[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2411 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2411

To prohibit the Federal Government from contracting with an entity that 
              has committed fraud or certain other crimes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2013

 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Federal Government from contracting with an entity that 
              has committed fraud or certain other crimes.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE 
              COMMITTED FRAUD OR CERTAIN OTHER CRIMES.

    The Federal Government may not enter into a contract with an 
offeror or any of its principals if the offeror certifies that it, or 
any of its principals--
            (1) within a three-year period preceding this offer has 
        been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against it 
        for--
                    (A) commission of fraud or a criminal offense in 
                connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or 
                performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract 
                or subcontract;
                    (B) violation of Federal or State antitrust 
                statutes relating to the submission of offers; or 
                commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, 
                falsification or destruction of records, making false 
                statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax 
                laws; or
                    (C) receiving stolen property;
            (2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or 
        civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of 
        any of the offenses described in paragraph (1); or
            (3) within a three-year period preceding this offer, have 
        been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that 
        exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.
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