# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Prohibition on Contracting With Corporations With Delinquent Taxes or a Felony Conviction
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2016-09-30 · Effective 2016-09-30 · 81 FR 67728
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-23194
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 67728
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 1
- **Publication date:** 2016-09-30
- **Effective date:** 2016-09-30
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-91
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA have adopted as final, without changes, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement sections of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into a contract with any corporation having a delinquent Federal tax liability or a felony conviction under any Federal law, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/30/2016-23194/federal-acquisition-regulation-prohibition-on-contracting-with-corporations-with-delinquent-taxes-or)
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