,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bj1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,boeb]t introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to prohibit c]ta9 ,f$]al contracts )   
int]nationally own$ s(tw>e companies1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,contract+ ,am]ica 
,fir/ ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on c]ta9  
,f$]al contracts  7a7 ,prohibition ,!   
head ( an ag5cy may n ent] into1 r5ew1  
or ext5d a contract = a cov]$ s(tw>e    
sy/em ) an int]nationally own$ s(tw>e   
company4  7b7 ,c]tification requirem5ts 
,! head ( an ag5cy %all require any     
contract relat$ to a cov]$ s(tw>e sy/em 
to require an (f]or to su* contract to  
c]tify1 "u p5alty ( p]jury1 t ! (f]or is
 n an int]nationally own$ s(tw>e        
company4  7c7 ,waiv] au?ority ,! head ( 
an ag5cy may waive ! requirem5ts (      
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 on a case-by-case 
basis if ! head ( ! ag5cy det]m9es t !  

waiv] is necess>y 9 ! int]e/ ( national 
security & submits a writt5 ju/ification
 = ! waiv] to ! appropriate             
congressional committees n lat] ?an #cj 
days aft] grant+ ! waiv]4  7d7 ,contract
 t]m9ation ,^u det]m9ation by ! head (  
an ag5cy t a contractor has violat$     
subsection 7a7 or kn[+ly provid$ a false
 c]tification "u subsection 7b71 ! head 
( ! ag5cy may t]m9ate ! contract =      
default or = conv5i5ce1 z appropriate1 &
 may pursue any o!r rem$ies available "u
 ! contract or law1 includ+ deb>m5t or  
susp5sion f future ,f$]al contract+4    
7e7 ,update ( ,,f> ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation %all be 
am5d$ to implem5t ?is ,act4  7f7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy 
,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m     
executive ag5cy 9 section #acc ( title  
#da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,cov]$  
s(tw>e sy/em ,! t]m cov]$ s(tw>e sy/em  
means a s(tw>e sy/em t /ores1 processes1
 or provides access to s5sitive p]sonal 

in=mation ( #ejj or m employees or      
(fic]s ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#c7      
,int]nationally own$ s(tw>e company ,!  
t]m int]nationally own$ s(tw>e company  
means a company1 or any subsidi>y ( a   
company1 t has a majority own]%ip held  
by individuals :o are n ,unit$ ,/ates   
citiz5s4  7#d7 ,s5sitive p]sonal        
in=mation ,! t]m s5sitive p]sonal       
in=mation means any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7    
,social ,security numb]4  7,b7 ,m$ical  
or heal? record4  7,c7 ,p]sonal         
id5tifiable in=mation4  7,d7 ,any o!r   
in=mation t1 if compromis$1 c\ld        
reasonably be expect$ to result 9       
id5tity !ft1 p]sonal h>m1 or national   
security risk4