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The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee), which is responsible for administering the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act through the AbilityOne Program, proposes to amend its regulations by adding guidelines for Federal agencies’ use in determining whether commercial commodities are "essentially the same" as items on the Procurement List. The Procurement List is the official list of commodities and services that the Committee has determined to be suitable to be provided to the Government by nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or who have other severe disabilities and that must be purchased from the source designated by the Committee, pursuant to the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act and its implementing regulations. The proposed guidelines for Federal agencies will incorporate the definition of the term essentially the same (ETS) and clarify its applicability. Currently the term "ETS" appears in Committee regulations and is defined in agency policy. The proposed guidelines will assist acquisition personnel to comply with the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act.