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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 6, 2001
Amends the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 to extend eligibility for the award of contracts exceeding $5 million for the construction, alteration, or repair of buildings and grounds abroad to persons that have performed similar construction work at U.S. diplomatic or consular establishments abroad.Amends the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to extend eligibility for bidding on diplomatic construction contracts abroad exceeding $10 million to U.S. persons (including qualified joint venture persons) who have performed at a U.S. diplomatic or consular establishment abroad.
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Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R–MO
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3717)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3717)
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