[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5227 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5227

   To prohibit the Department of Defense from acquiring computers or 
printers manufactured by or from entities controlled by the Government 
       of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 18, 2023

  Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the Department of Defense from acquiring computers or 
printers manufactured by or from entities controlled by the Government 
       of the People's Republic of China, 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 ``Chinese Electronics Defense Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COMPUTERS OR PRINTERS ACQUISITIONS INVOLVING 
              ENTITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY CHINA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not acquire any 
computer or printer if the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror is a 
covered Chinese entity.
    (b) Applicability.--This section shall apply only with respect to 
contracts or other agreements entered into, renewed, or extended after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered chinese entity.--The term ``covered Chinese 
        entity'' means an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in 
        consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or 
        the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines 
        to be an entity owned, controlled, directed, or subcontracted 
        by, affiliated with, or otherwise connected to, the Government 
        of the People's Republic of China.
            (2) Manufacturer.--The term ``manufacturer'' means--
                    (A) the entity that transforms raw materials, 
                miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item;
                    (B) any entity that subcontracts with the entity 
                described in subparagraph (A) for the entity described 
                in such subparagraph to transform raw materials, 
                miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item;
                    (C) any entity that otherwise directs the entity 
                described in subparagraph (A) to transform raw 
                materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the 
                end item; or
                    (D) any parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate of 
                the entity described in subparagraph (A).
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