S.Amdt. 5598
What it does: Adds Subtitle G--Prevention of Conflicts of Interest Among Consulting Firms SECTION 1281. SHORT TITLE at the end of title XII
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds Subtitle G--Prevention of Conflicts of Interest Among Consulting Firms SECTION 1281. SHORT TITLE at the end of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
Inserted: Subtitle G--Prevention of Conflicts of Interest Among Consulting Firms SECTION 1281. SHORT TITLE.
Inserted: This subtitle may be cited as the "Time to Choose Act of 2022".
Inserted: SEC. 1282. FINDINGS.
Inserted: Congress makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) The Department of Defense and other agencies in the United States Government regularly award contracts to firms such as Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others who are simultaneously providing consulting services to the Government of the People's Republic of China and proxies or affiliates thereof.
Inserted: (2) The provision of such consulting services by firms like Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others to entities in the People's Republic of China directly supports efforts by that nation's government to generate economic and military power that it can then use to undermine the economic and national security of the American people, including through economic coercion and by threatening or using military force against us.
Inserted: (3) It is a conflict of interest for firms like Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others to simultaneously aid in the efforts of the Government of the People's Republic of China to undermine the economic and national security of the United States while they are simultaneously contracting with the Department of Defense and other United States Government agencies responsible for defending the United States from foreign threats, above all from China.
Inserted: (4) Firms like Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others should no longer be allowed to engage in such a conflict of interest and should instead be required to choose between aiding the efforts of the Government of the People's Republic of China to harm the United States or helping the United States Government to defend its citizens against such foreign coercion.
Inserted: SEC. 1283. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY AIDING IN THE EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO HARM THE UNITED STATES.
Inserted: In order to end conflict of interests in Federal contracting among consulting firms that simultaneously contract with the United States Government and covered foreign entities, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation--
Inserted: (1) to require any entity that provides the services described in the North American Industry Classification System's Industry Group code 5416, prior to entering into a Federal contract, to certify that neither it nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates hold a contract with one or more covered foreign entities; and
Inserted: (2) to prohibit Federal contracts from being awarded to an entity that provides the services described under the North American Industry Classification System's Industry Group code 5416 if the entity or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates are determined, based on the self-certification required under paragraph (1) or other information, to be a contractor of, or otherwise providing services to, a covered foreign entity.
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Inserted: SEC. 1284. PENALTIES FOR FALSE INFORMATION ON CONTRACTING WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Inserted: (a) Termination, Suspension, and Debarment.--If the head of an executive agency determines that a consulting firm described in section 1283 has knowingly submitted a false certification or information on or after the date on which the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to such section, the head of the executive agency shall terminate the contract with the consulting firm and consider suspending or debarring the firm from eligibility for future Federal contracts in accordance with subpart 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Inserted: (b) False Claims Act.--A consulting firm described in section 1283 that, for the purposes of the False Claims Act, intentionally hides or misrepresents one or more contracts with covered foreign entities shall be subject to the penalties and corrective actions described in the False Claims Act, including liability for three times the amount of damages which the United States Government sustains, including funds or other resources expended on or in support of the solicitation, selection, and performance of such contracts.
Inserted: SEC. 1285. DEFINITIONS.
Inserted: In this subtitle:
Inserted: (1) Covered foreign entity.--The term "covered foreign entity" means--
Inserted: (A) a person, business trust, business association, company, institution, government agency, university, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or any other individual or organization that can legally enter into contracts, own properties, or pay taxes on behalf of, the Government of the People's Republic of China;
Inserted: (B) the Chinese Communist Party;
Inserted: (C) the People's Republic of China's United Front;
Inserted: (D) an entity owned or controlled by, or that performs activities on behalf of, a person or entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and
Inserted: (E) an individual that is a member of the board of directors, an executive officer, or a senior official of an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
Inserted: (2) Executive agency.--The term "executive agency" has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
Inserted: (3) False claims act.--The term "False Claims Act" means sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States Code
Inserted: (4) North american industry classification system's industry group code 5416.--The term "North American Industry Classification System's Industry Group code 5416" refers to the North American Industry Classification System category that covers Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services as Industry Group code 5416, including industry codes 54151, 541611, 541612, 541613, 541614, 541618, 54162, 541620, 54169, 541690.
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At the end of title XII, add the following:
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SA 5598. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title XII, add the following:
Subtitle G--Prevention of Conflicts of Interest Among Consulting Firms SECTION 1281. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the “Time to Choose Act of 2022”.
SEC. 1282. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Defense and other agencies in the United States Government regularly award contracts to firms such as Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others who are simultaneously providing consulting services to the Government of the People's Republic of China and proxies or affiliates thereof.
(2) The provision of such consulting services by firms like Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others to entities in the People's Republic of China directly supports efforts by that nation's government to generate economic and military power that it can then use to undermine the economic and national security of the American people, including through economic coercion and by threatening or using military force against us.
(3) It is a conflict of interest for firms like Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others to simultaneously aid in the efforts of the Government of the People's Republic of China to undermine the economic and national security of the United States while they are simultaneously contracting with the Department of Defense and other United States Government agencies responsible for defending the United States from foreign threats, above all from China.
(4) Firms like Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, and others should no longer be allowed to engage in such a conflict of interest and should instead be required to choose between aiding the efforts of the Government of the People's Republic of China to harm the United States or helping the United States Government to defend its citizens against such foreign coercion.
SEC. 1283. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY AIDING IN THE EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO HARM THE UNITED STATES.
In order to end conflict of interests in Federal contracting among consulting firms that simultaneously contract with the United States Government and covered foreign entities, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation--
(1) to require any entity that provides the services described in the North American Industry Classification System's Industry Group code 5416, prior to entering into a Federal contract, to certify that neither it nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates hold a contract with one or more covered foreign entities; and
(2) to prohibit Federal contracts from being awarded to an entity that provides the services described under the North American Industry Classification System's Industry Group code 5416 if the entity or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates are determined, based on the self-certification required under paragraph (1) or other information, to be a contractor of, or otherwise providing services to, a covered foreign entity.
SEC. 1284. PENALTIES FOR FALSE INFORMATION ON CONTRACTING WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) Termination, Suspension, and Debarment.--If the head of an executive agency determines that a consulting firm described in section 1283 has knowingly submitted a false certification or information on or after the date on which the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to such section, the head of the executive agency shall terminate the contract with the consulting firm and consider suspending or debarring the firm from eligibility for future Federal contracts in accordance with subpart 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(b) False Claims Act.--A consulting firm described in section 1283 that, for the purposes of the False Claims Act, intentionally hides or misrepresents one or more contracts with covered foreign entities shall be subject to the penalties and corrective actions described in the False Claims Act, including liability for three times the amount of damages which the United States Government sustains, including funds or other resources expended on or in support of the solicitation, selection, and performance of such contracts.
SEC. 1285. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Covered foreign entity.--The term “covered foreign entity” means--
(A) a person, business trust, business association, company, institution, government agency, university, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or any other individual or organization that can legally enter into contracts, own properties, or pay taxes on behalf of, the Government of the People's Republic of China;
(B) the Chinese Communist Party;
(C) the People's Republic of China's United Front;
(D) an entity owned or controlled by, or that performs activities on behalf of, a person or entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and
(E) an individual that is a member of the board of directors, an executive officer, or a senior official of an entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
(2) Executive agency.--The term “executive agency” has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
(3) False claims act.--The term “False Claims Act” means sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States Code
(4) North american industry classification system's industry group code 5416.--The term “North American Industry Classification System's Industry Group code 5416” refers to the North American Industry Classification System category that covers Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services as Industry Group code 5416, including industry codes 54151, 541611, 541612, 541613, 541614, 541618, 54162, 541620, 54169, 541690.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 22, 2022