(b) IMPACT ON RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION.— 
The head of any executive agency, in evaluating any offer 
received in response to a solicitation issued by the agency 
for bids or proposals for a contract, shall consider a certifi-
cation that the offeror has a seriously delinquent tax debt 
to be definitive proof that the offeror is not a responsible 
source as defined in section 113 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
(c) DEBARMENT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the head of an executive agency shall 
initiate a suspension or debarment proceeding 
against a person after receiving an offer for a con-
tract from such person if— 
(A) such offer contains a certification (as 
required under subsection (a)(1)) that such per-
son has a seriously delinquent tax debt; or 
(B) the head of the agency receives infor-
mation from the Secretary of the Treasury (as 
authorized 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)) 
dem-
onstrating that such a certification submitted 
by such person is false. 
(2) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency 
may waive paragraph (1) with respect to a person 
based upon a written finding of urgent and compel-
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ling circumstances significantly affecting the inter-
ests of the United States. If the head of an executive 
agency waives paragraph (1) for a person, the head 
of the agency shall submit to Congress, within 30 
days after the waiver is made, a report containing 
the rationale for the waiver and relevant information 
supporting the waiver decision. 
(d) RELEASE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury, in consultation with the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, shall make available to 
all executive agencies a standard form for the authoriza-
tion described in subsection (a). 
(e) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to incor-
porate the requirements of this section. 
SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE AND EVALUATION OF GRANT APPLI-
CATIONS 
FROM 
DELINQUENT 
FEDERAL 
DEBTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of any executive agency 
that offers a grant in excess of an amount equal to the 
simplified acquisition threshold shall require each person 
applying for a grant to submit with the grant application 
a form— 
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(1) certifying that the person does not have a 
seriously delinquent tax debt; and 
(2) authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to 
disclose to the head of the executive agency informa-
tion limited to describing whether the person has a 
seriously delinquent tax debt. 
(b) IMPACT ON DETERMINATION OF FINANCIAL STA-
BILITY.—The head of any executive agency, in evaluating 
any application for a grant offered by the agency, shall 
consider a certification that the grant applicant has a seri-
ously delinquent tax debt to be definitive proof that the 
applicant is high-risk and, if the applicant is awarded the 
grant, shall take appropriate measures under guidelines 
issued by the Office of Management and Budget for en-
hanced oversight of high-risk grantees. 
(c) DEBARMENT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the head of an executive agency shall 
initiate a suspension or debarment proceeding 
against a person after receiving a grant application 
from such person if— 
(A) such application contains a certifi-
cation (as required under subsection (a)(1)) 
that such person has a seriously delinquent tax 
debt; or 
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(B) the head of the agency receives infor-
mation from the Secretary of the Treasury (as 
authorized 
under 
subsection 
(a)(2)) 
dem-
onstrating that such a certification submitted 
by such person is false. 
(2) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency 
may waive paragraph (1) with respect to a person 
based upon a written finding of urgent and compel-
ling circumstances significantly affecting the inter-
ests of the United States. If the head of an executive 
agency waives paragraph (1) for a person, the head 
of the agency shall submit to Congress, within 30 
days after the waiver is made, a report containing 
the rationale for the waiver and relevant information 
supporting the waiver decision. 
(d) RELEASE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury, in consultation with the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, shall make available to 
all executive agencies a standard form for the authoriza-
tion described in subsection (a). 
(e) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
revise such regulations as necessary to incorporate the re-
quirements of this section. 
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SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) PERSON.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘person’’ in-
cludes— 
(i) an individual; 
(ii) a partnership; and 
(iii) a corporation. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘person’’ does 
not include an individual seeking assistance 
through a grant entitlement program. 
(C) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
PARTNER-
SHIPS.—A partnership shall be treated as a 
person with a seriously delinquent tax debt if 
such partnership has a partner who— 
(i) holds an ownership interest of 50 
percent or more in that partnership; and 
(ii) has a seriously delinquent tax 
debt. 
(D) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
CORPORA-
TIONS.—A corporation shall be treated as a 
person with a seriously delinquent tax debt if 
such corporation has an officer or a shareholder 
who— 
(i) holds 50 percent or more, or a con-
trolling interest that is less than 50 per-
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