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Calendar No. 162 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1687 

To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or 

other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging 

in activities that promote the Association of Community Organizations 

for Reform Now. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 

Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. VITTER, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. BROWNBACK, 

Mr. INHOFE, Mr. BURR, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. HATCH, 

Mr. ENZI, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. 

CRAPO, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. THUNE, Mr. GREGG, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. 

DEMINT, Mr. GRAHAM, and Mr. RISCH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read the first time 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any 

other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that 

promote the Association of Community Organizations for 

Reform Now. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Taxpayers 

3 From ACORN Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON FEDERAL FUNDS AND OTHER 

5 ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN IN6 DICTED ORGANIZATIONS. 

7 (a) PROHIBITIONS.—With respect to any covered or8 ganization, the following prohibitions apply: 

9 (1) No Federal contract, grant, cooperative 

10 agreement, or any other form of agreement (includ11 ing a memorandum of understanding) may be 

12 awarded to or entered into with the organization. 

13 (2) No Federal funds in any other form may be 

14 provided to the organization. 

15 (3) No Federal employee or contractor may 

16 promote in any way (including recommending to a 

17 person or referring to a person for any purpose) the 

18 organization. 

19 (b) COVERED ORGANIZATION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 

21 ‘‘covered organization’’ means the Association of 

22 Community Organizations for Reform Now (in this 

23 subsection referred to as ‘‘ACORN’’) and any 

24 ACORN-related affiliate. 


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1 (2) ACORN-RELATED AFFILIATE.—The term 

2 ‘‘ACORN-related affiliate’’ means any of the fol3 lowing: 

4 (A) Any State chapter of ACORN reg5 istered with the Secretary of State’s office in 

6 that State. 

7 (B) Any organization that shares directors 

8 or employees with ACORN. 

9 (C) Any organization that has a financial 

10 stake in ACORN. 

11 (D) Any organization whose finances, 

12 whether Federally funded, donor-funded, or 

13 raised through organizational goods and serv14 ices, are shared or controlled by ACORN. 

15 (c) REVISION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULA16 TION.—The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall 

17 amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to carry out the 

18 provisions of this Act relating to contracts. 


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Calendar No. 162 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1687 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Federal Government from awarding 

munity Organizations for Reform Now. activities that promote the Association of Comviding any other Federal funds to, or engaging in contracts, grants, or other agreements to, proSEPTEMBER 21, 2009 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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