1.   And it includes language that would nullify an executive order issued earlier this year by Clinton that bars federal contractors from hiring permanent replacement workers for striking employees.

2.   Agency officials could then decide whether to bar the contractor from further dealings with the government, and in an extreme case a contract could be terminated.

3.   He said that felony convictions do not bar a contractor from doing business with the federal government.

4.   In that order, Clinton barred federal contractors from hiring permanent replacement workers during strikes by union members.

5.   On the labor front, the bill nullifies a Clinton executive order that bars federal contractors from hiring permanent replacement workers for striking employees.

6.   The agency may bar the contractor from federal contracts for a year, with an option to renew the sanction a year at a time for continuing violations.

7.   It has hinted that French contractors may be barred from major defence projects.