[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 101 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S4559]
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  SA 4861. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5293, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act for the Department of Defense may be 
     used to enter into a contract with any offeror or any of its 
     principals if the offeror certifies, pursuant to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of its 
     principals--
       (1) within a three-year period preceding the 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 laws relating 
     to the submission of offers; or
       (C) commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, 
     falsification or destruction of records, making false 
     statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, 
     or receiving stolen property;
       (2) is under indictment for, or otherwise criminally or 
     civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of 
     any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1); or
       (3) within a three-year period preceding the offer, has 
     been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount 
     that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains 
     unsatisfied.
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