to become qualifi$ bus9esses :olly-own$ 
?r\gh an ,,esop1 includ+ ! ext5sion ( ! 
au?ority "u subsection 7b74  7,d7 ,any  
relat$ matt]s ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al      
consid]s appropriate4