,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjai,mr4 ,peters introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require prime          
contractors under ,federal construction 
contracts to notify the ,government of  
changes in certain subcontractors       
performing work under the contract4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,stop ,unfair ,bid ,shopping ,act  
of #bjai or the ,,subs ,act4  #b4       
,requirement to notify ,government of   
changes to subcontractors under         
construction contracts  7a7 ,requirement
 ,an agency awarding a construction     
contract using sealed bid procedures in 
an amount greater than #a1ejj1jjj       
shall--  7#a7 require an offeror for the
 contract to include a list in the offer
 that includes-- 7,a7 each subcontractor
 that the offeror intends to use in the 
performance of the contract1 for any    

subcontract expected to be awarded in   
excess of #ajj1jjj2 and  7,b7 any work  
estimated to cost in excess of #ajj1jjj 
that will solely be performed by the    
prime contractor for the contract2  7#b7
 include a clause in the contract       
requiring that the prime contractor     
shall submit to the agency a written    
notification of--  7,a7 any             
subcontractor substituted after the     
award of the contract for a             
subcontractor listed under paragraph    
7#a77;,a71 along with an updated        
estimate for the cost of performing the 
work associated with the substituted    
subcontractor2 and  7,b7 any subcontract
 entered into for work listed under     
paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7b7 ,modification 
to contract ,in the case of a           
construction contract covered by        
subsection 7a71 if the prime contractor 
notifies the agency of a substituted    
subcontractor under subsection 7a77#b7  
and the cost of performing the work     
associated with the substituted         

contractor is estimated to cost #aj     
percent or greater less than the cost   
for performing such work as bid1 the    
contracting officer for the contract may
 modify the contract to reduce the      
amount of the contract award to take    
into account the substitution of        
subcontractor4  7c7 ,agency defined ,in 
this section1 the term agency-- 7#a7 has
 the meaning given the term executive   
agency in section #acc of title #da1    
,united ,states ,code2  7#b7 does not   
include the ,department of ,defense or  
any military department2 and  7#c7      
includes the ,united ,states ,army      
,corps of ,engineers4  7d7 ,revision of 
,federal ,acquisition ,regulation  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,federal ,acquisition      
,regulation shall be revised to provide 
for the implementation of this section4 
7#b7 ,notice and ,comment ,there shall  
be provided a public notice and comment 
period of not less than #fj days4  7#c7 

,final rule ,any final rule promulgated 
pursuant to this subsection shall take  
effect #cj days after the date on which 
the final rule is published in the      
,federal ,register4  7e7 ,effective date
 ,this ,act shall apply with respect to 
contracts awarded on or after the date  
occurring #ahj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4