,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egbg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,lamborn introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require certifications by prospective contractors with the ,united ,states ,government that they are not boycotting persons1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,certifications by prospective contractors regarding boycotting activities 7a7 ,declaration of policy ,section #c7e77;,a7 of the ,export ,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #bdjb7e77;,a771 as in effect pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 is amended to read as follows3 7,a7 to oppose restrictive trade practices or boycotts against other countries friendly to the ,united ,states or against any ,united ,states person2 4 7b7 ,modification of the ,,far 7#a7 ,certification ,not later than the #ijth day after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation shall be revised to require a certification from each person that is a prospective contractor that the person1 and any person owned or controlled by the person1 is not a boycotting person4 7#b7 ,waiver ,the ,president may on a case-by-case basis waive the requirement that a person make a certification under paragraph 7#a7 if the ,president determines and certifies in writing to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate that it is essential to the national security interests of the ,united ,states to do so4 7c7 ,false certifications 7#a7 ,penalties ,if the head of an executive agency determines that a person has submitted a false certification under subsection 7b7 on or after the date on which the revision of the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation required by subsection 7b7 becomes effective1 the head of that executive agency shall terminate any contract with such person and debar and suspend such person from eligibility for ,federal contracts for a period of not less than #b years4 ,any such debarment and suspension shall be subject to the procedures that apply to debarment and suspension under the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation under subpart #i4d of part #i of title #dh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#b7 ,inclusion on list of debarred contractors ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall include on the listing of contractors debarred1 suspended1 or proposed for debarment that is maintained by the ,administrator under subpart #i4d of the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation each person that is debarred1 suspended1 or proposed for debarment or suspension by the head of an executive agency on the basis of a determination of a false certification under paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,boycotting person 7,a7 ,in general ,the term boycotting person means a person who takes or knowingly agrees to take any of the actions described in subparagraph 7,b7 with the intent to comply with1 further1 or support any boycott against a country with which the ,united ,states has a free trade agreement and which is not itself the object of any form of boycott pursuant to ,united ,states law or regulation4 7,b7 ,actions described ,the actions referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 are refusing1 or requiring any other person to refuse1 to do business with or in the boycotted country1 with any national or resident of the boycotted country1 or a business concern organized under the laws of the boycotted country4 7#b7 ,executive agency ,the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section #acc of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4 7e7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 this section and the amendment made by this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the #ij-;day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,revision of ,,far ,subsection 7b77#a7 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act4