Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01; Introduction

• Published date: 20 December 2018
• Citation: 83 FR 65466
• Record Number: 2018-27540
• Section: Rules and Regulations
• Court: General Services Administration,National Aeronautics And Space Administration

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 244 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)

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                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
                NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                48 CFR Chapter 1
                [Docket No. FAR 2018-0001, Sequence No. 6]
                Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
                2019-01; Introduction
                AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
                (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
                ACTION: Summary presentation of a final rule.
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                SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
                (FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the
                Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal
                Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-01. A companion document, the Small
                Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including
                the SECG, is available via the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                DATES: For effective date see the separate document, which follows.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cecelia Davis, Procurement
                Analyst, at 202-219-0202 for clarification of content. For information
                pertaining to status or publication schedules, contact the Regulatory
                Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755. Please cite FAC 2019-01, FAR case
                2015-017.
                 Rule Listed in FAC 2019-01
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                 Subject FAR case Analyst
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                Combating Trafficking in 2015-017 Davis.
                 Persons--Definition of
                 ``Recruitment Fees''.
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                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the
                actual revisions and/or amendments made by this FAR Case, refer to the
                specific item number and subject set forth in the document following
                this item summary. FAC 2019-01 amends the FAR as follows:
                Combating Trafficking in Persons--Definition of ``Recruitment Fees''
                (FAR Case 2015-017)
                 This final rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
                provide a definition of ``recruitment fees'' in FAR subpart 22.17 and
                the associated clause at FAR 52.222-50 to further implement the FAR
                policy on combating trafficking in persons. One element in combating
                trafficking in persons is to prohibit contractors from charging
                employees or potential employees recruitment fees.
                 This final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
                substantial number of small entities.
                 Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-01 is issued under the
                authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
                Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and
                Space Administration.
                 Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
                (FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2019-01 is
                effective December 20, 2018 except for FAR Case 2015-017, which is
                effective January 22, 2019.
                 Dated: December 10, 2018.
                William F. Clark,
                Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
                Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
                 Dated: December 14, 2018.
                Kim Herrington,
                Acting Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting.
                 Dated: December 11, 2018.
                Jeffrey A. Koses,
                Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition Policy,
                U.S. General Services Administration.
                 Dated: December 13, 2018.
                William G. Roets, II,
                Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Procurement National
                Aeronautics and Space Administration.
                [FR Doc. 2018-27540 Filed 12-19-18; 8:45 am]
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