; and (C) suspending payment under the contract for which the applicant was being considered until the contractor demonstrates compliance with this section. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Conditional offer The term conditional offer means an offer of employment for a position related to work under a contract that is conditioned upon the results of a criminal history inquiry. (2) Criminal history record information The term criminal history record information has the meaning given that term in section 9201 of title 5. . (2) Effective date Section 2339A(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to contracts awarded pursuant to solicitations issued after the effective date described in section 2(b)(2) of this Act. (3) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2339 the following new item: 2339A. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to conditional offer. . (c) Revisions to Federal Acquisition Regulation (1) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement section 4713 of title 41, United States Code, and section 2339A of title 10, United States Code, as added by this section. (2) Consistency with Office of Personnel Management regulations The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation under paragraph (1) to be consistent with the regulations issued by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under section 2(b)(1) to the maximum extent practicable. The Council shall include together with such revision an explanation of any substantive modification of the Office of Personnel Management regulations, including an explanation of how such modification will more effectively implement the rights and protections under this section. 4. Report on employment of