,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bj1       
#bjbf,ms4 ,boebert introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit certain ,federal contracts with
 internationally owned software         
companies1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,contracting ,america ,first ,act4  
#b4 ,prohibition on certain ,federal    
contracts  7a7 ,prohibition ,the head of
 an agency may not enter into1 renew1 or
 extend a contract for a covered        
software system with an internationally 
owned software company4  7b7            
,certification requirements ,the head of
 an agency shall require any contract   
related to a covered software system to 
require an offeror to such contract to  
certify1 under penalty of perjury1 that 
the offeror is not an internationally   
owned software company4  7c7 ,waiver    

authority ,the head of an agency may    
waive the requirements of subsections   
7a7 and 7b7 on a case-by-case basis if  
the head of the agency determines that  
the waiver is necessary in the interest 
of national security and submits a      
written justification for the waiver to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 not later than #cj days after granting 
the waiver4  7d7 ,contract termination  
,upon determination by the head of an   
agency that a contractor has violated   
subsection 7a7 or knowingly provided a  
false certification under subsection    
7b71 the head of the agency may         
terminate the contract for default or   
for convenience1 as appropriate1 and may
 pursue any other remedies available    
under the contract or law1 including    
debarment or suspension from future     
,federal contracting4  7e7 ,update of   
,,far ,not later than #ahj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation   
shall be amended to implement this ,act4

  7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the   
meaning given the term executive agency 
in section #acc of title #da1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,covered software  
system ,the term covered software system
 means a software system that stores1   
processes1 or provides access to        
sensitive personal information of #ejj  
or more employees or officers of the    
,federal ,government4  7#c7             
,internationally owned software company 
,the term internationally owned software
 company means a company1 or any        
subsidiary of a company1 that has a     
majority ownership held by individuals  
who are not ,united ,states citizens4   
7#d7 ,sensitive personal information    
,the term sensitive personal information
 means any of the following3 7,a7       
,social ,security number4  7,b7 ,medical
 or health record4  7,c7 ,personal      
identifiable information4  7,d7 ,any    
other information that1 if compromised1 
could reasonably be expected to result  

in identity theft1 personal harm1 or    
national security risk4