[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1770. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 884. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEFENSE CONTRACTING FRAUD.

       (a) Annual Study and Report.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct an annual study on defense contracting fraud 
     and submit a report containing the findings of such study to 
     the congressional defense committees.
       (b) Report Contents.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall include with respect to the most recent reporting 
     period the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of the total value of Department of 
     Defense contracts entered into to with contractors that have 
     been indicted for, settled charges of, been fined by any 
     Federal department or agency for, or been convicted of fraud 
     in connection with any contract or other transaction entered 
     into with the Federal Government.
       (2) Recommendations by the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense or other appropriate Department of 
     Defense official regarding how to penalize contractors 
     repeatedly involved in fraud in connection with contracts or 
     other transactions entered into with the Federal Government, 
     including an update on implementation by the Department of 
     any previous such recommendations.
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