S.Amdt. 3844

SA 3844. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157,
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2019, 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 made available by this or any
other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant
to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation
that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been
assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies
have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being
paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the
authority responsible for collecting such tax liability,
provided that the applicable Federal agency--
(1) is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability;
(2) has considered suspension or debarment of the
corporation; and
(3) has made a determination that such suspension or
debarment is necessary to protect the interests of the
Federal Government.
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