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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2061 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

AN ACT 

To prevent conflicts of interest relating to contractors providing background investigation fieldwork services and 

investigative support services. 

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 ‘‘Preventing Conflicts 

3 of Interest with Contractors Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act— 

6 (1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means— 

7 (A) an Executive agency (as defined in sec8 tion 105 of title 5, United States Code); 

9 (B) a military department (as defined in 

10 section 102 of title 5, United States Code); 

11 (C) an element of the intelligence commu12 nity (as that term is defined in section 3 of the 

13 National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

14 3003)); 

15 (D) the United States Postal Service; and 

16 (E) the Postal Regulatory Commission; 

17 (2) the term ‘‘background investigation 

18 fieldwork services’’ means the investigatory fieldwork 

19 conducted to determine the eligibility of an indi20 vidual for logical and physical access to Federally21 controlled facilities or information systems, suit22 ability or fitness for Federal employment, eligibility 

23 for access to classified information or to hold a na24 tional security sensitive position, or fitness to per25 form work for or on behalf of the Federal Govern26 ment as a contractor or employee, including— 


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1 (A) interviews of the individual, the em2 ployer of the individual, former employers of 

3 the individual, and friends, family, and other 

4 sources who might have relevant knowledge of 

5 the individual; and 

6 (B) reviews of— 

7 (i) educational and employment 

8 records; 

9 (ii) criminal and other legal records; 

10 and 

11 (iii) credit history; 

12 (3) the term ‘‘background investigation support 

13 services’’ means the clerical, administrative, and 

14 technical support services provided to various func15 tions critical to the background investigation proc16 ess, including— 

17 (A) initial processing and scheduling of in18 vestigative requests; 

19 (B) information technology and informa20 tion technology support; 

21 (C) file maintenance; 

22 (D) imaging or copying of investigation 

23 documents; and 

24 (E) mail processing; and 


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1 (4) the term ‘‘quality review process’’ means 

2 performing the final quality review of a background 

3 investigation to ensure investigative, administrative, 

4 and other required standards have been met before 

5 the completed background investigation is delivered 

6 to the adjudicating agency. 

7 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTING TO PREVENT ORGA8 NIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 

9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, a contract may not be en11 tered into, and an extension of or option on a contract 

12 may not be exercised, with a contractor to conduct a qual13 ity review process relating to background investigation 

14 fieldwork services or background investigation support 

15 services if the contractor is performing the services to be 

16 reviewed. 

Passed the Senate September 18, 2014. 

Attest: NANCY ERICKSON, 

Secretary. 


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