S.Amdt. 4861

SA 4861. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5293, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act for the Department of Defense may be
used to enter into a contract with any offeror or any of its
principals if the offeror certifies, pursuant to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of its
principals--
(1) within a three-year period preceding the offer has been
convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against it
for--
(A) commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection
with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public
(Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract;
(B) violation of Federal or State antitrust laws relating
to the submission of offers; or
(C) commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery,
falsification or destruction of records, making false
statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws,
or receiving stolen property;
(2) is under indictment for, or otherwise criminally or
civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of
any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1); or
(3) within a three-year period preceding the offer, has
been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount
that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains
unsatisfied.
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