SAFE Services Act
Congress Pushes Defense Department to Favor U.S.-Owned Firms for Professional Service Contracts
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Directs the Defense Department to update its contracting rules within 180 days to favor U.S. companies when buying professional services.
- Covers services like engineering, architecture, design, environmental consulting, financial consulting, program management, and legal work.
- Defines a “U.S. company” as one based in the U.S. and not owned or controlled by a foreign entity; certain joint ventures qualify if U.S. ownership is at least half.
- Allows the Defense Secretary to waive the preference if an urgent need must be met or if no U.S. firm can do the job on time or at a reasonable cost.
- Requires waivers to be written, explained, and reported to Congress within 30 days, adding a paper trail for exceptions.
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
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Press Release: Congressman Cory Mills Introduces SAFE Services Act to Prioritize American Firms for Defense Contracts
Aggregates and summarizes Rep. Mills’ announcement of the SAFE Services Act, emphasizing preference for U.S. companies in Defense professional-services contracting and the waiver/reporting concept.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
SAFE Services Act
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