,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,mc,caskill1 and ,mr4 ,begich7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
prevent conflicts of interest relating  
to contractors providing background     
investigation fieldwork services and    
investigative support services4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,preventing ,conflicts of ,interest
 with ,contractors ,act4  #b4           
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
term agency means-- 7,a7 an ,executive  
agency 7as defined in section #aje of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code72  7,b7 
a military department 7as defined in    
section #ajb of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code72  7,c7 an element of the 
intelligence community 7as that term is 
defined in section #c of the ,national  

,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjjc772  7,d7 the ,united ,states      
,postal ,service2 and  7,e7 the ,postal 
,regulatory ,commission2  7#b7 the term 
background investigation fieldwork      
services means the investigatory        
fieldwork conducted to determine the    
eligibility of an individual for a      
security clearance or suitability for   
,federal employment1 including-- 7,a7   
interviews of the individual or friends1
 family1 or other sources who might have
 relevant knowledge of the individual2  
and  7,b7 reviews of-- 7i7 educational  
and employment records2  7ii7 criminal  
and other legal records2 and  7iii7     
credit history2  7#c7 the term          
background investigation support        
services means the clerical1            
administrative1 and technical support   
services provided to various functions  
critical to the background investigation
 process1 including-- 7,a7 initial      
processing and scheduling of            
investigative requests2  7,b7           

information technology and information  
technology support2  7,c7 file          
maintenance2  7,d7 imaging or copying of
 investigation documents2 and  7,e7 mail
 processing2 and  7#d7 the term quality 
review process means performing the     
final quality review of a background    
investigation1 or assisting or          
facilitating the quality review or      
another quality assurance process1 to   
ensure investigative1 administrative1   
and other required standards have been  
met before the completed background     
investigation is delivered to the       
adjudicating agency4  #c4               
,organizational conflicts of interest   
,after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,director of the ,office of   
,personnel ,management may not award a  
contract to an entity under which the   
entity will conduct quality review      
processes for background investigation  
fieldwork services or background        
investigation support services that1 as 
of the date of the award of the         

contract1 are being conducted by that   
entity4