,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,grayson introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,federal       
,government from contracting with an    
entity that has committed fraud or      
certain other crimes4  #a4 ,prohibition 
on contracting with contractors that    
have committed fraud or certain other   
crimes ,the ,federal ,government may not
 enter into a contract with an offeror  
or any of its principals if the offeror 
certifies that it1 or any of its        
principals--  7#a7 within a three-year  
period preceding this offer has been    
convicted of or had a civil judgment    
rendered against it for--  7,a7         
commission of fraud or a criminal       
offense in connection with obtaining1   
attempting to obtain1 or performing a   
public 7,federal1 ,state1 or local7     
contract or subcontract2  7,b7 violation

 of ,federal or ,state antitrust        
statutes relating to the submission of  
offers2 or commission of embezzlement1  
theft1 forgery1 bribery1 falsification  
or destruction of records1 making false 
statements1 tax evasion1 violating      
,federal criminal tax laws2 or  7,c7    
receiving stolen property2  7#b7 are    
presently indicted for1 or otherwise    
criminally or civilly charged by a      
governmental entity with1 commission of 
any of the offenses described in        
paragraph 7#a72 or  7#c7 within a       
three-year period preceding this offer1 
have been notified of any delinquent    
,federal taxes in an amount that exceeds
 #c1jjj for which the liability remains 
unsatisfied4