Economic Impact of Federal Procurement -- 1966: Report of the Subcommittee on Federal Procurement and Regulation of ....1966 - 17 pages |
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Page 3 - The courts and accounting officers of the Government have frequently and consistently held that section 3709, Revised Statutes, was designed to give all persons equal right to compete for Government business, to secure to the Government the benefits which flow from competition, to prevent unjust favoritism by representatives of the Government in making purchases for public account, and to prevent collusion and fraud in procuring supplies or letting contracts.
Page 2 - Recommendation. — The Subcommittee strongly recommends that, the Bureau of the Budget take steps to apply uniform differentials under the Buy American Act for the same items regardless of which Federal Agency does the buying for the Government.
Page 5 - Defense pursuant to the McCormack-Curtis amendment of 1958 to the National Security Act.