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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3885
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 21, 2022
Mr. Hagerty (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit contracts with persons who have disclosed non-public United States Government information to unauthorized persons.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Government Contracts for Known Leakers Act of 2022
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Prohibition on contracts with persons who have disclosed non-public United States Government information to unauthorized persons
Prohibition
No officer, employee, department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government shall knowingly enter a contract or other agreement for goods or services with—
a person who has previously disclosed non-public United States Government information to an unauthorized person; or
an entity for whom a person who has previously disclosed non-public United States Government information to an unauthorized person serves as an employee or agent.
Penalty
Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
Definitions
In this Act:
Entity
The term entity means a group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or other similar entity.
Person
The term person means a natural person.
Unauthorized person
The term unauthorized person means any person or entity that is not authorized by law or contract or otherwise authorized to receive the non-public United States Government information at issue.
