ployer, or the administration of such a contract, for the 
two-year period beginning on the date on which the em-
ployee leaves the employment of the contractor.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Section 27 of such Act (41 
U.S.C. 423) is further amended by adding at the end of 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) promulgate regulations to carry out and 
ensure the enforcement of this section; and 
‘‘(2) monitor and investigate individual and 
agency compliance with this section.’’. 
SEC. 602. REQUIRING CONTRACTOR INTEGRITY AND BUSI-
NESS ETHICS. 
(a) CIVILIAN AGENCY CONTRACTORS.—(1) Title III 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 303N, as added by section 102, the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 303O. PROHIBITION OF AWARD TO UNETHICAL CON-
TRACTORS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No prospective contractor may 
be awarded a contract with an agency unless the con-
tracting officer for the contract determines that such pro-
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spective contractor has a satisfactory record of integrity 
and business ethics. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—No prospective contractor shall 
be considered to have a satisfactory record of integrity and 
business ethics if it— 
‘‘(1) has exhibited a pattern of overcharging the 
Government under Federal contracts; 
‘‘(2) has exhibited a pattern of failing to comply 
with the law, including tax, labor and employment, 
environmental, antitrust, and consumer protection 
laws; or 
‘‘(3) has an outstanding debt with a Federal 
agency in a delinquent status.’’ 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such Act 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
303N, as added by section 102, the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 303O. Prohibition of award to unethical contractors.’’. 
(b) DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.—(1) Chapter 137 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2305a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2305b. Prohibition of award to unethical contrac-
tors 
‘‘Section 303O of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 shall apply to a prospective 
contractor that may be awarded a contract with an agency 
under this title in the same manner as such section applies 
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to a prospective contractor that may be awarded a con-
tract with an agency covered by that section.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 2305a the following new item: 
‘‘2305b. Prohibition of award to unethical contractors.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to contracts for which 
solicitations are issued after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 603. ENHANCEMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWER PROTEC-
TIONS. 
(a) CIVILIAN AGENCY CONTRACTS.—Section 315(c) 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 265(c)), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘If the head’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘actions:’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘Not later than 180 days after sub-
mission of a complaint under subsection (b), the 
head of the executive agency concerned shall deter-
mine whether the contractor concerned has subjected 
the complainant to a reprisal prohibited by sub-
section (a) and shall either issue an order denying 
relief or shall take one or more of the following ac-
tions:’’; and 
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