,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,mills 7= himself & ,mr4      
,hamadeh ( ,arizona7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to reque/ ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se to provide pref]5ce 
= (f]ors t are ,unit$ ,/ates companies 9
 pr(essional s]vices contracts1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,am]ican ,firms &  
,exp]tise 9 ,s]vices ,act or ! ,,safe   
,s]vices ,act4  #b4 ,pref]5ce = ,am]ican
 companies 9 ! procurem5t ( pr(essional 
s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all revise 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,supplem5t to !   
,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation to      
ensure t1 to ! maximum ext5t practicable
 & consi/5t ) ! int]e/s ( national      
security1 ) respect to contracts = !    
procurem5t ( pr(essional s]vices1       
contract+ (fic]s give a pref]5ce to     

(f]ors t are ,unit$ ,/ates companies4   
7b7 ,waiv] au?ority  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se may waive !         
requirem5t = a pref]5ce describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7 ) respect to a contract  
if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t--  7,a7       
adh]5ce to ! pref]5ce w\ld prev5t !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se f meet+ an urg5t    
op]ational requirem5t2 or  7,b7 no      
,unit$ ,/ates company is capable (      
fulfill+ ! requirem5ts ( ! contract 9 a 
timely or co/-effective mann]4  7#b7    
,requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all
 issue a waiv] "u ?is subsection 9      
writ+1 %all include a ju/ification = !  
waiv]1 & %all submit notice ( su* waiv] 
to ! congressional def5se committees n  
lat] ?an #cj days aft] issuance ( su*   
waiv]4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates company-- 7,a7
 means a bus9ess entity t--  7i7 is     
organiz$ "u ! laws ( a ,/ate1 t]ritory1 
or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia2  7ii7 has its     
pr9cipal place ( bus9ess 9 ! ,unit$     

,/ates2 &  7iii7 is n directly or       
indirectly own$ or controll$ by a =eign 
entity2 &  7,b7 includes a jo9t v5ture =
 :i* a bus9ess entity describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 holds an own]%ip int]e/
 great] ?an or equal to #ej p]c5t4  7#b7
 ,! t]m pr(essional s]vices includes !  
foll[+ s]vices3  7,a7 ,eng9e]+4  7,b7   
,ar*itecture4  7,c7 ,design4  7,d7      
,environm5tal consult+4  7,e7 ,f9ancial 
consult+4  7,f7 ,program managem5t4     
7,g7 ,legal4  7,h7 ,o!r s]vices z def9$ 
9 ! ,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation4