,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,ernst introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to make certain individuals 
and entities ineligible to participate  
in ,federal programs1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,no ,cash for       
,cohabitating ,kins of ,crooks ,act4    
#b4 ,ineligibility to participate in    
,federal programs  7a7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,covered person ,the 
term covered person means an individual 
or entity that-- 7,a7 owns a terminated 
provider2  7,b7 resides with the owner  
of a terminated provider2 or  7,c7 is   
the spouse of the owner of a terminated 
provider4  7#b7 ,spouse ,the term spouse
 does not include an individual who--   
7,a7 is living apart from the           
individual's spouse as of the last day  

of the most recent taxable year2 and    
7,b7 is a survivor of domestic abuse    
committed by the individual's spouse or 
of spousal abandonment by the           
individual's current spouse4  7#c7      
,terminated provider ,the term          
terminated provider means a former      
contractor or provider of a service     
under a ,federal program1 the contract  
for the provision of which the ,federal 
,government terminated as a result of   
fraud or a criminal conviction4  7b7    
,prohibition ,a covered person may not  
enter into a contract with the ,federal 
,government1 receive a grant1 loan1     
subaward1 or reimbursement from the     
,federal ,government1 or enter into any 
other financial transaction for goods or
 services paid for in part or full by   
the ,federal ,government4