,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #geea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,mills introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to prohibit ! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy f  
ent]+ into an agreem5t ) an entity t    
discrim9ates aga9/ ,f$]al law en=cem5t1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,halt+            
,inappropriate ,limits ,t>get+ ,(fic]s  
,n[ ,act or ! ,,hilton ,act4  #b4       
,contracts prohibit$  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy may n ent] into an
 agreem5t = a cov]$ s]vice if su* cov]$ 
s]vice is provid$ by an entity t1 dur+ !
 prec$+ #a-ye> p]iod-- 7#a7 refus$ a    
,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic] a cov]$ s]vice
 & /at$ t su* refusal 0 due to an       
(ficial duty ( su* (fic]2 or  7#b7 _h 9 
place a policy t expressly p]mitt$      
refusal ( a cov]$ s]vice to a ,f$]al law
 en=cem5t (fic] due to an (ficial duty (
 su* (fic]4  7b7 ,waiv] au?ority        

,not)/&+ subsection 7a71 ! head ( a     
,f$]al ag5cy may waive ! application (  
su* subsection to an entity if1 9 !     
det]m9ation ( su* head--  7#a7 ) respect
 to a necess>y cov]$ s]vice1 !re is no  
o!r entity available to provide a       
comp>able s]vice )9 a #ej-mile radius2  
or  7#b7 su* entity is a p>5t company ( 
an entity t refus$ cov]$ s]vices "u     
subsection 7a71 & su* p>5t company takes
 suffici5t rem$ial action aga9/ su*     
entity4  7c7 ,entities "u common control
 ,all entities :i* are memb]s ( ! same  
controll$ gr\p ( corporations 7)9 !     
mean+ ( section #eb7;a7 ( ! ,int]nal    
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf7 & all entities "u
 common control 7)9 ! mean+ ( section   
#eb7;b7 ( su* ,code7 %all be treat$ z #a
 entity = purposes ( ?is section4  7d7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,cov]$
 s]vice ,! t]m cov]$ s]vice means ea* ( 
! foll[+ s]vices3 7,a7 ,lodg+4  7,b7    
,transportation4  7,c7 ,food & bev]age4 
7,d7 ,heal?c>e4  7,e7 ,vehicle r5tal4   
7,f7 ,prop]ty r5tal4  7,g7 ,/orage4     

7#b7 ,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m executive ag5cy 9
 section #acc ( ! title #da1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4