,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #e1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,issa introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to codify the proposed rule    
issued by the ,federal ,acquisition     
,regulatory ,council relating to ending 
procurement and forced use of paper     
straws1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,ineffective ,paper ,straws   
,act or the ,,sips ,act4  #b4 ,ending   
procurement and forced use of paper     
straws  7a7 ,requirement ,a covered     
agency that procures or provides for use
 a straw during the performance of a    
contract in a facility that is owned or 
leased by such covered agency shall     
ensure that any such straw has the      
strength and durability of a plastic    
straw4  7b7 ,representation ,a person   
who submits a bid or offer to a covered 
agency shall represent1 by submission of

 such bid or offer1 that such person--  
7#a7 does not have any policy promoting 
the use of a paper straw or penalizing  
the use of a plastic straw2  7#b7 shall 
not provide any paper straw in the      
performance of any contract2 and  7#c7  
shall ensure that any straw such person 
provides in the performance of any      
contract has the strength and durability
 of a plastic straw4  7c7 ,covered      
agency defined ,in this section1 the    
term covered agency means-- 7#a7 the    
,office of ,management and ,budget2     
7#b7 the ,office of ,federal            
,procurement ,policy2  7#c7 the         
,department of ,defense2  7#d7 the      
,general ,services ,administration2 and 
7#e7 the ,national ,aeronautics and     
,space ,administration4