Core Provisions: This legislation would require the Secretary of Defense to debar from contracting with the Department of Defense any defense contractor found to have caused serious death or injury to any civilian or military personnel of the government through gross negligence or with reckless disregard for the safety of such personnel or found to have committed fraud. Contractors that award a subcontract to a subcontractor found to have committed these same acts would also be debarred.

The debarment would apply for a period of at least five years. The bill applies to contracts for an amount greater than $500,000 and includes a provision for a waiver of the debarment requirement on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary finds that the debarment would jeopardize national security.

Status: H.R. 2825 was introduced by Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) on June 11, 2009 and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.