An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-49 to require the Office of Government Ethics to submit recommendations on requiring government contractors and federally funded research and development centers that advise the government to comply with personal financial interest restrictions.

1. Adds SEC. 302. REPORT TO CONGRESS at the end of title III

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 302. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

   Inserted: (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall submit a report to Congress that contains the Director's recommendations on requiring Government contractors that advise one or more Federal agencies on procurement policy, and requiring federally funded research and development centers, to comply with restrictions relating to personal financial interests, such as those that apply to Federal employees.

   Inserted: (b) Definition.--In this section--

   Inserted: (1) The term "Government contractor" means any person (other than a Federal agency) with which a Federal agency has entered into a contract to acquire goods or services.

   Inserted: (2) The term "Federal agency" means--

   Inserted: (A) any executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government, including any wholly owned Government corporation; and

   Inserted: (B) any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol and any activities under the Architect's direction).

   Inserted: (3) The term "federally funded research and development center" means a federally funded research and development center as identified by the National Science Foundation in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

   Original wording

   Add at the end of title III the following:

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