110 HR 1986 IH: Federal Contractor Accountability Act U.S. House of Representatives 2007-04-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1986 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2007 Mr. Ellsworth introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require potential Federal contractors to certify they owe no Federal tax debt.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Contractor Accountability Act of 2007.

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Requirements for potential Federal contractors for certifications regarding Federal tax debt

(a)

Requirement for prospective and current contractors regarding Federal tax debt

(1)

In general

No prospective contractor may be awarded a contract with an agency, no contractor with an agency may be awarded an extension of its contract with the agency, and an agency may not issue an order for goods or services to any prospective contractor or contractor, unless the prospective contractor or the contractor, as the case may be, certifies in writing to the agency making the award or extension, or issuing the order, that the contractor owes no Federal tax debt. (2)

Federal tax debt

For purposes of the certification required by paragraph (1), Federal tax debt includes any type of tax owed to the Federal Government that is in a delinquent status. (b)

Requirement for prospective contractors regarding convictions and liens

Any prospective contractor submitting an offer to an agency shall submit the following certifications with the offer: (1)

Convictions

A certification regarding whether or not the offeror has, within a three-year period preceding the offer, been convicted or had a civil judgment rendered against the offeror for violating any tax law or failing to pay any tax, or has been notified of any delinquent taxes for which the liability remains unsatisfied. (2)

Liens

A certification regarding whether or not the offeror has received a notice of a tax lien filed against the offeror for which the liability remains unsatisfied or the lien has not been released. (c)

Agency

In this section, the term agency means an executive agency, as defined in section 4(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)). (d)

Contracts covered

This Act shall apply to contracts in amounts equal to or greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401(11)). (e)

Effective Date

This Act shall apply to contracts or contract extensions awarded, or orders for goods or services issued, on or after the date occurring 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.