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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7185 
To prohibit Federal procurement from companies operating in the Russian 
Federation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2022 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal procurement from companies operating 
in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Federal Contracting 
for Peace and Security Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
It is the policy of the Federal Government not to con-
duct business with companies that undermine United 
States national security interests and international law by 
continuing to operate in the Russian Federation during 
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its ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and the 
peaceful citizens of Ukraine and the resulting global hu-
manitarian and refugee crisis. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The head of an executive agency 
may not enter into, continue, extend, or renew a covered 
contract to procure any product or service from a company 
conducting business operations in territory internationally 
recognized as the Russian Federation during the covered 
period of aggression. 
(b) EXISTING COVERED CONTRACTS.—The head of 
an executive agency shall terminate any covered contract 
and initiate termination proceedings on or before the day 
that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) EXEMPTION.—The prohibition under subsection 
(a) and the requirement under subsection (b) shall not 
apply to the procurement of products or services for— 
(1) the benefit, either directly or through the 
efforts of regional allies, of the country of Ukraine; 
or 
(2) humanitarian purposes to meet basic human 
needs. 
(d) NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an executive 
agency is authorized to waive the prohibition under 
subsection (a) and the requirement under subsection 
(b) with respect to a covered contract if the head of 
the agency certifies in writing to the President that 
such waiver is in the national interest of the United 
States, and includes in such certification a justifica-
tion for the waiver and description of the product or 
service to which the waiver applies. The authority in 
this paragraph may not be delegated. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The head 
of an executive agency shall, not later than 7 days 
before issuing a waiver described in paragraph (1), 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
the certification described in such paragraph. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) BUSINESS OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘busi-
ness operations’’ means engaging in commerce in 
any form, including acquiring, developing, selling, 
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leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, 
products, services, personal property, real property, 
or any other apparatus of business or commerce. 
(3) COVERED CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘covered 
contract’’ means a prime contract or a prime con-
tract that includes a subcontract at any tier to pro-
cure any product or service from a company (includ-
ing any parent, subsidiary, successor entity, or bene-
ficial owner of such company) conducting business 
operations in territory internationally recognized as 
the Russian Federation during the covered period of 
aggression. 
(4) COVERED
PERIOD
OF
AGGRESSION.—The 
term ‘‘covered period of aggression’’ means the pe-
riod of time beginning February 21, 2022, and end-
ing on a date that is determined jointly by the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury 
based on steps taken by the Russian Federation to 
restore the safety, sovereignty, and condition of the 
country of Ukraine. 
(5) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
133 of title 41, United States Code. 
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