Employee Limits ON Profiteering Act

Summary

Prohibits the federal government from awarding contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, other federal awards, or OTA-type agreements to special government employees (SGEs) or to certain close associates of SGEs (spouses, children, general partners, or organizations where the SGE serves in a leadership or employee role). Allows an exception when the SGE serves only as a member of an advisory committee. Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to be updated to implement the restriction within 60 days after the law takes effect. This creates a narrow, statutory bar intended to prevent SGEs and their immediate associates from receiving federal awards, expands the definitions of covered parties, and imposes a short compliance timeline for agency procurement rules. It does not create new funding or authorize programs.

• Bars federal awards (contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, OTAs) to special government employees (SGEs).
• Extends the prohibition to covered third parties: spouse, child, general partner, or organizations tied to the SGE.
• Allows an exception if the SGE serves only as a member of an advisory committee.
• Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised within 60 days of enactment to implement the rule.
• Does not create new spending or programs; it changes eligibility and procurement rules.
• Applies broadly to awards across agencies, requiring new screening and compliance steps in procurement.
• Aims to reduce conflicts of interest by statutorily preventing award relationships involving SGEs and close associates.
• Could prompt administrative updates, stalled awards, or legal challenges over definitions and scope.
• Short statutory timeline (60 days) for FAR updates may accelerate agency rule changes and procurement practice updates.