,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjac,mr4 ,issa 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,cummings1 ,mr4 ,mica1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1  
and ,ms4 ,speier7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to consolidate suspension and debarment 
offices1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,unworthy ,spending ,act or   
the ,,suspend ,act4  7b7 ,table of      
contents ,the table of contents for this
 ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short   
title2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4      
,consolidation of suspension and        
debarment offices4,sec4 #c4 ,interagency
 ,suspension and ,debarment             
,committee4,sec4 #d4 ,single case       
management system4,sec4 #e4 ,single     
regulation for procurement and          

nonprocurement programs4,sec4 #f4       
,government ,accountability ,office     
review4,sec4 #g4 ,coordination of       
remedies for fraud and corruption       
related to procurement and grant        
activities4,sec4 #h4 ,transfer1         
redesignation1 and amendment of other   
provision of law relating to debarment  
and suspension4,sec4 #i4                
,definitions4,sec4 #aj4 ,authorization  
of appropriations4,sec4 #aa4 ,effective 
date4  #b4 ,consolidation of suspension 
and debarment offices  7a7              
,establishment of ,board of ,suspension 
and ,debarment  7#a7 ,in general        
,subtitle ,v of title #ca1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after chapter #fc the following new     
chapter3  #fd ,suspension and ,debarment
  ,sec4#fdja4 ,board of ,suspension and 
,debarment4#fdjb4 ,interagency          
,suspension and ,debarment              
,committee4#fdjc4 ,single regulation for
 suspension and debarment for           
procurement and nonprocurement programs4

 #fdjd4 ,uniform suspension1 debarment1 
or exclusion from procurement or        
nonprocurement activity4  #fdja4 ,board 
of ,suspension and ,debarment  7a7      
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,general ,services ,administration a
 board for suspension and debarment to  
be known as the ,board of ,suspension   
and ,debarment 7in this section referred
 to as the ,board74  7b7 ,purposes ,the 
purposes of the ,board are to serve as a
 centralized body to manage all         
executive agency suspension and         
debarment activities and improve the    
suspension and debarment system         
through-- 7#a7 the transparent and      
efficient handling of cases2  7#b7 the  
effective oversight of the              
,governmentwide database containing the 
list of all excluded parties ineligible 
for ,federal programs pursuant to       
,executive ,orders ,no4 #abedi and ,no4 
#abfhi1 including oversight to ensure   
receipt of information from other       
agencies and to ensure timeliness1      

accuracy1 and completeness of the       
database2  7#c7 the consistent and fair 
treatment of all persons and entities   
subject to suspension or debarment      
proceedings1 including small businesses 
with limited resources2 and  7#d7 active
 engagement with remedy coordination    
officials 7as defined in section        
#bcjg7;i77#aj7 of title #aj and section 
#dejf of title #da7 within executive    
agencies for efficient referral of      
contractors1 grantees1 or other         
recipients of ,federal financial        
assistance suspected of committing      
wrongful actions or repeatedly          
performing poorly4  7c7 ,effect of      
determinations of ,board  7#a7          
,conclusive on governmentwide basis ,the
 determination by the ,board on whether 
or not to debar or suspend a contractor1
 grantee1 or other recipient of ,federal
 financial assistance is conclusive on a
 ,governmentwide basis4 ,no other agency
 may take a contrary action on a        
,governmentwide basis with respect to   

the same contractor1 grantee1 or other  
recipient based on the facts and        
circumstances in the administrative     
record considered by the ,board4  7#b7  
,consideration of new or additional     
evidence ,in considering any new or     
additional evidence of nonresponsibility
 of a contractor1 grantee1 or other     
recipient of ,federal financial         
assistance not previously considered by 
the ,board1 an agency1 in determining   
whether to award another grant or       
contract or other ,federal financial    
assistance to such contractor1 grantee1 
or other recipient1 may consider the    
cumulative effect of the facts and      
circumstances previously considered by  
the ,board4  7d7 ,membership  7#a7      
,appointment ,the ,board shall consist  
of members appointed by the             
,administrator of ,general ,services 7in
 consultation with the ,administrator   
for ,federal ,procurement ,policy7 from 
a register of applicants maintained by  
the ,administrator of ,general          

,services1 in accordance with rules     
issued by the ,administrator of ,general
 ,services 7in consultation with the    
,administrator for ,federal ,procurement
 ,policy7 for establishing and          
maintaining a register of eligible      
applicants and selecting members4 ,the  
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall appoint a member without regard to
 political affiliation and solely on the
 basis of the professional              
qualifications required to perform the  
duties and responsibilities of a member4
  7#b7 ,chair ,the ,administrator of    
,general ,services shall designate one  
member of the ,board to serve as ,chair 
of the ,board4 ,the position of ,chair  
of the ,board shall be a ,senior        
,executive ,service position 7as defined
 by section #cacb7;a77#b7 of title #e74 
7#c7 ,removal ,the ,administrator of    
,general ,services1 with the consent of 
the ,administrator for ,federal         
,procurement ,policy1 may remove the    
,chair or any other member of the       

,board4  7e7 ,sharing of resources ,the 
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall provide to the ,board such        
administrative resources as are         
necessary for the ,board to carry out   
its functions4 ,in carrying out this    
subsection1 the ,administrator may      
provide for the sharing of              
administrative resources of the         
,civilian ,board of ,contract ,appeals1 
such as the ,board's information        
technology infrastructure1 case         
management system1 legal resources1 and 
facilities4  7f7 ,participation by      
additional entities ,the ,board may     
enter into an agreement with any other  
entity that receives ,federal funds for 
the ,board to perform suspension and    
debarment activities on behalf of the   
entity4  7g7 ,annual report to ,congress
  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than      
,october #cj of each year1 the ,chair of
 the ,board shall submit to the relevant
 congressional committees a report      
containing the following3 7,a7 ,a       

summary of the activities and           
accomplishments of the ,board in the    
,governmentwide suspension and debarment
 system1 including the total number of  
referrals1 timeliness of case           
disposition1 and breakdown of           
discretionary and nondiscretionary      
cases4  7,b7 ,recommendations to improve
 the suspension and debarment system4   
7#b7 ,form of report ,the ,chair of the 
,board may combine the report with the  
report required by section #fdjb7;c77#g7
 of this title4  7h7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,executive agency    
,the term executive agency has the      
meaning provided in section #acc of     
title #da4  7#b7 ,relevant congressional
 committees ,the term relevant          
congressional committees means each of  
the following3 7,a7 ,the ,committee on  
,oversight and ,government ,reform of   
the ,house of ,representatives4  7,b7   
,the ,committee on ,homeland ,security  
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate4  7#c7 ,interagency ,suspension 

and ,debarment ,committee ,the term     
,interagency ,suspension and ,debarment 
,committee means the committee          
established under section #fdjb of this 
title4  4  7#b7 ,deadline for           
appointment of ,board members ,the      
members of the ,board of ,suspension and
 ,debarment under section #fdja of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by
 paragraph 7#a71 shall be appointed not 
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4  7#c7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
chapters at the beginning of subtitle ,v
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by inserting after the item    
relating to chapter #fc the following   
new item3  #fd4,suspension and          
,debarment#fdja  4  7b7 ,termination of 
executive agency suspension and         
debarment offices  7#a7 ,in general     
,except as provided in paragraphs 7#b7  
and 7#c71 effective on ,october #a1     
#bjaf1 the suspension and debarment     
office or function in each executive    

agency shall terminate4  7#b7 ,waivers  
7,a7 ,required waivers ,notwithstanding 
paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of the    
,office of ,management and ,budget shall
 grant a waiver to any executive agency 
listed in section #ija7;b7 of title #ca1
 ,united ,states ,code1 or section #ajb 
of title #e1 other than the ,general    
,services ,administration1 that has     
demonstrated the existence of the       
following within the agency3 7i7 ,a     
dedicated suspension and debarment      
program and staff4  7ii7 ,detailed      
agency-specific policies and procedures 
relating to suspension and debarment4   
7iii7 ,practices that encourage an      
active suspension and debarment referral
 process4  7iv7 ,in the case of an      
agency with multiple bureaus1 offices1  
or subordinate organizations1 a         
consolidated suspension and debarment   
program with only one individual with   
the title and designation of ,suspension
 and ,debarment ,officer for the entire 
agency4  7v7 ,average annual disposition

 of discretionary suspension and        
debarment cases of #ej or more1         
regardless of the outcome1 during the   
three preceding fiscal years4  7,b7     
,length of waiver ,a waiver under this  
paragraph shall be for five years and   
may be renewed more than once4  7#c7    
,small ,business ,administration        
,notwithstanding paragraphs 7#a7 and    
7#b71 the ,small ,business              
,administration shall maintain its      
independent authority and function      
relating to suspension and debarment    
pursuant to section #af7;d7 of the      
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fde74 ,any other suspension and        
debarment activities unrelated to such  
section #af7;d7 shall terminate in      
accordance with paragraph 7#a74  7c7    
,guidance ,within #f months after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 in consultation with the   
,chief ,acquisition ,officers ,council1 
shall issue guidance addressing the     

scope and operation of the ,board of    
,suspension and ,debarment4 ,the        
guidance shall address1 at a minimum1   
the following3 7#a7 ,the size1          
structure1 and organization of the      
,board to efficiently manage all        
executive agency suspension and         
debarment actions4  7#b7 ,procedures for
 appointment of the ,chair of the       
,board1 including appropriate           
instructions to appoint without regard  
to political affiliation and solely on  
the basis of the professional           
qualifications required to perform the  
duties and responsibilities of the      
,chair of the ,board4  7#c7 ,procedures 
for handling new and existing suspension
 and debarment cases to accomplish      
timely transfer of all functions to the 
,board4  #c4 ,interagency ,suspension   
and ,debarment ,committee  7a7          
,establishment ,chapter #fd of title    
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as inserted 
by section #b7;a7 of this ,act1 is      
further amended by adding at the end the

 following new section3  #fdjb4         
,interagency ,suspension and ,debarment 
,committee  7a7 ,establishment ,there is
 established the ,interagency           
,suspension and ,debarment ,committee   
7in this section referred to as the     
,interagency ,committee which shall     
replace the committee constituted under 
sections #d and #e of ,executive ,order 
,no4 #abedi4  7b7 ,chair and ,vice      
,chairs  7#a7 ,chair ,the ,administrator
 for ,federal ,procurement ,policy shall
 serve as ,chair of the ,interagency    
,committee4  7#b7 ,vice chairs ,there   
are at least #b ,vice ,chairs of the    
,interagency ,committee4 ,the ,chair of 
the ,board of ,suspension and ,debarment
 shall serve as a ,vice ,chair4 ,the    
,secretary of ,defense shall designate  
one official from the ,department of    
,defense to serve as a ,vice ,chair4    
7c7 ,duties ,the ,interagency ,committee
 shall-- 7#a7 resolve issues regarding  
which of several ,federal agencies is   
the lead agency having responsibility to

 initiate suspension or debarment       
proceedings1 including with respect to  
contracts in connection with contingency
 operations2  7#b7 coordinate actions   
among interested agencies with respect  
to such action2  7#c7 encourage and     
assist ,federal agencies in entering    
into cooperative efforts to pool        
resources and achieve operational       
efficiencies in the ,governmentwide     
suspension and debarment system2  7#d7  
recommend to the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget changes to the ,government  
suspension and debarment system and its 
rules1 if such recommendations are      
approved by a majority of the           
,interagency ,committee2  7#e7 authorize
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget 
to issue guidelines that implement those
 recommendations2  7#f7 authorize the   
,chair of the ,interagency ,committee to
 establish subcommittees as appropriate 
to best enable the ,interagency         
,committee to carry out its functions2  
and  7#g7 not later than ,october #cj of

 each year1 submit to ,congress an      
annual report on-- 7,a7 the progress and
 efforts to improve the suspension and  
debarment system2  7,b7 member agencies'
 active participation in the            
,interagency ,committee's work2 and     
7,c7 a summary of each agency's         
activities and accomplishments in the   
,governmentwide suspension and debarment
 system1 including the total number of  
referrals1 timeliness of case           
disposition1 and breakdown of           
discretionary and nondiscretionary      
cases4  7d7 ,definition ,in this        
section1 the term contingency operation 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #aja7;a77#ac7 of title #aj4  4  
7b7 ,conforming repeal of superseded    
provision ,section #hgc of ,public ,law 
#aaj-dag 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is  
hereby repealed4 ,the table of contents 
contained in section #b of ,public ,law 
#aaj-dag1 and at the beginning of title 
,,viii of such public law1 is amended by
 striking the item relating to section  

#hgc4  #d4 ,single case management      
system  7a7 ,requirement ,to establish  
system ,not later than one year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,administrator for ,general         
,services 7in consultation with the     
,administrator for ,federal ,procurement
 ,policy7 shall establish and maintain a
 ,web-based suspension and debarment    
case management system for use by the   
,board of ,suspension and ,debarment and
 appropriate executive agency officials 
having authority over suspension and    
debarment4  7b7 ,requirement for use of 
system ,the head of each executive      
agency shall ensure that all cases      
referred to either the ,board or the    
agency's suspension and debarment office
 7in the case of an agency granted a    
waiver under section #b7;b77#b77 are    
logged into the case management system  
and that the case status and the name of
 the employee handling the case are     
updated at least once each month4  7c7  
,availability of information ,any       

pre-decisional information related to a 
suspension or debarment case1 including 
the names of the entities or individuals
 referred to1 shall not be made public  
unless the ,chair of the ,board or the  
suspension and debarment official of an 
executive agency granted a waiver under 
section #b7;b77#b7 determines that the  
release of such information is necessary
 to protect the interest of the         
,government4  7d7 ,executive agency     
defined ,in this section1 the term      
executive agency has the meaning        
provided in section #acc of title #da1  
,united ,states ,code4  #e4 ,single     
regulation for procurement and          
nonprocurement programs  7a7 ,single    
regulation required ,chapter #fd of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
inserted by section #b7;a7 of this ,act1
 is further amended by adding at the end
 the following new section3  #fdjc4     
,single regulation for suspension and   
debarment for procurement and           
nonprocurement programs  7a7 ,single    

regulation ,the ,director of the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget shall       
maintain one generally applicable       
regulation on suspension and debarment  
for procurement and nonprocurement      
programs4  7b7 ,requirements  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the regulation maintained      
pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall        
provide1 at a minimum1 for the          
procedures and other requirements set   
forth in paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#h74  
7#b7 ,advance notice of adverse action  
,the regulation shall provide procedures
 for the ,board to provide advance      
notice of adverse action before any     
adverse action may be taken against a   
private entity or individual1 unless the
 ,chair of the ,board of ,suspension and
 ,debarment or the suspension and       
debarment officer of an executive agency
 granted a waiver under section         
#b7;b77#b7 of the ,,suspend ,act        
determines that an expedient action is  
necessary to protect the interest of the
 ,government4  7#c7 ,transparent        

handling of cases ,the regulation shall 
provide procedures for transparent      
handling of all cases1 including public 
availability of-- 7,a7 the outcome of   
all referred cases1 including the       
rationale for the decision to take or   
not take an adverse action2 and  7,b7   
the administrative agreements entered   
into by the ,government in order to     
resolve a suspension or debarment       
proceeding4  7#d7 ,timely referrals ,the
 regulation shall provide procedures to 
strengthen timely referral of cases1    
including the role of the agency remedy 
coordination official 7as required in   
section #g of the ,,suspend ,act74  7#e7
 ,consistent standards and procedures   
,the regulation shall provide procedures
 to ensure consistent standards and     
procedures that treat all alleged       
violators fairly and expeditiously1     
including small businesses with limited 
legal resources4  7#f7 ,repeated failure
 to perform ,the regulation shall       
provide procedures to strengthen the    

identification and referral 7for        
suspension or debarment consideration7  
of contractors and grantees that        
repeatedly fail to perform4  7#g7       
,contingency procedures ,the regulation 
shall provide procedures for an         
expedited review process to handle      
contract or grant fraud in a            
non-traditional or time-sensitive       
environment1 either in a military or    
non-military setting4  4  7b7           
,requirement and deadline ,to combine   
regulations ,not later than #a year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,director of the ,office of   
,management and ,budget shall combine   
the separate suspension and debarment   
regulations for procurement and         
nonprocurement programs into one        
generally applicable regulation4  #f4   
,government ,accountability ,office     
review  7a7 ,review ,the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
review and assess the effectiveness in  
meeting the requirements of this ,act   

and the amendments made by this ,act    
of-- 7#a7 the ,board of ,suspension and 
,debarment2  7#b7 the suspension and    
debarment office of each executive      
agency granted a waiver under section   
#b7;b77#b72 and  7#c7 the case          
management system established under     
section #d4  7b7 ,report ,not later than
 #b years after the establishment of the
 ,board of ,suspension and ,debarment1  
the ,comptroller ,general shall submit  
to the relevant congressional committees
 a report containing-- 7#a7 the findings
 of the review and assessment required  
by subsection 7a72 and  7#b7            
recommendations to improve the          
,governmentwide suspension and debarment
 system1 including identification and   
assessment of the efficiency of         
agency-specific requirements that are   
unnecessary or inconsistent with the    
,governmentwide system4  #g4            
,coordination of remedies for fraud and 
corruption related to procurement and   
grant activities  7a7 ,guidance required

 ,within #f months after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the head of    
each executive agency and the ,inspector
 ,general of the agency shall jointly   
issue guidance that establishes         
policies1 procedures1 and               
responsibilities for the agencywide     
coordination of criminal1 civil1        
contractual1 and administrative remedies
 stemming from investigations of fraud  
or corruption related to procurement and
 grant activities4  7b7 ,matters covered
  7#a7 ,coordination ,for each          
significant investigation of fraud or   
corruption related to procurement or    
grant activities affecting an executive 
agency1 the guidance under subsection   
7a7 shall require that the remedy       
coordination official of the agency be  
promptly informed and appropriately     
empowered to carry out the requirements 
of this section4  7#b7 ,role of remedy  
coordination official ,the remedy       
coordination official of the agency     
shall-- 7,a7 ensure that all appropriate

 contracting and grant officials1       
officials of the ,office of ,inspector  
,general of the agency1 and officials of
 the ,department of ,justice are kept   
informed about all possible criminal1   
civil1 contractual1 and administrative  
remedies1 and that appropriate remedies 
7including parallel criminal1 civil1    
regulatory1 contractual1 and            
administrative proceedings7 are pursued 
expeditiously2  7,b7 ensure timely      
preparation and submission of suspension
 and debarment case files by appropriate
 agency officials2 and  7,c7 serve as a 
primary point of contact on behalf of   
the executive agency for the ,board of  
,suspension and ,debarment or the agency
 suspension and debarment office1 as    
applicable1 throughout the review of the
 referred cases4  7#c7 ,contractual or  
administrative remedies ,the guidance   
under subsection 7a7 shall require that1
 in appropriate cases of fraud or       
corruption related to procurement or    
grant activities affecting the agency1  

and with advance notice to all necessary
 officials1 contractual or              
administrative remedies be taken before 
final resolution of any criminal or     
civil case4  #h4 ,transfer1             
redesignation1 and amendment of other   
provision of law relating to debarment  
and suspension  7a7 ,transfer1          
redesignation1 and amendment of section 
#bdee of ,public ,law #ajc-cee ,section 
#bdee of ,public ,law #ajc-cee 7#ca     
,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is hereby-- 7#a7  
transferred to the end of chapter #fd of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as   
inserted by section #b7;a7 of this ,act 
and amended by preceding provisions of  
this ,act2  7#b7 redesignated as section
 #fdjd2 and  7#c7 amended-- 7,a7 in     
subsection 7c77#a71 by striking section 
#ce7;c7 of the ,office of ,federal      
,procurement ,policy ,act 7#da ,u4,s4,c4
 #dca7;c77 and inserting section #ajd of
 title #da2 and  7,b7 in subsection     
7c77#c71 by striking title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code and inserting title #e4   

7b7 ,clerical amendments  7#a7 ,the     
heading of section #fdjd of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code1 as transferred by
 subsection 7a71 is amended to read as  
follows3  #fdjd4 ,uniform suspension1   
debarment1 or exclusion from procurement
 or nonprocurement activity  4  7#b7    
,the table of contents contained in     
section #b of ,public ,law #ajc-cee is  
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #bdee4  7c7 ,conforming        
amendment ,section #hijb;a7b77#e7 of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by striking section #bdee of the
 ,federal ,acquisition ,streamlining    
,act of #aiid and inserting section     
#fdjd of title #ca4  #i4 ,definitions   
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,executive agency   
,the term executive agency has the      
meaning provided in section #acc of     
title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,relevant congressional committees ,the 
term relevant congressional committees  
means each of the following3 7,a7 ,the  
,committee on ,oversight and ,government

 ,reform of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7,b7 ,the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate4  #aj4         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated       
#b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjae through #bjba-- 7#a7 to carry out 
the functions of the ,board of          
,suspension and ,debarment established  
under section #fdja of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code 7as added by      
section #b71 that are in addition to    
functions already carried out by        
personnel of the ,general ,services     
,administration as of ,october #a1      
#bjac2 and  7#b7 for implementation of  
the case management system required     
under section #d4  #aa4 ,effective date 
,this ,act1 and the amendments made by  
this ,act1 shall take effect on ,october
 #a1 #bjad4