[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3645 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3645
To prohibit the Federal Government from contracting with persons that
have business operations with the Beijing Organising Committee for the
2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games or the International Olympic
Committee, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 28, 2021
Mr. Waltz (for himself, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Gallagher, Mr.
Gonzalez of Ohio, and Ms. Wexton) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition
to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit the Federal Government from contracting with persons that
have business operations with the Beijing Organising Committee for the
2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games or the International Olympic
Committee, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Beijing Winter Olympics Sponsor
Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS THAT HAVE BUSINESS
OPERATIONS WITH THE 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS IN BEIJING,
CHINA.
(a) Civilian Agency Contracts.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
head of an executive agency may not enter into a contract (or
subcontract at any tier) for the procurement of goods or
services with any person that has business operations with the
Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games or the International Olympic Committee.
(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the
requirement does not apply to a contract (or subcontract at any
tier) that the Secretary of State determines is vital to the
national security interests of the United States.
(3) Notification.--The Secretary of State shall notify
Congress of any contract (or subcontract at any tier) entered
into on the basis of an exception provided for under paragraph
(1).
(b) Defense Contracts.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may not enter
into a contract (or subcontract at any tier) for the
procurement of goods or services with any person that has
business operations with the Beijing Organising Committee for
the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games or the
International Olympic Committee.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to a contract
(or subcontract at any tier) that the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, determines is vital
to the national security interests of the United States.
(3) Notification.--The Secretary of Defense shall notify
Congress of any contract (or subcontract at any tier) entered
into on the basis of an exception provided for under paragraph
(1).
(c) Applicability.--
(1) Contracts.--This section shall apply with respect to
any contract entered into on or after the date of the enactment
of this section.
(2) Termination of business operations.--This section shall
not apply with respect to a person that terminates business
operations with the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022
Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games or the International
Olympic Committee within 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this section.
(d) Sales Prohibition.--Effective 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, a facility of the Federal Government may not
sell any product made by any person that has business operations with
the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games or the International Olympic Committee.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business operations.--The term ``business operations''
means engaging in commerce in any form, including acquiring,
developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing,
or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products,
services, personal property, real property, or any other
apparatus of business or commerce.
(2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has
the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United
States Code.
(3) Person.--The term ``person'' means--
(A) a natural person, corporation, company,
business association, partnership, society, trust, or
any other nongovernmental entity, organization, or
group;
(B) any governmental entity or instrumentality of a
government, including a multilateral development
institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(3) of the
International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C.
262r(c)(3))); and
(C) any successor, subunit, parent entity, or
subsidiary of, or any entity under common ownership or
control with, any entity described in subparagraph (A)
or (B).
(f) Termination.--This section and the requirements of this section
shall terminate on--
(1) the date on which a determination is made that the 2022
winter Olympics will not be held in the People's Republic of
China; or
(2) September 30, 2025.
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