§ 2669b. — Reaffirming United States international telecommunications policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2669b]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 38--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 2669b. Reaffirming United States international
telecommunications policy
(a) Procurement policy
It is the policy of the United States to foster and support
procurement of goods and services from private, commercial companies.
(b) Implementation
In order to achieve the policy set forth in subsection (a) of this
section, the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office (DTS-
PO) shall--
(1) utilize full and open competition, to the maximum extent
practicable, in the procurement of telecommunications services,
including satellite space segment, for the Department of State and
each other Federal entity represented at United States diplomatic
missions and consular posts overseas;
(2) make every effort to ensure and promote the participation in
the competition for such procurement of commercial private sector
providers of satellite space segment who have no ownership or other
connection with an intergovernmental satellite organization; and
(3) implement the competitive procedures required by paragraphs
(1) and (2) at the prime contracting level and, to the maximum
extent practicable, the subcontracting level.
(Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. B, title XXII, Sec. 2218, Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-816.)
