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Proposed RuleSignificant2024-013432024-01-30

Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting

Defense Department, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Federal Procurement Policy Office

Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a proposed Governmentwide policy developed by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP Administrator), pursuant to the Administrator's authority that would prohibit contractors and subcontractors from seeking and considering information about job applicants' compensation history when making employment decisions for certain positions. Under the proposed policy and the proposed regulatory amendments, contractors and subcontractors would also be required to disclose the compensation to be offered to the hired applicant in job announcements for certain positions.

Action & Dates

Action
Proposed rule.
Dates
Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at the address shown below on or before April 1, 2024 to be considered in the formation of the final rule.

CFR References

Topics

Government procurement

Public Comment

Comments Close
2024-04-01

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense General Services Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Federal Procurement Policy 48 CFR Parts 1, 2, 12, 22, and 52 [FAR Case 2023-021; Docket No. FAR-2023-0021; Sequence No. 1] RIN 9000-AO69 ( printed page 5843) AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a proposed Governmentwide policy developed by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP Administrator), pursuant to the Administrator's authority that would prohibit contractors and subcontractors from seeking and considering information about job applicants' compensation history when making employment decisions for certain positions. Under the proposed policy and the proposed regulatory amendments, contractors and subcontractors would also be required to disclose the compensation to be offered to the hired applicant in job announcements for certain positions. DATES: Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at the address shown below on or before April 1, 2024 to be considered in the formation of the final rule. ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to FAR Case 2023-021 to the Federal eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for

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Citation: 89 FR 5843