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To request the Secretary of Defense to provide preference for offerors that are United States companies in professional services contracts, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Defense to revise its procurement regulations to give preference to United States companies when contracting for professional services, including engineering, architecture, design, consulting, program management, and legal services. The Secretary of Defense can waive this preference if adherence would prevent the department from meeting urgent operational requirements or if no U.S. company is capable of fulfilling the contract requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner. A U.S. company is defined as a business organized under U.S. law, with its principal place of business in the United States, and not owned or controlled by a foreign entity. The Secretary must provide written justification for any waivers and notify Congress within 30 days.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Cory Mills’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $11,592
- FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY $10,000
- ECS $6,600
- PIONEER JETS $6,600
- ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONS $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Cory Mills → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Dec 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Dec 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
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
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. <all>
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