,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #addj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjag ,ms4  
,w>r5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure ! 
safety ( work]s ( contractors t s]ve &  
supply ! ,arm$ ,=ces & ! acc\ntable use 
( taxpay] doll>s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,contractor        
,acc\ntability & ,workplace ,safety ,act
 ( #bjag4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
contractor workplace safety &           
acc\ntability  7a7 ,id5tification ( kn[n
 workplace safety & heal? violations    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a contract+ (fic]1 prior 
to aw>d+ or r5ew+ a cov]$ contract1     
%all1 z "p ( ! responsibility           
det]m9ation1 consid] any id5tifi$       
violations ( ! ,occupational ,safety &  
,heal? ,act ( #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fea 
et seq47 or equival5t ,/ate laws by !   
(f]or1 & by any cov]$ subcontractors4   
7#b7 ,responsibility det]m9ation ,!     
contract+ (fic] %all consid] violations 

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 9 det]m9+ :e!r 
! (f]or is a responsible s\rce ) a      
satisfactory record ( p]=mance t meets  
mission & e?ical /&>ds4  7#c7 ,ref]ral (
 in=mation to susp5sion & deb>m5t       
(ficials ,z appropriate1 a contract+    
(fic] %all ref] matt]s relat$ to        
violations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se's susp5sion &      
deb>m5t (ficial 9 accordance ) ,dep>tm5t
 proc$ures4  7b7 ,contractor rights ,!  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all e/abli%        
policies & practices-- 7#a7 ensur+ t :5 
mak+ responsibility det]m9ations1       
contract+ (fic]s reque/ t contractors   
provide any & all in=mation !           
contractors deem necess>y to demon/rate 
responsibility prior to f9al            
det]m9ations2  7#b7 e/abli%+ me*anisms =
 contractors to h an exp$it$ process to 
review any in=mation us$ to support     
det]m9ations ( non-responsibility2 &    
7#c7 e/abli%+ me*anisms = contractors to
 h an exp$it$ process to appeal         
det]m9ations ( non-responsibility4  7c7 

,prote/ rights ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se   
%all protect ! rights ( contractors to  
prote/ bids & appeal actions tak5       
pursuant to ?is section4  7d7 ,tra9+ &  
guidance ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
develop & provide cle> tra9+ & guidance 
to acquisition (ficials1 contract+      
(fic]s1 & curr5t & pot5tial contractors 
reg>d+ implem5tation policies &         
practices = ?is section4  7e7           
,comptroll] ,g5]al report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! congressional 
def5se committees a report on ! heal? & 
safety records ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se    
contractors4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! report   
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! 
foll[+ elem5ts3 7,a7 ,a description ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se's exi/+ proc$ures to
 evaluate ! safety & heal? records (    
curr5t & prospective contractors4  7,b7 
,an evaluation ( ! ,dep>tm5t's adh]5ce  
to ^? proc$ures4  7,c7 ,an assessm5t ( !

 curr5t incid5ce ( heal? & safety       
violations by ,dep>tm5t contractors4    
7,d7 ,an assessm5t ( :e!r ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,labor has ! res\rces to inve/igate &   
id5tify safety & heal? violations by    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se contractors4  7,e7  
,an assessm5t ( :e!r ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,labor %\ld consid] assum+ an exp&$     
inve/igatory role or a t>get$ en=cem5t  
program = ensur+ ! safety & heal? (     
work]s "u ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se contracts4
  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,congressional def5se committees ,! t]m 
congressional def5se committees has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a77#af7
 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7
 ,cov]$ contract ,! t]m cov]$ contract  
means a ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se contract = !
 procurem5t ( prop]ty or s]vices1       
includ+ con/ruction1 valu$ 9 excess (   
#a1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,cov]$ subcontractor  
,! t]m cov]$ subcontractor means a      
subcontractor li/$ 9 ! bid = a cov]$    
contract or kn[n by ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se to be a subcontractor ( ! (f]or4