Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act

Bill: 117-hr-7185
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2022-03-21
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Europe

Military operations and strategy

Public contracts and procurement

Russia

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Ukraine
Latest action: action_date: 2022-04-06
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires executive agencies to terminate their contracts with companies conducting business operations in Russia. This requirement ends when Russia takes steps to restore the safety, sovereignty, and condition of Ukraine.</p> <p>The bill shall not apply to the procurement of products or services for (1) the benefit, either directly or through the efforts of regional allies, of Ukraine; or (2) humanitarian purposes to meet basic human needs.</p> <p>The bill provides for a waiver where in the national interest of the United States.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7185 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act . 2. Purpose It is the policy of the Federal Government not to conduct business with companies that undermine United States national security interests and international law by continuing to operate in the Russian Federation during its ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and the peaceful citizens of Ukraine and the resulting global humanitarian and refugee crisis. 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 (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 justification 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 committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. (2) Business operations The term business operations means engaging in commerce in any form, including acquiring, developing, selling, 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 contract that includes a subcontract at any tier to procure any product or service from a company (including any parent, subsidiary, successor entity, or beneficial 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 period of time beginning February 21, 2022, and ending on a date that is determined jointly by the Secretary 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.