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 124 STAT. 3837 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 (B) The services those agencies provide. (2) CHANGES TO LIST.—The Committee may, by rule made in accordance with the requirements of section 553(b) to (e) of title 5, add to and remove from the procurement list products so produced and services so provided. (b) FAIR MARKET PRICE.—The Committee shall determine the fair market price of products and services contained on the procure- ment list that are offered for sale to the Federal Government by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely disabled. The Committee from time to time shall revise its price determinations with respect to those products and services in accordance with changing market condi- tions. (c) CENTRAL NONPROFIT AGENCY OR AGENCIES.—The Committee shall designate a central nonprofit agency or agencies to facilitate the distribution, by direct allocation, subcontract, or any other means, of orders of the Federal Government for products and serv- ices on the procurement list among qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely disabled. (d) REGULATIONS.—The Committee— (1) may prescribe regulations regarding specifications for products and services on the procurement list, the time of their delivery, and other matters as necessary to carry out this chapter; and (2) shall prescribe regulations providing that when the Fed- eral Government purchases products produced and offered for sale by qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely disabled, priority shall be given to products produced and offered for sale by qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind. (e) STUDY AND EVALUATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Committee shall make a continuing study and evaluation of its activities under this chapter to ensure effective and efficient administration of this chapter. The Committee on its own or in cooperation with other public or nonprofit private agencies may study— (1) problems related to the employment of the blind and other severely disabled individuals; and (2) the development and adaptation of production methods that would enable a greater utilization of the blind and other severely disabled individuals. § 8504. Procurement requirements for the Federal Govern- ment (a) IN GENERAL.—An entity of the Federal Government intending to procure a product or service on the procurement list referred to in section 8503 of this title shall procure the product or service from a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or a qualified non- profit agency for other severely disabled in accordance with regula- tions of the Committee and at the price the Committee establishes if the product or service is available within the period required by the entity. (b) EXCEPTION.—This section does not apply to the procurement of a product that is available from an industry established under chapter 307 of title 18 and that is required under section 4124 of title 18 to be procured from that industry.