,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,mace 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,bur*ett7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit          
individuals convict$ ( crimes ( viol5ce 
f ,f$]al employm5t & contract+ ) !      
,gov]nm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no     
,viol5t ,crim9als 9 ! ,f$]al ,work=ce   
,act4  #b4 ,f$]al employm5t             
ineligibility = individuals convict$ (  
crimes ( viol5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]   
#gc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #gcac !    
foll[+ new section3  #gcad4 ,employm5t  
ineligibility = individuals convict$ (  
crimes ( viol5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an      
individual :o is f9ally convict$ by any 
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local c\rt ( compet5t 
jurisdiction ( a crime ( viol5ce %all-- 
7#a7 be ineligible to accept or hold any
 position 9 ! civil s]vice2 &  7#b7 if  

su* individual is hold+ su* a position  
on ! date su* conviction becomes a f9al 
conviction1 be remov$ f su* position4   
7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,crime ( viol5ce ,! t]m crime ( viol5ce 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #af (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except 
t su* t]m does n include an (f5se       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ( su* section4
  7#b7 ,f9al conviction2 f9ally convict$
 ,! t]ms f9al conviction & f9ally       
convict$ mean a conviction-- 7,a7 :i*   
has n be5 appeal$ & is no long]         
appealable because ! "t = tak+ an appeal
 has expir$2 or  7,b7 :i* has be5       
appeal$ & ! appeals process = :i* is    
complet$2  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!   
table ( sections = *apt] #gc ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+
 aft] ! item relat+ to section #gcac !  
foll[+ new item3  #gcad4 ,employm5t     
ineligibility = individuals convict$ (  
crimes ( viol5ce4  4  #c4 ,f$]al        
contract+ ineligibility = individuals   
convict$ ( crimes ( viol5ce  7a7        

,prohibitions  7#a7 ,prohibit$ contracts
 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t may n ent] into a  
contract ) a cov]$ individual or any    
entity 9 :i* a cov]$ individual holds a 
cov]$ position4  7#b7 ,prohibit$ "w ,!  
head ( ea* ag5cy %all include 9 any     
contract a clause t prohibits a cov]$   
individual f work+ on ! contract4  7b7  
,waiv] ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (        
,managem5t & ,budget may grant a waiv] )
 respect to a prohibition describ$ 9    
subsection 7a7 if ! ,director det]m9es t
 ! t]m9ation ( ! relevant contract or ! 
prohibition on ! "w ( ! relevant cov]$  
individual w\ld impose a unique or undue
 burd5 on ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7c7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
individual ,! t]m cov]$ individual means
 an individual :o is f9ally convict$ by 
any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local c\rt (      
compet5t jurisdiction ( a crime (       
viol5ce4  7#b7 ,cov]$ position ,! t]m   
cov]$ position1 ) respect to an entity1 
means-- 7,a7 a position 9 :i* an        
individual provides goods or s]vices "u 

a contract ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7,b7 a
 position 9 :i* an individual s]ves z an
 (fic] or director ( ! entity1 includ+  
by s]v+ on ! bo>d ( directors ( !       
entity2 or  7,c7 a controll+ own]%ip    
int]e/ 9 ! entity4  7#c7 ,crime (       
viol5ce ,! t]m crime ( viol5ce has !    
mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9 section #af (   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except t
 su* t]m does n include an (f5se        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 ( su* section4
  7#d7 ,f9ally convict$ ,! t]m f9ally   
convict$ means a conviction-- 7,a7 :i*  
has n be5 appeal$ & is no long]         
appealable because ! "t = tak+ an appeal
 has expir$2 or  7,b7 :i* has be5       
appeal$ & ! appeals process = :i* is    
complet$4  7d7 ,applicability ,!        
prohibitions describ$ 9 subsection 7a7  
%all apply ) respect to a contract ent]$
 into be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,revisions    
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al      
,acquisition ,regulation %all be revis$ 

to implem5t ! provisions ( ?is section4