110 HR 3068 IH: Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2007 U.S. House of Representatives 2007-07-17 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. 3068 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2007 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the award of contracts to provide guard services under the contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to a business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2007.
2.
Federal Protective Service contracts
(a)
Prohibition on award of contracts to any business concern owned, controlled, or operated by an individual convicted of a felony
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not award a contract for the provision of guard services under the contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to any business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony. (b)
Regulations
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this section. (c)
Review
After the date of issuance of regulations under subsection (b), the Secretary shall review each contract described in subsection (a) that is in effect as of such date to ensure that the contract complies with the requirements of this section. If the Secretary determines that such a contract does not comply with the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall terminate the contract and award a new contract that complies with such requirements. (d)
Implementation
In this section, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security acting through the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.