,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #addj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf1     
#bjag ,ms4 ,warren introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure the    
safety of workers of contractors that   
serve and supply the ,armed ,forces and 
the accountable use of taxpayer dollars4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,contractor ,accountability
 and ,workplace ,safety ,act of #bjag4  
#b4 ,department of ,defense contractor  
workplace safety and accountability  7a7
 ,identification of known workplace     
safety and health violations  7#a7 ,in  
general ,a contracting officer1 prior to
 awarding or renewing a covered         
contract1 shall1 as part of the         
responsibility determination1 consider  
any identified violations of the        
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq47 or
 equivalent ,state laws by the offeror1 

and by any covered subcontractors4  7#b7
 ,responsibility determination ,the     
contracting officer shall consider      
violations described in paragraph 7#a7  
in determining whether the offeror is a 
responsible source with a satisfactory  
record of performance that meets mission
 and ethical standards4  7#c7 ,referral 
of information to suspension and        
debarment officials ,as appropriate1 a  
contracting officer shall refer matters 
related to violations described in      
paragraph 7#a7 to the ,department of    
,defense's suspension and debarment     
official in accordance with ,department 
procedures4  7b7 ,contractor rights ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall establish 
policies and practices-- 7#a7 ensuring  
that when making responsibility         
determinations1 contracting officers    
request that contractors provide any and
 all information the contractors deem   
necessary to demonstrate responsibility 
prior to final determinations2  7#b7    
establishing mechanisms for contractors 

to have an expedited process to review  
any information used to support         
determinations of non-responsibility2   
and  7#c7 establishing mechanisms for   
contractors to have an expedited process
 to appeal determinations of            
non-responsibility4  7c7 ,protest rights
 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall      
protect the rights of contractors to    
protest bids and appeal actions taken   
pursuant to this section4  7d7 ,training
 and guidance ,the ,secretary of        
,defense shall develop and provide clear
 training and guidance to acquisition   
officials1 contracting officers1 and    
current and potential contractors       
regarding implementation policies and   
practices for this section4  7e7        
,comptroller ,general report  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall submit to the ,department
 of ,defense and the congressional      
defense committees a report on the      

health and safety records of ,department
 of ,defense contractors4  7#b7         
,elements ,the report required under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following elements3 7,a7 ,a description 
of the ,department of ,defense's        
existing procedures to evaluate the     
safety and health records of current and
 prospective contractors4  7,b7 ,an     
evaluation of the ,department's         
adherence to those procedures4  7,c7 ,an
 assessment of the current incidence of 
health and safety violations by         
,department contractors4  7,d7 ,an      
assessment of whether the ,department of
 ,labor has the resources to investigate
 and identify safety and health         
violations by ,department of ,defense   
contractors4  7,e7 ,an assessment of    
whether the ,department of ,labor should
 consider assuming an expanded          
investigatory role or a targeted        
enforcement program for ensuring the    
safety and health of workers under      
,department of ,defense contracts4  7f7 

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,congressional defense committees ,the  
term congressional defense committees   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,covered   
contract ,the term covered contract     
means a ,department of ,defense contract
 for the procurement of property or     
services1 including construction1 valued
 in excess of #a1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,covered
 subcontractor ,the term covered        
subcontractor means a subcontractor     
listed in the bid for a covered contract
 or known by the ,department of ,defense
 to be a subcontractor of the offeror4