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Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2015

Introduced: September 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 28, 2015
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Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2015

Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, except if: (1) such goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed by such agency; or (2) the head of the agency determines and certifies that federal production, manufacture, or provision of a good or service is necessary for the national defense or homeland security, that a good or service is so inherently governmental in nature that it is in the public interest to require production or performance by government employees, or that there is no private source capable of providing the good or service.

Requires such private sector provision of goods and services to be performed through: (1) the divestiture of federal involvement, (2) the award of a contract using competitive procedures, or (3) conducting a public-private competitive sourcing analysis in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures and determining that using the private sector is in the best interest of the United States and provides the best value to the taxpayer.

Authorizes an agency head to utilize federal employees to provide goods or services previously provided by a private sector entity upon completion of a public-private competitive sourcing analysis and after determining that provision by federal employees provides the best value.

Requires OMB to carry out a study, in conjunction with the Comptroller General, to evaluate the activities carried out in each agency.

What's happening now April 28, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2044: Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2044/
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"H.R. 2044: Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2044/.
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H.R. 2044, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2044/.
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