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124 STAT. 3731 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 (C) Initiating a suspension or debarment proceeding for the protection of the Federal Government in accordance with procedures in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (D) Initiating an adverse personnel action, pursuant to the procedures in chapter 75 of title 5 or other applicable law or regulation. (2) AMOUNT GOVERNMENT ENTITLED TO RECOVER.—When a Federal agency rescinds a contract pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the Federal Government is entitled to recover, in addi- tion to any penalty prescribed by law, the amount expended under the contract. (3) PRESENT RESPONSIBILITY AFFECTED BY CONDUCT.—For purposes of a suspension or debarment proceeding initiated pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), engaging in conduct constituting an offense under section 2102, 2103, or 2104 of this title affects the present responsibility of a Federal Government contractor or subcontractor. § 2106. Reporting information believed to constitute evi- dence of offense A person may not file a protest against the award or proposed award of a Federal agency procurement contract alleging a violation of section 2102, 2103, or 2104 of this title, and the Comptroller General may not consider that allegation in deciding a protest, unless the person, no later than 14 days after the person first discovered the possible violation, reported to the Federal agency responsible for the procurement the information that the person believed constitutes evidence of the offense. § 2107. Savings provisions This chapter does not— (1) restrict the disclosure of information to, or its receipt by, a person or class of persons authorized, in accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, to receive that information; (2) restrict a contractor from disclosing its own bid or proposal information or the recipient from receiving that information; (3) restrict the disclosure or receipt of information relating to a Federal agency procurement after it has been canceled by the Federal agency before contract award unless the Federal agency plans to resume the procurement; (4) prohibit individual meetings between a Federal agency official and an offeror or potential offeror for, or a recipient of, a contract or subcontract under a Federal agency procure- ment, provided that unauthorized disclosure or receipt of con- tractor bid or proposal information or source selection informa- tion does not occur; (5) authorize the withholding of information from, nor restrict its receipt by, Congress, a committee or subcommittee of Con- gress, the Comptroller General, a Federal agency, or an inspector general of a Federal agency; (6) authorize the withholding of information from, nor restrict its receipt by, the Comptroller General in the course of a protest against the award or proposed award of a Federal agency procurement contract; or (7) limit the applicability of a requirement, sanction, contract penalty, or remedy established under another law or regulation.