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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prev5t organizational  
conflicts ( int]e/ 9 ,f$]al acquisition1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+          
,organizational ,conflicts ( ,int]e/ 9  
,f$]al ,acquisition ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's reliance on          
contractors = mission support s]vices c 
create ! pot5tial = conflicts ( int]e/  
relat$ to impair$ objectivity or undue  
influ5ce due to contractor bus9ess      
relation%ips ) regulat$ or o!r entities4
  7#b7 ,comptroll] ,g5]al bid prote/    
decisions 9 rec5t ye>s h %[n failures 9 
prop] id5tification & mitigation (      
organizational conflicts ( int]e/4 ,^!  
decisions focus on ! issue ( impair$    

objectivity 9 contract support1 or a    
situation 9 :i* a contractor is unable  
to provide imp>tial recomm5dations &    
advice to ! ,gov]nm5t due to compet+    
int]e/s ( ! contractor4  7#c7 ,prior    
ef=ts by ! ,adm9i/rator = ,f$]al        
,procurem5t ,policy & ! ,director ( !   
,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t ,e?ics1 und]tak5     
pursuant to ! ,duncan ,hunt] ,national  
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjji 7,public ,law #aaj-dag71 h   
det]m9$ t *anges are ne$$ to ! ,f$]al   
,acquisition ,regulation to prev5t &    
mitigate conflicts ( int]e/ 9 ,f$]al    
contract+4  7#d7 ,protect+ aga9/        
conflicts ( int]e/ 9 ,f$]al acquisition 
is vital to ! integrity ( ,gov]nm5t     
op]ations4  #c4 ,prev5t+ organizational 
conflicts ( int]e/ 9 ,f$]al acquisition 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al
 ,acquisition ,regulatory ,c\ncil %all--
 7#a7 id5tify contract+ me?ods1 types1 &
 s]vices t raise height5$ conc]ns =     
pot5tial organizational conflicts (     

int]e/ beyond ^? curr5tly address$ 9 !  
,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation2 &  7#b7
 revise ! ,f$]al ,acquisition           
,regulation to-- 7,a7 address           
organizational conflicts ( int]e/ )     
suffici5tly rigor\s1 compreh5sive1 &    
consi/5t gov]nm5twide policy & guidance 
to prev5t or effectively mitigate su*   
conflicts ( int]e/ 9 ,f$]al acquisition2
  7,b7 provide & update def9itions      
relat$ to organizational conflicts (    
int]e/1 to include contractor           
relation%ips ) public1 private1 dome/ic1
 & =eign entities t may cause contract  
support to be subject to pot5tial       
conflicts ( int]e/1 includ+ undue       
influ5ce2  7,c7 provide executive       
ag5cies ) solicitation provisions &     
contract clauses t require contractors  
to disclose in=mation relevant to       
pot5tial organizational conflicts (     
int]e/ & limit future contract+ )       
respect to pot5tial conflicts ( int]e/ )
 ! "w to be p]=m$ "u ! aw>d$ contract1 =
 ag5cy use z ne$$2  7,d7 require        

executive ag5cies to tailor !           
solicitation & contract clauses describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 z necess>y to       
provide specifics on in=mation requir$  
to be disclos$ & limitations on future  
contract+ bas$ on ! pot5tial = conflict 
) ! "w to be p]=m$ "u ! aw>d$ contract2 
&  7,e7 require executive ag5cies to    
e/abli% or update ag5cy conflict (      
int]e/ proc$ures to implem5t ! ,f$]al   
,acquisition ,regulation revisions made 
"u ?is section1 & p]iodically assess &  
update ^! ag5cy proc$ures z ne$$ to     
address ag5cy-specific conflict ( int]e/
 issues4  7b7 ,executive ag5cy def9$ ,9 
?is section1 ! t]m executive ag5cy has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #acc ( title
 #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4