The Honest Leadership and Accountability in Contracting Act of 2006 (S. 2361)

**	Punishes War Profiteers  Sec. 101 establishes penalties of up to
           20 years in prison and at least $1 million in fines for war profiteering. 

**	Cracks Down on Big Corporate Cheaters Sec. 102 restores 
	   a Clinton Administration rule on suspension and debarment, which
	   prohibited awarding federal contracts to companies that exhibited
           a pattern of failing to comply with the law.  The Bush Administration 
	   repealed this rule as soon as it took office.

**	Requires Full Disclosure of Contract Abuses  Sec. 103 establishes 
	   a  "Truth in Contracting" public website identifying overcharges by 
	   major contractors.  This is partly based on Senator Lautenberg’s 
	   "Truth In Contracting" amendment to the FY 2006 Defense authorization bill.

**	Forces Real Contract Competition  Secs. 201 and 202 prohibit the 
	   awarding of huge monopoly contracts, and allow multiple companies to 
	   make bids for work so as to ensure price competition. 

**	Bans Corporate Cronyism in Contracting   Sec. 211 requires that 
	   federal agencies conduct contract oversight, rather than paying 
 	   contractors with conflicts of interest to oversee one another. 
           
**	Eliminates Conflicts of Interest for Federal Contracting Employees 
	   Sec. 212 closes the perverse loophole that allows federal contracting 
 	   officials to take jobs as lobbyists for companies to whom they awarded 
	   contracts.

** 	Ends Cronyism in Key Government Positions  Sec. 301 stops unqualified 
	   political appointees like David Safavian and Michael Brown from holding 
 	   key jobs relating to federal contracting or public safety. 

**	Strengthens Whistleblower Protections  Sec. 302 makes it more 
	   difficult for federal agencies to retaliate against whistleblowers,
           and gives courts wider discretion to consider cases of retaliation.