Ending procurement and forced use of paper straws

(a) Requirement A covered agency that procures or provides for use a straw during the performance of a contract in a facility that is owned or leased by such covered agency shall ensure that any such straw has the strength and durability of a plastic straw. (b) Representation A person who submits a bid or offer to a covered agency shall represent, by submission of such bid or offer, that such person— (1) does not have any policy promoting the use of a paper straw or penalizing the use of a plastic straw; (2) shall not provide any paper straw in the performance of any contract; and (3) shall ensure that any straw such person provides in the performance of any contract has the strength and durability of a plastic straw. (c) Covered agency defined In this section, the term covered agency means— (1) the Office of Management and Budget; (2) the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; (3) the Department of Defense; (4) the General Services Administration; and (5) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.