[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 236 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 236

To prohibit Government contractors from being reimbursed by the Federal 
          Government for certain environmental response costs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

   Mrs. Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit Government contractors from being reimbursed by the Federal 
          Government for certain environmental response costs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS FOR 
              ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COSTS.

    (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Section 2324(e)(1) of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(P) Costs of any claim for environmental response costs 
        at any facility owned or operated by the contractor or at which 
        the contractor is liable in whole or in part for the 
        environmental response action. For purposes of this 
        subparagraph, the terms `facility' and `response' have the 
        meaning given such terms by paragraphs (9) and (25), 
        respectively, of section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9601 (9) and (25)).''.
            (2) Effective date.--Subparagraph (P) of section 2324(e)(1) 
        of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
        shall apply to contracts in existence on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act and contracts entered into after such 
        date.
    (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Section 306(e)(1) of the Federal Property 
        and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 256(e)(1)) 
        is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(P) Costs of any claim for environmental response costs 
        at any facility owned or operated by the contractor or at which 
        the contractor is liable in whole or in part for the 
        environmental response action. For purposes of this 
        subparagraph, the terms `facility' and `response' have the 
        meaning given such terms by paragraphs (9) and (25), 
        respectively, of section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9601 (9) and (25)).''.
            (2) Effective date.--Subparagraph (P) of section 306(e)(1) 
        of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
        (41 U.S.C. 256(e)(1)), as added by paragraph (1), shall apply 
        to contracts in existence on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act and contracts entered into after such date.
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