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S 490 99th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Civil service employment Conflict of interests Federal employees Federal employees and officials Government contractors Government procurement Public Contracts, Procurement, and Property

A bill to limit the employment by government contractors of certain former government personnel.

Introduced: February 21, 1985 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 1985
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from OMB, Defense Department, Office of Government Ethics.
Feb 21, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Feb 21, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires Government procurement contracts to include provisions under which the contractor is prohibited from employing Government employees or members of the uniformed services who had significant responsibilities for any procurement function with respect to such contracts. Declares such prohibition period to be five years from the termination of the contract or, if the contract term exceeds the individual's separation date, the five-year period beginning on the date of the individual's separation from Government service. Sets forth the method of determining the liquidated damages to be paid by any contractor who violates such prohibition.

Requires each contractor to send an annual report listing each former Government employee hired by that contractor within the previous five years to the agency by which each employee was last employed. Directs the Inspector General of each such agency to review the report to identify any violation of this Act. Requires the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to: (1) conduct an annual random survey of the reports to check for violations of this Act; and (2) report to the Congress annually on the operation of this Act.

Makes this Act inapplicable to contracts for amounts less than $25,000.

What's happening now March 8, 1985

Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from OMB, Defense Department, Office of Government Ethics.

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