Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.6016 | Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James (R-KY)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021
This bill prohibits executive agencies from requiring contractors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to study the degree to which Executive Order 14042 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors) caused disruptions to federal contracts, supply chains, and transportation systems.

To prohibit executive agencies from requiring employees to receive a 
  vaccination against infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus under Federal 
                   contracts, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Federal Contractors Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON VACCINATION REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--The head of an executive agency may not by 
contract, regulation regarding Federal contracting, or any other action 
directed specifically at Federal contractors or any Federal contract 
(including the termination or threatened termination of any contract) 
require any employee or individual under a contract or subcontract (at 
any tier) with the Federal Government to receive a vaccination against 
infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
    (b) GAO Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress a study on the degree to which Executive Order 14042 (related 
to ensuring adequate COVID safety protocols for Federal contractors) 
and related guidance for Federal contractors issued by the Safer 
Federal Workforce Task Force did the following:
            (1) Disrupted or impaired performance under Federal 
        contracts or subcontracts.
            (2) Disrupted or impaired the performance of any Federal 
        agency mission that relies on support from Federal contractors 
        or subcontractors, including any mission carried out by the 
        Department of Defense, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
        Agency, the Customs and Border Protection Agency, any other 
        component of the Department of Homeland Security, the Bureau of 
        Prisons, any other component of the Department of Justice, the 
        Department of State, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of 
        Health and Human Services.
            (3) Caused losses of jobs at Federal contractors or 
        subcontractors.
            (4) Disrupted United States supply chains.
            (5) Reduced hiring by Federal contractors or 
        subcontractors.
            (6) Increased the cost of performance under Federal 
        contracts or subcontracts.
            (7) Disrupted or impaired the performance of Federal 
        information technology systems supported by Federal contractors 
        or subcontractors.
            (8) Disrupted or impaired transportation systems or 
        provision of transportation services by individual providers.
    (c) Executive Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
``executive agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 133 of 
title 41, United States Code.
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