65466 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 244 / Thursday, December 20, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Chapter 1 

[Docket No. FAR 2018–0001, Sequence 

No. 6] 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2019–01; 

Introduction 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Summary presentation of a final 

rule. 

SUMMARY: This document summarizes 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian 

Agency Acquisition Council and the 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

Council (Councils) in this Federal 

Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019–01. A 

companion document, the Small Entity 

Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this 

FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is 

available via the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

DATES: For effective date see the 

separate document, which follows. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cecelia Davis, Procurement Analyst, at 

202–219–0202 for clarification of 

content. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 

202–501–4755. Please cite FAC 2019– 

01, FAR case 2015–017. 

RULE LISTED IN FAC 2019–01 

Subject FAR case Analyst 

Combating Trafficking in Persons—Definition of ‘‘Recruitment Fees’’ ................................................................... 2015–017 Davis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

summary for the FAR rule follows. For 

the actual revisions and/or amendments 

made by this FAR Case, refer to the 

specific item number and subject set 

forth in the document following this 

item summary. FAC 2019–01 amends 

the FAR as follows: 

Combating Trafficking in Persons— 

Definition of ‘‘Recruitment Fees’’ (FAR 

Case 2015–017) 

This final rule amends the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide 

a definition of ‘‘recruitment fees’’ in 

FAR subpart 22.17 and the associated 

clause at FAR 52.222–50 to further 

implement the FAR policy on 

combating trafficking in persons. One 

element in combating trafficking in 

persons is to prohibit contractors from 

charging employees or potential 

employees recruitment fees. 

This final rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019– 

01 is issued under the authority of the 

Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of 

General Services, and the Administrator for 

the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

Unless otherwise specified, all Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other 

directive material contained in FAC 2019–01 

is effective December 20, 2018 except for 

FAR Case 2015–017, which is effective 

January 22, 2019. 

Dated: December 10, 2018. 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

Dated: December 14, 2018. 

Kim Herrington, 

Acting Principal Director, Defense Pricing and 

Contracting. 

Dated: December 11, 2018. 

Jeffrey A. Koses, 

Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General 

Services Administration. 

Dated: December 13, 2018. 

William G. Roets, II, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Procurement National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27540 Filed 12–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 22 and 52 

[FAC 2019–01; FAR Case 2015–017; Docket 

No. 2015–0017; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 9000–AN02 

Federal Acquisition Regulation: 

Combating Trafficking in Persons— 

Definition of ‘‘Recruitment Fees’’ 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are 

issuing a final rule amending the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to 

provide a definition of ‘‘recruitment 

fees’’ to further implement the FAR 

policy on combating trafficking in 

persons. One element in combating 

trafficking in persons is to prohibit 

contractors from charging employees 

recruitment fees. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 22, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, 

at 202–219–0202 for clarification of 

content. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 

202–501–4755. Please cite FAC 2019– 

01, FAR Case 2015–017. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

This rulemaking is intended to clarify 

the prohibition on the charging of 

recruitment fees set forth in FAR 

subpart 22.17 and clause 52.222–50. 

This regulatory language reflects a final 

rule published by DoD, GSA, and NASA 

on January 29, 2015 (FAR Case 2013– 

001, 80 FR 4967) to implement 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13627, entitled 

‘‘Strengthening Protections Against 

Trafficking in Persons in Federal 

Contracts,’’ and title XVII of the 

National Defense Authorization Act 

(NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, 

entitled ‘‘Ending Trafficking in 

Government Contracting.’’ Pursuant to 

FAR 22.1703(a) and 52.222–50(b), 


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