,,ic  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of      
,,representatives  ,september #ai1 #bjad
 ,referred to the ,committee on         
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,,an
 ,,act  ,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 logical
 and physical access to                 
,federally-controlled facilities or     
information systems1 suitability or     
fitness for ,federal employment1        
eligibility for access to classified    
information or to hold a national       
security sensitive position1 or fitness 
to perform work for or on behalf of the 
,federal ,government as a contractor or 
employee1 including--  7,a7 interviews  
of the individual1 the employer of the  
individual1 former employers of the     
individual1 and friends1 family1 and    
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    
investigation to ensure investigative1  
administrative1 and other required      
standards have been met before the      
completed background investigation is   
delivered to the adjudicating agency4   
#c4 ,limitation on contracting to       
prevent organizational conflicts of     
interest ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of law1 after the date of     
enactment of this ,act1 a contract may  
not be entered into1 and an extension of
 or option on a contract may not be     

exercised1 with a contractor to conduct 
a quality review process relating to    
background investigation fieldwork      
services or background investigation    
support services if the contractor is   
performing the services to be reviewed4 
,passed the ,senate ,september #ah1     
#bjad4,nancy ,erickson1,secretary