,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbb,ms4 ,ku/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to address      
pot5tial conflicts ( int]e/ among       
entities s]v+ z ,food & ,drug           
,adm9i/ration contractors1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,fda ,e?ics ,act ( #bjbb4 
#b4 ,requirem5ts reg>d+ ongo+ report+ ( 
contractor conflicts ( int]e/  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices %all require entities t        
contract ) ! ,food & ,drug              
,adm9i/ration-- 7#a7 to disclose1 on an 
ongo+ basis dur+ ! t]m ( ! contract1 any
 in=mation relat$ to pot5tial & actual  
conflicts ( int]e/1 includ+ conflicts ( 
int]e/ conc]n+ ! contractor's p]sonnel1 
consultants1 & subcontractors2 &  7#b7  
dur+ ! t]m ( ! contract1 to refra9 f    
ent]+ into consult+ or o!r contractual  
arrangem5ts ) any p]son to p]=m "w t may

 reasonably create a pot5tial or actual 
conflict ( int]e/1 )\t receiv+ ! writt5 
approval ( ! contract+ (fic] be=e !     
execution ( ! contractual arrangem5t4   
7b7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,f$]al    
,acquisition ,regulatory ,c\ncil1 %all  
issue regulations to c>ry out subsection
 7a74  #c4 ,requirem5ts reg>d+ waiv]s   
relat+ to organizational conflicts (    
int]e/  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all1 n lat] 
?an #ad days aft] aw>d+ a contract      
relat+ to ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration1
 publi%1 on ! website ( ! ,food & ,drug 
,adm9i/ration1 a notification ( any     
waiv] ( any requirem5ts reg>d+ a        
pot5tial or actual organizational       
conflict ( int]e/ grant$ to !           
contractor4 ,su* notification %all be   
made publicly available 9 an easily     
accessible =mat1 & %all include ! "n ( !
 contract1 ! contractor receiv+ ! waiv]1

 ! o!r contracts or cli5ts t creat$ !   
pot5tial or actual organizational       
conflict ( int]e/1 & ! ef=ts t !        
contractor plans to take to mitigate !  
pot5tial or actual organizational       
conflict ( int]e/4  7b7 ,regulations ,n 
lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9     
consultation ) ! ,f$]al ,acquisition    
,regulatory ,c\ncil1 %all issue         
regulations to c>ry out subsection 7a74 
#d4 ,re/rictions on consult+ firms s]v+ 
z ,,fda contractors  7a7 ,prohibition   
aga9/ c]ta9 contracts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all n aw>d a
 contract relat+ to ! duties ( ! ,food &
 ,drug ,adm9i/ration to any p]son       
provid+ consult+ s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z a consult+ firm7 unless   
su* contract provides t1 dur+ ! re/rict$
 p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 subject
 to p>agraph 7#b71 no individual        
employee or subcontractor ( su* consult+

 firm may provide s]vices to bo?-- 7,a7 
! ,food & ,drug & ,adm9i/ration "u !    
consult+ firm's contract2 &  7,b7 7i7 a 
p]son engag$ 9 ! developm5t or          
manufactur+ ( a device1 drug1 or        
biological product2 or  7ii7 any o!r    
private entity engag$ 9 activities      
regulat$ by ! ,food & ,drug             
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,exception  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may issue an        
exception to ! requirem5t "u p>agraph   
7#a7 ) respect to an employee or        
subcontractor ( a consult+ firm only if 
! ,secret>y or designee det]m9es 9 writ+
 t !re is a compell+ reason to aw>d a   
contract ) su* consult+ firm ) su*      
exception4 ,! ,secret>y %all n delegate 
! au?ority to issue exceptions "u ?is   
subp>agraph bel[ ! level ( head ( a     
contract+ activity4  7,b7 ,report+ ,n   
lat] ?an #ad days aft] issu+ an         
exception "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !        
,secret>y %all publi%1 on ! website ( ! 
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration1 a          
notification ( ! exception4 ,su*        

notification %all be made publicly      
available 9 an easily accessible =mat1 &
 %all include-- 7i7 ! "n ( ! contract2  
7ii7 ! consult+ firm receiv+ !          
exception1 & ! employee or subcontractor
 to :om ! exception applies2  7iii7 !   
o!r contracts or cli5ts t w\ld1 9 !     
abs5ce ( ! exception1 cause ! consult+  
firm to be 9 violation ( p>agraph 7#a72 
&  7iv7 ! ef=ts t ! consult+ firm plans 
to take to mitigate any pot5tial or     
actual conflict ( int]e/ aris+ f ! o!r  
"w ( its employees or subcontractors4   
7#c7 ,re/rict$ p]iod  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,=  
purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 ! re/rict$    
p]iod is ! p]iod t-- 7i7 beg9s :5 !     
applicable employee or subcontractor ( !
 consult+ firm fir/ provides s]vices "u 
! consult+ firm's contract2 &  7ii7 ends
 n less ?an ! applicable p]iod specifi$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,b7 aft] ! la/ date on   
:i* su* employee or subcontractor       
provides s]vices "u ! consult+ firm's   
contract4  7,b7 ,applicable p]iod       
specifi$ ,= purposes ( subp>agraph      

7,a77ii71 ! applicable p]iod specifi$ 9 
?is subp>agraph is-- 7i7 #cj days2 or   
7ii7 su* long] p]iod ( "t z ! ,secret>y 
may specify aft] consultation ) ! ,f$]al
 ,acquisition ,regulatory ,c\ncil1 :i*  
%all apply ) respect to all exceptions  
issu$ "u p>agraph 7#b74  7b7            
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,f$]al    
,acquisition ,regulatory ,c\ncil1 %all  
issue regulations to c>ry out subsection
 7a74  7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m consult+ s]vices-- 7#a7 means       
provid+ advice or recomm5dations to     
improve organizational effectiv5ess2 &  
7#b7 does n include s]vices provid$     
pursuant to a contract relat$ to        
regulatory sci5ce rese>*1 public heal?  
surveillance1 or in=mation te*nology1 or
 s]vices provid$ by a small bus9ess     
conc]n4