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Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025 This bill expands executive agency requirements to counter human trafficking connected to recipients of federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. Federal law currently prohibits an executive agency from entering into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement if the estimated value of the services to be performed outside the United States exceeds $500,000 unless a designated representative of the recipient certifies that the recipient has taken certain actions, including implementing a plan to prevent human trafficking. This bill requires that the recipient provide a copy of such plan to the contracting or grant office at the time of certification. The designated representative of the recipient must report to the contracting or grant office if the recipient or the recipient's subcontractor, subgrantee, or agent engages in trafficking activities. The report must include the circumstances surrounding such activities and any remedial actions taken. The agency's office of the inspector general must conduct an investigation of the reported activities and remedial actions and must also notify the agency head office and the agency suspension and debarment office if an investigation was not completed because the recipient acknowledged the activity and took appropriate remedial action. Additionally, the bill specifies that (1) the recipient's failure to take appropriate remedial action constitutes g
Action Timeline
2025-02-05
Introduced in House
2025-02-05
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-02-05
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1036 pass?
HR.1036 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 50%.
What does HR.1036 do?
Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025 This bill expands executive agency requirements to counter human trafficking connected to recipients of federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. Federal law currently prohibits an executive agency from entering into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement if the estimated value of the services to be performed outside the United States exceeds $500,000 unless a designated representative of the recipient certifies that the recipient has taken certain actions, including implementing a plan to prevent human …
Who sponsored HR.1036?
HR.1036 was sponsored by David G. Valadao (R-California).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1036 IH: Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1036 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2025 Mr. Valadao (for himself, Mr. Turner of Ohio , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , and Mr. Magaziner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for modifications to ending trafficking in government contracting, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Accountability and Dignity in Government Contracting Act of 2025 . 2. Modifications to ending trafficking in government contracting (a) Compliance plan and certification requirement Section 1703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking upon request and inserting at the time each certification required under subsection (a) is made and upon request ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Incident reporting If, after a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement is provided or entered into, the duly designated representative of the recipient determines that the recipient, subcontractor or subgrantee, or agent of the recipient or of a subcontractor or subgrantee has engaged in any of the activities described in section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104(g) ) during the term of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, the representative shall promptly submit to the relevant contracting or grant officer a report that describes the circumstances relating to such activities and the remedial actions taken to address such activities. . (b) Monitoring and investigation of trafficking in persons Section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after the first sentence the following: In the event that a duly designated representative of the recipient submits a report described in section 1703(e), the Inspector General shall conduct an investigation of the activities and remedial actions described in the report. ; (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: If the rationale for not completing an investigation includes that a recipient acknowledged the activity occurred and has, according to the Inspector General, taken appropriate corrective action to remediate it, the Inspector General shall notify the head of the executive agency that awarded the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement and the relevant agency suspension and debarment official. ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking , as amended by section 1702, and inserting or failed to take appropriate corrective action to address such activities, ; and (ii) by inserting , suspend payments under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement until the recipient has taken appropriate remedial action, after debarment official ; (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively. 3. Office of Management and Budget report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of— (1) amending section 1703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104a ), as amended by section 2(a) of this Act, to require contracting officials, including those at the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development, to assess compliance of contractor anti-trafficking plans for product and service categories and geographic locations that Federal agencies identify as higher risk for human trafficking; (2) streamlining agency reporting required by Federal trafficking victims protection laws to promote efficiency while meeting congressional information needs; and (3) requiring Federal agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development, to track and report whether contracting personnel have taken anti-trafficking acquisition training explaining their responsibilities to combat human trafficking.
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