Sec. 6. Procurement preference for commodities not produced from land subject to deforestation
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Chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In comparing proposals for the purpose of awarding a contract involving any product made wholly or in part of a covered commodity (as defined by section 1527A(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930), the head of an executive agency shall reduce the bid price by 10 percent if the contractor demonstrates to the satisfaction of the head of the agency that— the contractor has a policy described in subsection
(b)in effect; and the policy and data on monitoring and enforcement of that policy are publicly available and updated not less frequently than annually. A policy described in this subsection is a policy that includes, at a minimum, the following: Measures to identify the point-of-origin of forest-risk commodities and ensure compliance with the policy when supply chain risks are present. Data detailing the complete list of direct and indirect suppliers and supply chain traceability information, including refineries, processing plants, farms, and plantations, and their respective owners, parent entities, and farmers, maps, and geolocations, for each forest-risk commodity found in products that may be furnished to the Federal Government. Measures taken to ensure that each such commodity does not contribute to deforestation. Measures taken to ensure the process of obtaining the free, prior, and informed consent of indigenous peoples and local communities directly affected by the production of such commodities. Measures taken to protect biodiversity and prevent the poaching of wildlife and trade in bushmeat in all operations and areas adjacent to the production of such commodities. Measures taken to ensure compliance with the laws of countries where forest-risk commodities in the supply chain of the contractor are produced. Subsection
(a)does not affect the application of the requirements of chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. In this section: The terms deforestation and produce have the meanings given those terms in section 527A(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930. The term forest-risk commodity means a commodity at risk of being produced from land subject to deforestation. . The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4714 the following: 4715. Procurement preference for commodities not produced from land subject to deforestation. .