House File 2428 HOUSE FILE BY T. TAYLOR Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the purchase of certain information technology 2 services by a state agency. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6161YH 80 5 jr/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 73.7 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 1 2 DATA MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED SERVICES. 1 3 A commission, board, committee, officer, or other governing 1 4 body of the state shall not purchase an information technology 1 5 service, data management service, or any related service from 1 6 a foreign nation unless that service cannot be reasonably 1 7 obtained in the United States. 1 8 EXPLANATION 1 9 This bill prohibits all state agencies from purchasing 1 10 information technology services, data management services, or 1 11 related services from a foreign nation if those services 1 12 cannot be reasonably obtained in the United States. 1 13 LSB 6161YH 80 1 14 jr/pj/5 1 15 1 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35