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TH
CONGRESS1
ST
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ESSION
H. R.
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To require the proposal for debarment from contracting with the FederalGovernment of persons violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. W
ELCH
(for himself and Mr. C
HAFFETZ
) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
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A BILL
To require the proposal for debarment from contracting withthe Federal Government of persons violating the ForeignCorrupt Practices Act of 1977.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Overseas Contractor
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Reform Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROPOSE FOR DEBARMENT PER-
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SONS VIOLATING THE FOREIGN CORRUPT
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PRACTICES ACT.
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(a) R
EQUIREMENT
T
O
P
ROPOSE FOR
D
EBARMENT
.—
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Subject to subsections (b) and (c), any person found to
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be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
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1977 shall be proposed for debarment from any contract
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or grant awarded by the Federal Government within 30
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days after the judgment finding such person to be in viola-
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tion becomes final.
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(b) W
AIVER
.—The head of a Federal agency may
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waive this Act for a Federal contract or grant. Any such
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waiver shall be reported to Congress by the head of the
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agency concerned within 30 days from the date of the
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waiver, along with an accompanying justification.
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(c) E
XEMPTION FOR
S
ELF
-
REPORTED
V
IOLA
-
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TIONS
.—Upon a determination by the head of a Federal
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agency that a person has reported a violation of the For-
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eign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 voluntarily to the Fed-
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eral Government, the head of the agency may exempt the
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person from the applicability of this Act.
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(d) F
INAL
J
UDGMENT
.—For purposes of this Act, a
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judgment becomes final when all appeals of the judgment
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have been finally determined, or all time for filing such
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appeals has expired.
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(e) D
EFINITIONS
.—In this Act:
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