HR 7602
117th Congress
House
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Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act
Introduced: April 27, 2022
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2022
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.
Jul 20, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 14, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Apr 27, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act
This bill addresses conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions.
Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to (1) identify contracting methods, types, and services that raise heightened concerns for potential organizational conflicts of interest beyond those currently addressed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); and (2) revise the FAR to address organizational conflicts of interest and require executive agencies to take certain actions.
The council must revise the FAR to
- provide and update definitions related to organizational conflicts of interest, to include specified contractor relationships;
- provide executive agencies with solicitation and contract provisions that require contractors to disclose information relevant to potential organizational conflicts of interest and limit future contracting with respect to potential conflicts; and
- require executive agencies to establish or update agency conflict of interest procedures to implement these FAR revisions and address agency-specific conflict of interest issues.
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.
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Cosponsors
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