S.4685

A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from contracting with consultancies providing services to certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.

Introduced·6/4/26

Federal SB4685 prohibits the Department of Defense from contracting with consultancies that provide services to certain foreign entities.

Federal SB4685 aims to prohibit the Department of Defense from contracting with consultancies that provide services to certain foreign entities, including those owned or controlled by the governments of China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, Cuba, or the Maduro Regime. The bill defines "covered consultancy" as a company that has provided services to these entities in the past five years. The Secretary of Defense is mandated to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement this prohibition.

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Armed Services Committee
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History

Jun 4

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.