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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 subse-
quently 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Beijing Winter Olym-
pics Sponsor Accountability Act’’. 
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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 para-
graph (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 per-
son 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 
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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 Sec-
retary 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. 
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(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 ‘‘busi-
ness operations’’ means engaging in commerce in 
any form, including acquiring, developing, maintain-
ing, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating 
equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, 
personal property, real property, or any other appa-
ratus 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, com-
pany, business association, partnership, society, 
trust, or any other nongovernmental entity, or-
ganization, or group; 
(B) any governmental entity or instrumen-
tality of a government, including a multilateral 
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development institution (as defined in section 
1701(c)(3) of the International Financial Insti-
tutions 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 require-
ments 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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