,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ibb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjbc,mr4    
,rubio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,scott (       
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d ,,promesa to include c]ta9     
e?ics provisions to provide = !         
disqualification ( c]ta9 advisors to !  
,f9ancial ,ov]sight & ,managem5t ,bo>d1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,f9ancial ,ov]sight
 & ,managem5t ,bo>d ,integrity ,act (   
#bjbc4  #b4 ,disqualification ( c]ta9   
advisors to ! f9ancial ov]sight &       
managem5t bo>d ,section #aji ( ,,promesa
 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #babi7 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7                 
,disqualification ( c]ta9 advisors  7#a7
 ,def9ition ( cov]$ contract ,9 ?is     
subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ contract means a
 contract ) ! t]ritorial gov]nm5t or an 
in/rum5tality ( ! t]ritorial gov]nm5t1 !
 p]=mance ( :i* is )9 ! jurisdiction ( !

 ,ov]sight ,bo>d "u section #bjd7;b74   
7#b7 ,disqualification ,9 accordance ) !
 rules adopt$ by ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d "u   
p>agraph 7#c71 any ?ird-p>ty advisory or
 consult+ firm %all be disqualifi$ f    
advis+ ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d = ! duration ( 
any p]iod dur+ :i* ! firm has z a cli5t1
 or provides advisory or o!r consult+   
s]vices 9 any capacity to1 an           
individual1 corporation1 association1   
organization1 or o!r bus9ess entity1    
includ+ a subsidi>y1 t is compet+ =1 or 
is p]=m+1 a cov]$ contract4  7#c7 ,rules
 ,= purposes ( c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#b71 
! ,ov]sight ,bo>d %all adopt rules to   
c>ry out ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,to be eligible 
to advise or consult ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d )
 respect to ! review1 procurem5t1 or    
p]=mance ( a cov]$ contract1 a ?ird-p>ty
 advisory or consult+ firm %all c]tify  
to ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d t ! ?ird-p>ty      
advisory or consult+ firm is n          
disqualifi$ f advis+ ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d  
"u p>agraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,any (fic] or   
employee ( a ?ird-p>ty advisory or      

consult+ firm :o prep>es1 pres5ts1 or   
c]tifies any in=mation or report )      
respect to ! c]tification ( ! ?ird-p>ty 
advisory or consult+ firm "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 = ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d1 or any ag5t (
 ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d1 t is int5tionally   
false or mislead+1 or1 on le>n+ t any   
su* in=mation is false or mislead+1     
fails to imm$iately advise ! ,ov]sight  
,bo>d or an ag5t ( ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d 9  
writ+1 %all be subject to prosecution & 
p5alties "u law4  7,c7 ,if1 aft] an     
inve/igation conduct$ by ! ,ov]sight    
,bo>d1 ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d det]m9es t a   
?ird-p>ty advisory or consult+ firm has 
provid$ s]vices to ! ,ov]sight ,bo>d 9  
violation ( p>agraph 7#b71 has fail$ to 
submit a c]tification requir$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a71 or is 9 violation (   
subp>agraph 7,b7 7includ+ any rules     
adopt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b771 !  
,ov]sight ,bo>d %all imm$iately ref] su*
 in=mation to ! ,attorney ,g5]al = !    
cov]$ t]ritory & ! ,(fice ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,attorney = ! cov]$ t]ritory4  4