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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. 

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 

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. 

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 ‘‘Beijing Winter Olym5 pics Sponsor Accountability Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS 

2 THAT HAVE BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITH 

3 THE 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS IN BEIJING, 

4 CHINA. 

5 (a) CIVILIAN AGENCY CONTRACTS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para7 graph (2), the head of an executive agency may not 

8 enter into a contract (or subcontract at any tier) for 

9 the procurement of goods or services with any per10 son that has business operations with the Beijing 

11 Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and 

12 Paralympic Winter Games or the International 

13 Olympic Committee. 

14 (2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

15 (1), the requirement does not apply to a contract (or 

16 subcontract at any tier) that the Secretary of State 

17 determines is vital to the national security interests 

18 of the United States. 

19 (3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 

20 shall notify Congress of any contract (or subcontract 

21 at any tier) entered into on the basis of an exception 

22 provided for under paragraph (1). 

23 (b) DEFENSE CONTRACTS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

25 may not enter into a contract (or subcontract at any 

26 tier) for the procurement of goods or services with 


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1 any person that has business operations with the 

2 Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic 

3 and Paralympic Winter Games or the International 

4 Olympic Committee. 

5 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 

6 to a contract (or subcontract at any tier) that the 

7 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec8 retary of State, determines is vital to the national 

9 security interests of the United States. 

10 (3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 

11 shall notify Congress of any contract (or subcontract 

12 at any tier) entered into on the basis of an exception 

13 provided for under paragraph (1). 

14 (c) APPLICABILITY.— 

15 (1) CONTRACTS.—This section shall apply with 

16 respect to any contract entered into on or after the 

17 date of the enactment of this section. 

18 (2) TERMINATION OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS.— 

19 This section shall not apply with respect to a person 

20 that terminates business operations with the Beijing 

21 Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and 

22 Paralympic Winter Games or the International 

23 Olympic Committee within 30 days after the date of 

24 the enactment of this section. 


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1 (d) SALES PROHIBITION.—Effective 60 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, a facility of the 

3 Federal Government may not sell any product made by 

4 any person that has business operations with the Beijing 

5 Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and 

6 Paralympic Winter Games or the International Olympic 

7 Committee. 

8 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) BUSINESS OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘busi10 ness operations’’ means engaging in commerce in 

11 any form, including acquiring, developing, maintain12 ing, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating 

13 equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, 

14 personal property, real property, or any other appa15 ratus of business or commerce. 

16 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 

17 agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

18 133 of title 41, United States Code. 

19 (3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means— 

20 (A) a natural person, corporation, com21 pany, business association, partnership, society, 

22 trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, or23 ganization, or group; 

24 (B) any governmental entity or instrumen25 tality of a government, including a multilateral 


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1 development institution (as defined in section 

2 1701(c)(3) of the International Financial Insti3 tutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(3))); and 

4 (C) any successor, subunit, parent entity, 

5 or subsidiary of, or any entity under common 

6 ownership or control with, any entity described 

7 in subparagraph (A) or (B). 

8 (f) TERMINATION.—This section and the require9 ments of this section shall terminate on— 

10 (1) the date on which a determination is made 

11 that the 2022 winter Olympics will not be held in 

12 the People’s Republic of China; or 

13 (2) September 30, 2025. 

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