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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3345 

To amend title 31, United States Code, to consolidate suspension and 

debarment offices, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 28, 2013 

Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MICA, Mr. CHAFFETZ, and Ms. 

SPEIER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 31, United States Code, to consolidate 

suspension and debarment offices, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Stop Unworthy Spending Act’’ or the ‘‘SUSPEND Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Consolidation of suspension and debarment offices. 

Sec. 3. Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee. 

Sec. 4. Single case management system. 

Sec. 5. Single regulation for procurement and nonprocurement programs. 

Sec. 6. Government Accountability Office review. 


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Sec. 7. Coordination of remedies for fraud and corruption related to procurement and grant activities. 

Sec. 8. Transfer, redesignation, and amendment of other provision of law relating to debarment and suspension. 

Sec. 9. Definitions. 

Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 11. Effective date. 

1 SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION OF SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT 

2 OFFICES. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD OF SUSPENSION AND

4 DEBARMENT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle V of title 31, 

6 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

7 chapter 63 the following new chapter: 

8 ‘‘CHAPTER 64—SUSPENSION AND 

9 DEBARMENT 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘6401. Board of Suspension and Debarment. 

‘‘6402. Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee. 

‘‘6403. Single regulation for suspension and debarment for procurement and 

nonprocurement programs. 

‘‘6404. Uniform suspension, debarment, or exclusion from procurement or nonprocurement activity. 

10 ‘‘§ 6401. Board of Suspension and Debarment 

11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

12 General Services Administration a board for suspension 

13 and debarment to be known as the Board of Suspension 

14 and Debarment (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’). 

15 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Board are to 

16 serve as a centralized body to manage all executive agency 

17 suspension and debarment activities and improve the sus18 pension and debarment system through— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the transparent and efficient handling of 

2 cases; 

3 ‘‘(2) the effective oversight of the Government4 wide database containing the list of all excluded par5 ties ineligible for Federal programs pursuant to Ex6 ecutive Orders No. 12549 and No. 12689, including 

7 oversight to ensure receipt of information from other 

8 agencies and to ensure timeliness, accuracy, and 

9 completeness of the database; 

10 ‘‘(3) the consistent and fair treatment of all 

11 persons and entities subject to suspension or debar12 ment proceedings, including small businesses with 

13 limited resources; and 

14 ‘‘(4) active engagement with remedy coordina15 tion officials (as defined in section 2307(i)(10) of 

16 title 10 and section 4506 of title 41) within execu17 tive agencies for efficient referral of contractors, 

18 grantees, or other recipients of Federal financial as19 sistance suspected of committing wrongful actions or 

20 repeatedly performing poorly. 

21 ‘‘(c) EFFECT OF DETERMINATIONS OF BOARD.— 

22 ‘‘(1) CONCLUSIVE ON GOVERNMENTWIDE

23 BASIS.—The determination by the Board on whether 

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1 clusive on a Governmentwide basis. No other agency 

2 may take a contrary action on a Governmentwide 

3 basis with respect to the same contractor, grantee, 

4 or other recipient based on the facts and cir5 cumstances in the administrative record considered 

6 by the Board. 

7 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION OF NEW OR ADDITIONAL

8 EVIDENCE.—In considering any new or additional 

9 evidence of nonresponsibility of a contractor, grant10 ee, or other recipient of Federal financial assistance 

11 not previously considered by the Board, an agency, 

12 in determining whether to award another grant or 

13 contract or other Federal financial assistance to 

14 such contractor, grantee, or other recipient, may 

15 consider the cumulative effect of the facts and cir16 cumstances previously considered by the Board. 

17 ‘‘(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 

18 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Board shall consist 

19 of members appointed by the Administrator of Gen20 eral Services (in consultation with the Administrator 

21 for Federal Procurement Policy) from a register of 

22 applicants maintained by the Administrator of Gen23 eral Services, in accordance with rules issued by the 

24 Administrator of General Services (in consultation 

25 with the Administrator for Federal Procurement 


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1 Policy) for establishing and maintaining a register of 

2 eligible applicants and selecting members. The Ad3 ministrator of General Services shall appoint a mem4 ber without regard to political affiliation and solely 

5 on the basis of the professional qualifications re6 quired to perform the duties and responsibilities of 

7 a member. 

8 ‘‘(2) CHAIR.—The Administrator of General 

9 Services shall designate one member of the Board to 

10 serve as Chair of the Board. The position of Chair 

11 of the Board shall be a Senior Executive Service po12 sition (as defined by section 3132(a)(2) of title 5). 

13 ‘‘(3) REMOVAL.—The Administrator of General 

14 Services, with the consent of the Administrator for 

15 Federal Procurement Policy, may remove the Chair 

16 or any other member of the Board. 

17 ‘‘(e) SHARING OF RESOURCES.—The Administrator 

18 of General Services shall provide to the Board such admin19 istrative resources as are necessary for the Board to carry 

20 out its functions. In carrying out this subsection, the Ad21 ministrator may provide for the sharing of administrative 

22 resources of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, such 

23 as the Board’s information technology infrastructure, case 

24 management system, legal resources, and facilities. 


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1 ‘‘(f) PARTICIPATION BY ADDITIONAL ENTITIES.— 

2 The Board may enter into an agreement with any other 

3 entity that receives Federal funds for the Board to per4 form suspension and debarment activities on behalf of the 

5 entity. 

6 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 30 

8 of each year, the Chair of the Board shall submit to 

9 the relevant congressional committees a report con10 taining the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) A summary of the activities and ac12 complishments of the Board in the Government13 wide suspension and debarment system, includ14 ing the total number of referrals, timeliness of 

15 case disposition, and breakdown of discretionary 

16 and nondiscretionary cases. 

17 ‘‘(B) Recommendations to improve the sus18 pension and debarment system. 

19 ‘‘(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The Chair of the 

20 Board may combine the report with the report re21 quired by section 6402(c)(7) of this title. 

22 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 ‘‘(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘executive 

24 agency’ has the meaning provided in section 133 of 

25 title 41. 


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1 ‘‘(2) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘relevant congressional commit3 tees’ means each of the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) The Committee on Oversight and 

5 Government Reform of the House of Represent6 atives. 

7 ‘‘(B) The Committee on Homeland Secu8 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 

9 ‘‘(3) INTERAGENCY SUSPENSION AND DEBAR10 MENT COMMITTEE.—The term ‘Interagency Suspen11 sion and Debarment Committee’ means the com12 mittee established under section 6402 of this title.’’. 

13 (2) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT OF BOARD

14 MEMBERS.—The members of the Board of Suspen15 sion and Debarment under section 6401 of title 31, 

16 United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 

17 shall be appointed not later than one year after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act. 

19 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 

20 chapters at the beginning of subtitle V of title 31, 

21 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

22 the item relating to chapter 63 the following new 

23 item: 

‘‘64. Suspension and Debarment ............................................................. 6401’’. 

24 (b) TERMINATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY SUSPEN25 SION AND DEBARMENT OFFICES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graphs (2) and (3), effective on October 1, 2016, the 

3 suspension and debarment office or function in each 

4 executive agency shall terminate. 

5 (2) WAIVERS.— 

6 (A) REQUIRED WAIVERS.—Notwithstand7 ing paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of 

8 Management and Budget shall grant a waiver 

9 to any executive agency listed in section 901(b) 

10 of title 31, United States Code, or section 102 

11 of title 5, other than the General Services Ad12 ministration, that has demonstrated the exist13 ence of the following within the agency: 

14 (i) A dedicated suspension and debar15 ment program and staff. 

16 (ii) Detailed agency-specific policies 

17 and procedures relating to suspension and 

18 debarment. 

19 (iii) Practices that encourage an ac20 tive suspension and debarment referral 

21 process. 

22 (iv) In the case of an agency with 

23 multiple bureaus, offices, or subordinate 

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1 dividual with the title and designation of 

2 ‘‘Suspension and Debarment Officer’’ for 

3 the entire agency. 

4 (v) Average annual disposition of dis5 cretionary suspension and debarment cases 

6 of 50 or more, regardless of the outcome, 

7 during the three preceding fiscal years. 

8 (B) LENGTH OF WAIVER.—A waiver under 

9 this paragraph shall be for five years and may 

10 be renewed more than once. 

11 (3) SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.—Not12 withstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Small 

13 Business Administration shall maintain its inde14 pendent authority and function relating to suspen15 sion and debarment pursuant to section 16(d) of the 

16 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 645). Any other sus17 pension and debarment activities unrelated to such 

18 section 16(d) shall terminate in accordance with 

19 paragraph (1). 

20 (c) GUIDANCE.—Within 6 months after the date of 

21 the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 

22 Management and Budget, in consultation with the Chief 

23 Acquisition Officers Council, shall issue guidance address24 ing the scope and operation of the Board of Suspension 


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1 and Debarment. The guidance shall address, at a min2 imum, the following: 

3 (1) The size, structure, and organization of the 

4 Board to efficiently manage all executive agency sus5 pension and debarment actions. 

6 (2) Procedures for appointment of the Chair of 

7 the Board, including appropriate instructions to ap8 point without regard to political affiliation and solely 

9 on the basis of the professional qualifications re10 quired to perform the duties and responsibilities of 

11 the Chair of the Board. 

12 (3) Procedures for handling new and existing 

13 suspension and debarment cases to accomplish time14 ly transfer of all functions to the Board. 

15 SEC. 3. INTERAGENCY SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT COM16 MITTEE. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 64 of title 31, 

18 United States Code, as inserted by section 2(a) of this 

19 Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 

20 new section: 

21 ‘‘§ 6402. Interagency Suspension and Debarment 

22 Committee 

23 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

24 Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee (in 

25 this section referred to as the ‘Interagency Committee’ 


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1 which shall replace the committee constituted under sec2 tions 4 and 5 of Executive Order No. 12549. 

3 ‘‘(b) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIRS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Administrator for Federal 

5 Procurement Policy shall serve as Chair of the Inter6 agency Committee. 

7 ‘‘(2) VICE CHAIRS.—There are at least 2 Vice 

8 Chairs of the Interagency Committee. The Chair of 

9 the Board of Suspension and Debarment shall serve 

10 as a Vice Chair. The Secretary of Defense shall des11 ignate one official from the Department of Defense 

12 to serve as a Vice Chair. 

13 ‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Interagency Committee shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) resolve issues regarding which of several 

15 Federal agencies is the lead agency having responsi16 bility to initiate suspension or debarment pro17 ceedings, including with respect to contracts in con18 nection with contingency operations; 

19 ‘‘(2) coordinate actions among interested agen20 cies with respect to such action; 

21 ‘‘(3) encourage and assist Federal agencies in 

22 entering into cooperative efforts to pool resources 

23 and achieve operational efficiencies in the Govern24 mentwide suspension and debarment system; 


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1 ‘‘(4) recommend to the Office of Management 

2 and Budget changes to the Government suspension 

3 and debarment system and its rules, if such rec4 ommendations are approved by a majority of the 

5 Interagency Committee; 

6 ‘‘(5) authorize the Office of Management and 

7 Budget to issue guidelines that implement those rec8 ommendations; 

9 ‘‘(6) authorize the Chair of the Interagency 

10 Committee to establish subcommittees as appro11 priate to best enable the Interagency Committee to 

12 carry out its functions; and 

13 ‘‘(7) not later than October 30 of each year, 

14 submit to Congress an annual report on— 

15 ‘‘(A) the progress and efforts to improve 

16 the suspension and debarment system; 

17 ‘‘(B) member agencies’ active participation 

18 in the Interagency Committee’s work; and 

19 ‘‘(C) a summary of each agency’s activities 

20 and accomplishments in the Governmentwide 

21 suspension and debarment system, including 

22 the total number of referrals, timeliness of case 

23 disposition, and breakdown of discretionary and 

24 nondiscretionary cases. 


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1 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘contin2 gency operation’ has the meaning given that term in sec3 tion 101(a)(13) of title 10.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVI5 SION.—Section 873 of Public Law 110–417 (31 U.S.C. 

6 6101 note) is hereby repealed. The table of contents con7 tained in section 2 of Public Law 110–417, and at the 

8 beginning of title VIII of such public law, is amended by 

9 striking the item relating to section 873. 

10 SEC. 4. SINGLE CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 

11 (a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH SYSTEM.—Not 

12 later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

13 Act, the Administrator for General Services (in consulta14 tion with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Pol15 icy) shall establish and maintain a Web-based suspension 

16 and debarment case management system for use by the 

17 Board of Suspension and Debarment and appropriate ex18 ecutive agency officials having authority over suspension 

19 and debarment. 

20 (b) REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF SYSTEM.—The head 

21 of each executive agency shall ensure that all cases re22 ferred to either the Board or the agency’s suspension and 

23 debarment office (in the case of an agency granted a waiv24 er under section 2(b)(2)) are logged into the case manage25 ment system and that the case status and the name of 


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1 the employee handling the case are updated at least once 

2 each month. 

3 (c) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Any pre4 decisional information related to a suspension or debar5 ment case, including the names of the entities or individ6 uals referred to, shall not be made public unless the Chair 

7 of the Board or the suspension and debarment official of 

8 an executive agency granted a waiver under section 

9 2(b)(2) determines that the release of such information 

10 is necessary to protect the interest of the Government. 

11 (d) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 

12 the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning provided in 

13 section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 

14 SEC. 5. SINGLE REGULATION FOR PROCUREMENT AND 

15 NONPROCUREMENT PROGRAMS. 

16 (a) SINGLE REGULATION REQUIRED.—Chapter 64 of 

17 title 31, United States Code, as inserted by section 2(a) 

18 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 

19 following new section: 

20 ‘‘§ 6403. Single regulation for suspension and debar21 ment for procurement and nonprocure22 ment programs 

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1 erally applicable regulation on suspension and debarment 

2 for procurement and nonprocurement programs. 

3 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The regulation maintained 

5 pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide, at a min6 imum, for the procedures and other requirements set 

7 forth in paragraphs (2) through (8). 

8 ‘‘(2) ADVANCE NOTICE OF ADVERSE ACTION.— 

9 The regulation shall provide procedures for the 

10 Board to provide advance notice of adverse action 

11 before any adverse action may be taken against a 

12 private entity or individual, unless the Chair of the 

13 Board of Suspension and Debarment or the suspen14 sion and debarment officer of an executive agency 

15 granted a waiver under section 2(b)(2) of the SUS16 PEND Act determines that an expedient action is 

17 necessary to protect the interest of the Government. 

18 ‘‘(3) TRANSPARENT HANDLING OF CASES.—The 

19 regulation shall provide procedures for transparent 

20 handling of all cases, including public availability 

21 of— 

22 ‘‘(A) the outcome of all referred cases, in23 cluding the rationale for the decision to take or 

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1 ‘‘(B) the administrative agreements en2 tered into by the Government in order to re3 solve a suspension or debarment proceeding. 

4 ‘‘(4) TIMELY REFERRALS.—The regulation 

5 shall provide procedures to strengthen timely refer6 ral of cases, including the role of the agency remedy 

7 coordination official (as required in section 7 of the 

8 SUSPEND Act). 

9 ‘‘(5) CONSISTENT STANDARDS AND PROCE10 DURES.—The regulation shall provide procedures to 

11 ensure consistent standards and procedures that 

12 treat all alleged violators fairly and expeditiously, in13 cluding small businesses with limited legal resources. 

14 ‘‘(6) REPEATED FAILURE TO PERFORM.—The 

15 regulation shall provide procedures to strengthen the 

16 identification and referral (for suspension or debar17 ment consideration) of contractors and grantees that 

18 repeatedly fail to perform. 

19 ‘‘(7) CONTINGENCY PROCEDURES.—The regula20 tion shall provide procedures for an expedited review 

21 process to handle contract or grant fraud in a non22 traditional or time-sensitive environment, either in a 

23 military or non-military setting.’’. 

24 (b) REQUIREMENT AND DEADLINE TO COMBINE

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1 the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 

2 Management and Budget shall combine the separate sus3 pension and debarment regulations for procurement and 

4 nonprocurement programs into one generally applicable 

5 regulation. 

6 SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW. 

7 (a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 

8 States shall review and assess the effectiveness in meeting 

9 the requirements of this Act and the amendments made 

10 by this Act of— 

11 (1) the Board of Suspension and Debarment; 

12 (2) the suspension and debarment office of each 

13 executive agency granted a waiver under section 

14 2(b)(2); and 

15 (3) the case management system established 

16 under section 4. 

17 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the estab18 lishment of the Board of Suspension and Debarment, the 

19 Comptroller General shall submit to the relevant congres20 sional committees a report containing— 

21 (1) the findings of the review and assessment 

22 required by subsection (a); and 

23 (2) recommendations to improve the Govern24 mentwide suspension and debarment system, includ25 ing identification and assessment of the efficiency of 


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1 agency-specific requirements that are unnecessary or 

2 inconsistent with the Governmentwide system. 

3 SEC. 7. COORDINATION OF REMEDIES FOR FRAUD AND 

4 CORRUPTION RELATED TO PROCUREMENT 

5 AND GRANT ACTIVITIES. 

6 (a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Within 6 months after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each 

8 executive agency and the Inspector General of the agency 

9 shall jointly issue guidance that establishes policies, proce10 dures, and responsibilities for the agencywide coordination 

11 of criminal, civil, contractual, and administrative remedies 

12 stemming from investigations of fraud or corruption re13 lated to procurement and grant activities. 

14 (b) MATTERS COVERED.— 

15 (1) COORDINATION.—For each significant in16 vestigation of fraud or corruption related to procure17 ment or grant activities affecting an executive agen18 cy, the guidance under subsection (a) shall require 

19 that the remedy coordination official of the agency 

20 be promptly informed and appropriately empowered 

21 to carry out the requirements of this section. 

22 (2) ROLE OF REMEDY COORDINATION OFFI23 CIAL.—The remedy coordination official of the agen24 cy shall— 


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1 (A) ensure that all appropriate contracting 

2 and grant officials, officials of the Office of In3 spector General of the agency, and officials of 

4 the Department of Justice are kept informed 

5 about all possible criminal, civil, contractual, 

6 and administrative remedies, and that appro7 priate remedies (including parallel criminal, 

8 civil, regulatory, contractual, and administrative 

9 proceedings) are pursued expeditiously; 

10 (B) ensure timely preparation and submis11 sion of suspension and debarment case files by 

12 appropriate agency officials; and 

13 (C) serve as a primary point of contact on 

14 behalf of the executive agency for the Board of 

15 Suspension and Debarment or the agency sus16 pension and debarment office, as applicable, 

17 throughout the review of the referred cases. 

18 (3) CONTRACTUAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE REM19 EDIES.—The guidance under subsection (a) shall re20 quire that, in appropriate cases of fraud or corrup21 tion related to procurement or grant activities affect22 ing the agency, and with advance notice to all nec23 essary officials, contractual or administrative rem24 edies be taken before final resolution of any criminal 

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1 SEC. 8. TRANSFER, REDESIGNATION, AND AMENDMENT OF 

2 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW RELATING TO DE3 BARMENT AND SUSPENSION. 

4 (a) TRANSFER, REDESIGNATION, AND AMENDMENT

5 OF SECTION 2455 OF PUBLIC LAW 103–355.—Section 

6 2455 of Public Law 103–355 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is 

7 hereby— 

8 (1) transferred to the end of chapter 64 of title 

9 31, United States Code, as inserted by section 2(a) 

10 of this Act and amended by preceding provisions of 

11 this Act; 

12 (2) redesignated as section 6404; and 

13 (3) amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘sec15 tion 35(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement 

16 Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 431(c))’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘section 104 of title 41’’; and 

18 (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘title 

19 5, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘title 5’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) The heading of section 6404 of title 31, 

22 United States Code, as transferred by subsection 

23 (a), is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘§ 6404. Uniform suspension, debarment, or exclusion 

2 from procurement or nonprocurement ac3 tivity’’. 

4 (2) The table of contents contained in section 

5 2 of Public Law 103–355 is amended by striking the 

6 item relating to section 2455. 

7 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

8 8902a(b)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘section 2455 of the Federal Acquisition 

10 Streamlining Act of 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6404 

11 of title 31’’. 

12 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this Act: 

14 (1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 

15 agency’’ has the meaning provided in section 133 of 

16 title 41, United States Code. 

17 (2) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT18 TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit19 tees’’ means each of the following: 

20 (A) The Committee on Oversight and Gov21 ernment Reform of the House of Representa22 tives. 

23 (B) The Committee on Homeland Security 

24 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 


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1 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 

3 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2021— 

4 (1) to carry out the functions of the Board of 

5 Suspension and Debarment established under sec6 tion 6401 of title 31, United States Code (as added 

7 by section 2), that are in addition to functions al8 ready carried out by personnel of the General Serv9 ices Administration as of October 1, 2013; and 

10 (2) for implementation of the case management 

11 system required under section 4. 

12 SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

13 This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 

14 shall take effect on October 1, 2014. 

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