[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2061 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2061

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To prevent conflicts of interest relating to contractors providing 
 background investigation fieldwork services and investigative support 
                               services.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Conflicts of Interest 
with Contractors Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``agency'' means--
                    (A) an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 
                of title 5, United States Code);
                    (B) a military department (as defined in section 
                102 of title 5, United States Code);
                    (C) an element of the intelligence community (as 
                that term is defined in section 3 of the National 
                Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003));
                    (D) the United States Postal Service; and
                    (E) the Postal Regulatory Commission;
            (2) the term ``background investigation fieldwork 
        services'' means the investigatory fieldwork conducted to 
        determine the eligibility of an individual for logical and 
        physical access to Federally-controlled facilities or 
        information systems, suitability or fitness for Federal 
        employment, eligibility for access to classified information or 
        to hold a national security sensitive position, or fitness to 
        perform work for or on behalf of the Federal Government as a 
        contractor or employee, including--
                    (A) interviews of the individual, the employer of 
                the individual, former employers of the individual, and 
                friends, family, and other sources who might have 
                relevant knowledge of the individual; and
                    (B) reviews of--
                            (i) educational and employment records;
                            (ii) criminal and other legal records; and
                            (iii) credit history;
            (3) the term ``background investigation support services'' 
        means the clerical, administrative, and technical support 
        services provided to various functions critical to the 
        background investigation process, including--
                    (A) initial processing and scheduling of 
                investigative requests;
                    (B) information technology and information 
                technology support;
                    (C) file maintenance;
                    (D) imaging or copying of investigation documents; 
                and
                    (E) mail processing; and
            (4) the term ``quality review process'' means performing 
        the final quality review of a background investigation to 
        ensure investigative, administrative, and other required 
        standards have been met before the completed background 
        investigation is delivered to the adjudicating agency.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTING TO PREVENT ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS 
              OF INTEREST.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the date of 
enactment of this Act, a contract may not be entered into, and an 
extension of or option on a contract may not be exercised, with a 
contractor to conduct a quality review process relating to background 
investigation fieldwork services or background investigation support 
services if the contractor is performing the services to be reviewed.

            Passed the Senate September 18, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2061

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To prevent conflicts of interest relating to contractors providing 
 background investigation fieldwork services and investigative support 
                               services.