SAFE Services Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6882 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6882

To request the Secretary of Defense to provide preference for offerors 
 that are United States companies in professional services contracts, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2025

   Mr. Mills (for himself and Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To request the Secretary of Defense to provide preference for offerors 
 that are United States companies in professional services contracts, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing American Firms and 
Expertise in Services Act'' or the ``SAFE Services Act''.

SEC. 2. PREFERENCE FOR AMERICAN COMPANIES IN THE PROCUREMENT OF 
              PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the 
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with 
the interests of national security, with respect to contracts for the 
procurement of professional services, contracting officers give a 
preference to offerors that are United States companies.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
        requirement for a preference described in subsection (a) with 
        respect to a contract if the Secretary determines that--
                    (A) adherence to the preference would prevent the 
                Department of Defense from meeting an urgent 
                operational requirement; or
                    (B) no United States company is capable of 
                fulfilling the requirements of the contract in a timely 
                or cost-effective manner.
            (2) Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue a 
        waiver under this subsection in writing, shall include a 
        justification for the waiver, and shall submit notice of such 
        waiver to the congressional defense committees not later than 
        30 days after issuance of such waiver.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``United States company''--
                    (A) means a business entity that--
                            (i) is organized under the laws of a State, 
                        territory, or possession of the United States 
                        or the District of Columbia;
                            (ii) has its principal place of business in 
                        the United States; and
                            (iii) is not directly or indirectly owned 
                        or controlled by a foreign entity; and
                    (B) includes a joint venture for which a business 
                entity described in subparagraph (A) holds an ownership 
                interest greater than or equal to 50 percent.
            (2) The term ``professional services'' includes the 
        following services:
                    (A) Engineering.
                    (B) Architecture.
                    (C) Design.
                    (D) Environmental consulting.
                    (E) Financial consulting.
                    (F) Program management.
                    (G) Legal.
                    (H) Other services as defined in the Federal 
                Acquisition Regulation.
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