S. 3885 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3885 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2022Mr. Hagerty (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit contracts with persons who have disclosed non-public United States Government information to unauthorized persons. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Government Contracts for Known Leakers Act of 2022. 2. Prohibition on contracts with persons who have disclosed non-public United States Government information to unauthorized persons (a) Prohibition No officer, employee, department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government shall knowingly enter a contract or other agreement for goods or services with— (1) a person who has previously disclosed non-public United States Government information to an unauthorized person; or (2) an entity for whom a person who has previously disclosed non-public United States Government information to an unauthorized person serves as an employee or agent. (b) Penalty Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) Entity The term entity means a group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or other similar entity. (2) Person The term person means a natural person. (3) Unauthorized person The term unauthorized person means any person or entity that is not authorized by law or contract or otherwise authorized to receive the non-public United States Government information at issue.