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Union Calendar No. 338 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5366 
[Report No. 111–588] 
To require the proposal for debarment from contracting with the Federal 
Government of persons violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2010 
Mr. WELCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
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the Federal Government of persons violating the Foreign 
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Overseas Contractor 
Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROPOSE FOR DEBARMENT PER-
SONS VIOLATING THE FOREIGN CORRUPT 
PRACTICES ACT. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROPOSE FOR DEBARMENT.— 
Unless waived by the head of a Federal agency under sub-
section (b), any person found to be in violation of the For-
eign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 shall be proposed for 
debarment from any contract or grant awarded by the 
Federal Government within 30 days after a final judgment 
of such violation. 
(b) WAIVER.—The head of a Federal agency may 
waive this section for a Federal contract or grant. Any 
such waiver shall be reported to Congress by the head of 
the agency concerned within 30 days from the date of the 
waiver, along with an accompanying justification. 
(c) FINAL JUDGMENT.—For purposes of this section, 
a judgment becomes final when all appeals of the judg-
ment have been finally determined, or all time for filing 
such appeals has expired. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ means a 
binding agreement entered into by a Federal agency 
for the purpose of obtaining property or services. 
(2) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes— 
(A) an individual; 
(B) a partnership; and 
(C) a corporation. 
(3) FOREIGN
CORRUPT
PRACTICES
ACT
OF 
1977.—The term ‘‘Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 
1977’’ means— 
(A) section 30A of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd–1); and 
(B) sections 104 and 104A of the Foreign 
Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 78dd–2). 
SEC. 3. GOVERNMENTAL POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States Government that 
no Government contracts or grants should be awarded to 
individuals or companies who violate the Foreign Corrupt 
Practices Act of 1977. 
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Union Calendar No. 338 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5366 
[Report No. 111–588] 
A BILL 
To require the proposal for debarment from con-
tracting with the Federal Government of persons 
violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 
1977. 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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