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            <NAME>DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)</NAME>
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<p>DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 1123 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92),&nbsp;which added at 41 U.S.C. 4714 and 10 U.S.C. 2339 prohibitions related to criminal history inquiries on individuals competing for or applying to work on Federal contracts.&nbsp; Per the statute, a contractor may not request criminal history record information on an applicant for a position related to work under a contract before the contractor has extended a conditional offer to the applicant for that position.&nbsp; In addition, the Federal Government may not request criminal history record information on an individual or sole proprietor who is competing on a Federal Government contract, unless that individual is the apparently successful offeror. This proposed rule implements the statutory prohibition and the associated procedures and exceptions.</p>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>40 U.S.C. 121(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>10 U.S.C. chapter 4</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>10 U.S.C. 3016</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <DLINE_DATE>12/21/2021</DLINE_DATE>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>Applies to contracts awarded after the effective date in section 122(b)(2) of Pub. L. 116-92 or one year after enactment.</LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
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        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Jennifer</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hawes</LAST_NAME>
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                    <NAME>DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)</NAME>
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                <PHONE>202 969-7386</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>jennifer.hawes@gsa.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
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