Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 29, 2009 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 29, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transparency and Accountability in Security Contracting Act of 2009 - Requires each contract, subcontract, or task order awarded or issued by a federal agency that includes private security functions (covered contract) to require the contractor to provide to the agency contracting officer specified information, including the number of persons to perform the security functions and the hiring and training process for such persons. Requires agency oversight in the performance of the covered contract.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish and maintain a comprehensive security contracting database.
Prohibits any agency from awarding a covered contract for performance of activities that require or involve: (1) direct participation by contractor personnel in hostilities with an enemy combatant or force; or (2) interrogation by contractor personnel of an individual who is a detainee or prisoner in the custody or under the effective control of the U.S. government.
Directs the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to issue rules regarding the circumstances under which force may be used by contractor personnel performing private security functions within the area covered by a contingency operation and the types of force authorized. Requires each agency awarding a covered contract: (1) for a contingency operation, to prescribe minimum standards for contract personnel, including hiring, training, and equipment standards; and (2) to issue guidance on equipment used for private security functions. Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to designate a Theater Security Contract Coordinating Officer for each contingency operation with respect to which covered contracts are awarded.
Requires the Secretary of State to work through appropriate existing or new international fora to achieve agreement on an international framework regulating the use of private contractors for security functions and facilitating cooperation on measures to ensure the transparency and legal accountability of security contractors.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2009 to Sep 23, 2010, with 19 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Apr 29, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 29, 2009Referred to House Armed Services
- Apr 29, 2009Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- Apr 29, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
- Apr 29, 2009Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 963 | Transparency and Accountability in Intelligence Contracting Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jul 23, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Defense
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Law enforcement officers
- Military operations and strategy
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Public contracts and procurement
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2009Introduced in House
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