,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dicj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bb1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,peters introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,federal        
procurement from companies operating in 
the ,russian ,federation1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal            
,contracting for ,peace and ,security   
,act4  #b4 ,federal contracting for     
peace and security  7a7 ,purpose ,it is 
the policy of the ,federal ,government  
not to conduct business with companies  
that undermine ,united ,states national 
security interests by continuing to     
operate in the ,russian ,federation     
during its ongoing war of aggression    
against ,ukraine4  7b7 ,contracting     
prohibition  7#a7 ,prohibition ,the head
 of an executive agency may not enter   
into1 extend1 or renew a covered        

contract with a company that continues  
to conduct business operations in       
territory internationally recognized as 
the ,russian ,federation during the     
covered period4  7#b7 ,exceptions  7,a7 
,good faith exemption ,the ,office of   
,management and ,budget1 in consultation
 with the ,general ,services            
,administration1 may exempt a contractor
 from the prohibition in paragraph 7#a7 
if the contractor has-- 7i7 pursued and 
continues to pursue all reasonable steps
 in demonstrating a good faith effort to
 comply with the requirements of this   
,act2 and  7ii7 provided to the         
executive agency a reasonable1 written  
plan to achieve compliance with such    
requirements4  7,b7 ,permissible        
operations ,the prohibition in paragraph
 7#a7 shall not apply to business       
operations in ,russia authorized by a   
license issued by the ,office of        
,foreign ,assets ,control or the ,bureau
 of ,industry and ,security or is       
otherwise allowed to operate            

notwithstanding the imposition of       
sanctions or export controls4  7,c7     
,american diplomatic mission in russia  
,the prohibition in paragraph 7#a7 shall
 not apply to contracts related to the  
operation and maintenance of the ,united
 ,states ,government's consular offices 
and diplomatic posts in ,russia4  7,d7  
,individual contracts ,the prohibition  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to 
any contract that is any of the         
following3 7i7 ,for the benefit1 either 
directly or through the efforts of      
regional allies1 of the country of      
,ukraine4  7ii7 ,for humanitarian       
purposes to meet basic human needs4     
7#c7 ,national security and public      
interest waivers  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
head of an executive agency is          
authorized to waive the prohibition     
under paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a  
covered contract if the head of the     
agency certifies in writing to the      
,president that such waiver is for the  
national security of the ,united ,states

 or in the public interest of the       
,united ,states1 and includes in such   
certification a justification for the   
waiver and description of the contract  
to which the waiver applies4 ,the       
authority in this subparagraph may not  
be delegated below the level of the     
senior procurement executive of the     
agency4  7,b7 ,congressional            
notification ,the head of an executive  
agency shall1 not later than #g days    
before issuing a waiver described in    
subparagraph 7,a71 submit to the        
appropriate congressional committees the
 certification described in such        
subparagraph4  7#d7 ,emergency          
rulemaking authority ,not later than #fj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget1 in         
consultation with the ,administrator of 
,general ,services and the ,secretary of
 ,defense1 shall promulgate regulations 
for agency implementation of this ,act  
using emergency rulemaking procedures   

while considering public comment to the 
greatest extent practicable1 that       
includes the following3 7,a7 ,a list of 
equipment1 facilities1 personnel1       
products1 services1 or other items or   
activities1 the engagement with which   
would be considered business operations1
 subject to the prohibition under       
paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,a requirement for
 a contractor or offeror to represent   
whether such contractor or offeror uses 
any of the items on the list described  
in subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,a          
description of the process for          
determining a good faith exemption      
described under paragraph 7#b74  7#e7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7,a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of 
the ,house of ,representatives4  7,b7   
,business operations  7i7 ,in general   

,except as provided in clauses 7ii7 and 
7iii71 the term business operations     
means engaging in commerce in any form1 
including acquiring1 developing1        
selling1 leasing1 or operating          
equipment1 facilities1 personnel1       
products1 services1 personal property1  
real property1 or any other apparatus of
 business or commerce4  7ii7 ,exceptions
 ,the term business operations does not 
include any of the following3 7,i7      
,action taken for the benefit of the    
country of ,ukraine4  7,,ii7 ,action    
serving humanitarian purposes to meet   
basic human needs1 including through a  
hospital1 school1 or non-profit         
organization4  7,,iii7 ,the provision of
 products or services for compliance    
with legal1 reporting1 or other         
requirements of the laws or standards of
 countries other than the ,russian      
,federation4  7,,iv7 ,journalistic and  
publishing activities1 news reporting1  
or the gathering and dissemination of   
information1 informational materials1   

related services1 or transactions       
ordinarily incident to journalistic and 
publishing activities4  7iii7 ,exception
 for suspension or termination actions  
,the term business operations does not  
include action taken to support the     
suspension or termination of business   
operations 7as described in clause 7i77 
for the duration of the covered period1 
including-- 7,i7 an action to secure or 
divest from facilities1 property1 or    
equipment2  7,,ii7 the provision of     
products or services provided to reduce 
or eliminate operations in territory    
internationally recognized as the       
,russian ,federation or to comply with  
sanctions relating to the ,russian      
,federation2 and  7,,iii7 activities    
that are incident to liquidating1       
dissolving1 or winding down a subsidiary
 or legal entity in ,russia through     
which operations had been conducted4    
7,c7 ,covered contract ,the term covered
 contract means a prime contract entered
 into by an executive agency with a     

company conducting business operations  
in territory internationally recognized 
as the ,russian ,federation during the  
covered period4  7,d7 ,covered period   
,the term covered period means the      
period of time beginning #ij days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and ending on a date that is determined 
by the ,secretary of ,state based on    
steps taken by the ,russian ,federation 
to restore the safety1 sovereignty1 and 
condition of the country of ,ukraine1 or
 #aj years after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 whichever is    
sooner4  7,e7 ,executive agency ,the    
term executive agency has the meaning   
given the term in section #acc of title 
#da1 ,united ,states ,code4