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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6689 
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from awarding contracts to entities 
of which certain current Government employees are officers or owners, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2025 
Mr. HORSFORD (for himself and Mr. CISNEROS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from awarding con-
tracts to entities of which certain current Government 
employees are officers or owners, 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 ‘‘Ensuring Trans-
parency, Honesty, and Integrity for Contracting, Acquisi-
tion, and Lifecycle Procurement Act’’ or the ‘‘ETHICAL 
Procurement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR DEFENSE CON-
TRACTS FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Defense may not enter into, 
renew, or extend any contract or other agreement for the 
acquisition of any good or service produced or provided 
by an entity if— 
(1) an officer, director, partner, or majority 
owner of such entity— 
(A) holds a position to which such indi-
vidual was appointed by the President by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate; 
(B) holds a position in the executive 
branch of the Government of a confidential or 
policy-determining character under schedule C 
of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of 
Federal Regulations; 
(C) is a special Government employee; or 
(D) holds a position in the Senior Execu-
tive Service (as defined in section 2101a of title 
5, United States Code); or 
(2) an individual who is an immediate family 
member of the President, an individual holding a po-
sition described in subparagraph (A) or (B) or para-
graph (1), or a special Government employee— 
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(A) is a officer, director, or partner of such 
entity; or 
(B) holds a significant ownership interest 
in such entity or would derive a substantial fi-
nancial benefit from the Secretary entering 
into, renewing, or extending such contract or 
other agreement, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall issue regulations to implement this section, including 
definitions, thresholds, and procedures for identifying indi-
viduals and entities with respect to which the prohibition 
under subsection (a) applies. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) IMMEDIATE
FAMILY
MEMBER.—The term 
‘‘immediate family member’’ means a parent, child, 
sibling, spouse, or domestic partner. 
(2) SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEE.—The 
term ‘‘special Government employee’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 202 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
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