Federal Prison Industries Reform Legislation Introduced
May 5, 2015
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) has introduced H.R. 1699, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2015.  The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations.  The legislation would require Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to compete for its contracts thereby minimizing its unfair competition with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' dollar. The bill does provide a five year period to allow FPI to adjust to obtaining inmate work opportunities through other than its current mandatory source status.  SGIA will continue to monitor this critical legislative initiative. Questions or comments?  Contact Marci Kinter at marcik@sgia.org.
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