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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8878 

To prohibit the use of funds to purchase goods or services from Communist 

Chinese military companies. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 4, 2020 

Mr. NORMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To prohibit the use of funds to purchase goods or services 

from Communist Chinese military companies. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Funds to China’s 

5 Military Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE 

7 GOODS OR SERVICES FROM COMMUNIST CHI8 NESE MILITARY COMPANIES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 

10 be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 


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1 2020 and available for obligation as of the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act, or authorized to be appropriated 

3 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 or any 

4 fiscal year thereafter, may be obligated or expended to 

5 purchase goods or services from a person on the list re6 quired by section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond Na7 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 

8 (Public Law 105–261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). 

9 (b) APPLICATION TO PRIVATE ENTITIES AND STATE

10 AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under sub12 section (a) includes a prohibition on the obligation 

13 or expenditure of funds described in that subsection 

14 for the purchase of goods or services from persons 

15 described in that subsection by a private entity or a 

16 State or local government that received such funds 

17 through a grant or any other means. 

18 (2) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED TO RECEIVE FU19 TURE FUNDS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the head of an ex22 ecutive agency shall ensure that funds described 

23 in subsection (a) are not provided to a private 

24 entity or a State or local government unless the 

25 entity or government certifies that the entity or 


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1 government, as the case may be, is not pur2 chasing goods or services from a person de3 scribed in subsection (a). 

4 (B) REVIEW.—The head of an executive 

5 agency shall conduct a review of the use of 

6 funds described in subsection (a) that are pro7 vided to a private entity or a State or local gov8 ernment to ensure compliance with the require9 ments of subparagraph (A). 

10 (c) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 

11 the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given that 

12 term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 

13 SEC. 3. REPORT. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

16 the head of each of the Federal departments and agencies 

17 described in subsection (b) shall submit to the appropriate 

18 congressional committees a report that contains a com19 plete list of grant and other funding programs adminis20 tered by the department or agency with respect to which 

21 the head of the department or agency determines are most 

22 vulnerable to exploitation by persons described in section 

23 2(a). 


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1 (b) FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES DE2 SCRIBED.—The Federal departments and agencies de3 scribed in this subsection are the following: 

4 (1) The Department of Energy. 

5 (2) The Department of the Interior. 

6 (3) The Department of Agriculture. 

7 (4) The Federal Communications Commission. 

8 (5) The Department of Transportation. 

9 (6) The Department of Defense. 

10 (7) The Department of Homeland Security. 

11 (8) The Department of Commerce. 

12 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

13 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 

14 a classified annex. 

15 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

16 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con17 gressional committees’’ means— 

18 (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

19 other relevant committees of jurisdiction of the 

20 House of Representatives; and 

21 (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

22 Governmental Affairs and other relevant committees 

23 of jurisdiction of the Senate. 

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