,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,hagerty 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,kennedy7          
introduced the following bill2 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 
persons4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,no ,government     
,contracts for ,known ,leakers ,act of  
#bjbb4  #b4 ,prohibition on contracts   
with persons who have disclosed         
non-public ,united ,states ,government  
information to unauthorized persons  7a7
 ,prohibition ,no officer1 employee1    
department1 agency1 or instrumentality  
of the ,united ,states ,government shall
 knowingly enter a contract or other    
agreement for goods or services with--  
7#a7 a person who has previously        

disclosed non-public ,united ,states    
,government information to an           
unauthorized person2 or  7#b7 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 agent4  7b7 ,penalty ,any   
person who violates subsection 7a7 shall
 be fined not more than #ej1jjj1        
imprisoned not more than #e years1 or   
both4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,entity ,the term entity means a   
group of individuals1 partnership1      
corporation1 association1 cooperative1  
or other similar entity4  7#b7 ,person  
,the term person means a natural person4
  7#c7 ,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 issue4