Contracting America First Act

This bill would bar federal executive agencies from entering into, renewing, or extending contracts for certain software systems with companies that are majority owned by people who are not U.S. citizens. The rule covers software that stores, processes, or provides access to sensitive personal information, such as Social Security numbers or health records, of 500 or more federal employees or officers. Companies bidding on these contracts would have to certify under penalty of perjury that they are not internationally owned. Agency heads could waive the rules case by case for national security reasons if they send a written justification to Congress within 30 days, and could cancel contracts or bar companies from future federal work for violations or false certifications.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Lauren Boebert Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors