[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8157 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8157

     To amend title 41, United States Code, to require additional 
 transparency in Federal procurement during supply chain disruptions, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2022

   Mr. Donalds (for himself and Mr. Carter of Texas) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 41, United States Code, to require additional 
 transparency in Federal procurement during supply chain disruptions, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Clarity Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT DURING SUPPLY 
              CHAIN DISRUPTIONS.

    (a) Requirement.--Chapter 17 of division B of subtitle I of title 
41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1714. Additional transparency in Federal procurement during 
              supply chain disruptions
    ``During a period in which there is a disruption in the supply 
chain of an item of food, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce, 
the head of each executive agency shall transmit in a timely manner 
information concerning the procurement of any such item by the agency 
during such period to the Administrator of General Services for entry 
into the Federal Procurement Data System referred to in section 
1122(a)(4) (or any successor system).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the beginning of 
chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1713 the following new item:

``1714. Additional transparency in Federal procurement during supply 
                            chain disruptions.''.
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