[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 29 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 29

  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) to 
    provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with 
corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the 
                     interest of national security.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES



   Mr. Dayton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) to 
    provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with 
corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the 
                     interest of national security.

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

SECTION 1. WAIVERS ON PROHIBITIONS ON CONTRACTS WITH CORPORATE 
              EXPATRIATES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Wellstone 
Corporate Responsibility Act of 2003''.
    (b) In General.--Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107-296) is amended by striking subsection (d) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(d) Waivers.--The President may waive subsection (a) with respect 
to any specific contract if the President certifies to Congress that 
the waiver is required in the interest of national security.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect as though enacted as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107-296).
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