Sec. 889. REPORT ON DEFENSE CONTRACTING FRAUD
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## SEC. 889 REPORT ON DEFENSE CONTRACTING FRAUD ###
(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on defense contracting fraud. ###
(b)Elements The report required under subsection
(a)shall include the following elements: ####
(1)A summary of fraud-related criminal convictions and civil judgments or settlements over the previous five fiscal years. ####
(2)A listing of contractors that within the previous five fiscal years performed contracts for the Department of Defense and were debarred or suspended from Federal contracting based on a criminal conviction for fraud. ####
(3)An assessment of the total value of Department of Defense contracts entered into during the previous five fiscal years with contractors that have been indicted for, settled charges of, been fined by any Federal department or agency for, or been convicted of fraud in connection with any contract or other transaction entered into with the Federal Government. ####
(4)Recommendations by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense or other appropriate Department of Defense official regarding how to penalize contractors repeatedly involved in fraud in connection with contracts or other transactions entered into with the Federal Government, including an update on implementation by the Department of any previous such recommendations.