H.R. 7604

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7604 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7604

To prohibit certain Federal contracts with internationally owned 
software companies, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 20, 2026

Ms. Boebert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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A BILL

To prohibit certain Federal contracts with internationally owned 
software companies, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Contracting America First Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEDERAL CONTRACTS.

(a) Prohibition.--The head of an agency may not enter into, renew, 
or extend a contract for a covered software system with an 
internationally owned software company.
(b) Certification Requirements.--The head of an agency shall 
require any contract related to a covered software system to require an 
offeror to such contract to certify, under penalty of perjury, that the 
offeror is not an internationally owned software company.
(c) Waiver Authority.--The head of an agency may waive the 
requirements of subsections (a) and (b) on a case-by-case basis if the 
head of the agency determines that the waiver is necessary in the 
interest of national security and submits a written justification for 
the waiver to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 
30 days after granting the waiver.
(d) Contract Termination.--Upon determination by the head of an 
agency that a contractor has violated subsection (a) or knowingly 
provided a false certification under subsection (b), the head of the 
agency may terminate the contract for default or for convenience, as 
appropriate, and may pursue any other remedies available under the 
contract or law, including debarment or suspension from future Federal 
contracting.
(e) Update of FAR.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be 
amended to implement this Act.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
term ``executive agency'' in section 133 of title 41, United 
States Code.
(2) Covered software system.--The term ``covered software 
system'' means a software system that stores, processes, or 
provides access to sensitive personal information of 500 or 
more employees or officers of the Federal Government.
(3) Internationally owned software company.--The term 
``internationally owned software company'' means a company, or 
any subsidiary of a company, that has a majority ownership held 
by individuals who are not United States citizens.
(4) Sensitive personal information.--The term ``sensitive 
personal information'' means any of the following:
(A) Social Security number.
(B) Medical or health record.
(C) Personal identifiable information.
(D) Any other information that, if compromised, 
could reasonably be expected to result in identity 
theft, personal harm, or national security risk.
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