,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ab1     
#bjba ,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 ,improving ,worker ,safety 
in ,contracting ,act of #bjba4  #b4     
,department of ,defense contractor      
workplace safety and accountability  7a7
 ,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 on an annual basis          
regarding--  7#a7 the authorities and   
requirements of ,department of ,defense 
officials to consider workplace safety  
and health information in the pre-award1

 award1 and contract performance phases 
of the contracting process2 and  7#b7   
the availability of relevant contractor 
safety information on the ,occupational 
,health and ,safety ,administration     
7,,osha7 website4  7b7 ,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  7,f7
 ,an evaluation of the training and     
guidance developed under subsection 7a74
  7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,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#b7 ,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  7d7      
,consideration of safety performance in 
contracts  7#a7 ,system for assigning   
safety performance ratings for certain  
contracts ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
develop a system for assigning safety   
performance ratings for ,department of  
,defense contracts in industries that   
have relatively high rates of           
occupational injuries1 including        
manufacturing1 construction1 and ship   
building and repairing4  7#b7 ,ratings  
for completed contracts ,beginning in   
fiscal year #bjbc1 ,department of       
,defense contracting officials shall    
assess contractor safety performance at 
the time of contract completion in      
industries that have relatively high    
rates of occupational injuries4  7#c7   
,evaluation of safety performance       
records ,beginning in fiscal year #bjbc1
 ,department of ,defense contracting    

officials shall consider information    
about prospective contractors' records  
of safety performance as a factor in    
awarding contracts in industries that   
have relatively high rates of           
occupational injuries4