I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9297 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2024 Mr. Stanton (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit the Department of Defense from acquiring certain information technology products manufactured by certain foreign companies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure DOD Act . 2. Prohibition on certain foreign information technology products (a) In general Except as provided by subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may not acquire any information technology product manufactured, produced, or assembled by a covered company. (b) Exceptions Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to any information technology product that is a replacement or replacement part for, or necessary for the operation or maintenance of, an information technology product acquired by the Department of Defense— (1) before the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) after such date under a contract or other agreement other than a contract or other agreement entered into, renewed, or extended after such date. (c) Waiver (1) Waiver authority (A) In general The Secretary of Defense may, upon the request of an entity, waive subsection (a) with respect to an information technology product if— (i) the Secretary determines that a compliant information technology product of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be procured as and when needed at United States market prices; and (ii) such entity demonstrates to the Secretary that such entity is making reasonable efforts to make such information technology product a compliant information technology product or to replace such information technology product with a compliant information technology product. (B) Compliant information technology product defined In this paragraph, the term compliant information technology product means an information technology product that is not manufactured, produced, or assembled by a covered company. (2) Duration A waiver under paragraph (1) may be for a period of not more than one year. (3) Congressional notice Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense issues a waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a notice of such waiver. (d) Applicability Except as provided in subsection (b), subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to contracts and other agreements entered into, renewed, or extended after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Effective date This section shall take effect on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (f) Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered commercially available off-the-shelf item The term covered commercially available off-the-shelf item means a commercially available off-the-shelf item (as defined in section 104 of title 41, United States Code) that is an end product. (2) Covered company The term covered company 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, reasonably believes to be owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country. (3) Covered foreign country The term covered foreign country means the People’s Republic of China. (4) Information technology product The term information technology product means a covered commercially available off-the-shelf item that can process, store, or transmit digital data.