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1 [contract file.] procurement file. No written contract may be 2 required. The supplier of the supply, service or construction 3 may be paid based on the emergency approval and approved 4 invoice. 5 Section 3. Title 62 is amended by adding a chapter to read: 6 CHAPTER 36 7 PROHIBITED CONTRACTS 8 Sec. 9 3601. Short title of chapter. 10 3602. Declaration of purpose. 11 3603. Definitions. 12 3604. Prohibition. 13 3605. Certification. 14 3606. Penalties for false certification. 15 § 3601. 16 Short title of chapter. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 17 Prohibited Contracts Act. 18 § 3602. 19 The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: 20 21 Declaration of purpose. (1) Pennsylvania is privileged to engage in international trade and commercial activities. 22 (2) Israel is America's dependable, democratic ally in 23 the Middle East, an area of paramount strategic importance to 24 the United States. 25 (3) It is in the interest of the United States and the 26 Commonwealth to stand with Israel and other countries by 27 promoting trade and commercial activities and to discourage 28 policies that disregard that interest. 29 30 § 3603. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter 20160HB2107PN4118 - 6 -