No Funds to China’s Military Act

Bill: 116-hr-8878
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2020-12-04
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Asia

China

Congressional oversight

Foreign and international corporations

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Public contracts and procurement

State and local government operations

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Funds to China's Military Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits using federal funds to purchase goods or services from an individual or entity that the Department of Defense has determined is controlled by or affiliated with China's military or defense industrial base. </p> <p>This prohibition applies to federal funds provided to a state or local government or private entity. Before an executive agency provides federal funds to such a government or private entity, the recipient shall certify that it will comply with this bill. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8878 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Funds to China’s Military Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds to purchase goods or services from Communist Chinese military companies (a) In general None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 and available for obligation as of the date of the enactment of this Act, or authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 or any fiscal year thereafter, may be obligated or expended to purchase goods or services from a person on the list required by section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ( Public Law 105–261 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). (b) Application to private entities and State and local governments (1) In general The prohibition under subsection (a) includes a prohibition on the obligation or expenditure of funds described in that subsection for the purchase of goods or services from persons described in that subsection by a private entity or a State or local government that received such funds through a grant or any other means. (2) Certification required to receive future funds (A) In general On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of an executive agency shall ensure that funds described in subsection (a) are not provided to a private entity or a State or local government unless the entity or government certifies that the entity or government, as the case may be, is not purchasing goods or services from a person described in subsection (a). (B) Review The head of an executive agency shall conduct a review of the use of funds described in subsection (a) that are provided to a private entity or a State or local government to ensure compliance with the requirements of subparagraph (A). (c) Executive agency defined In this section, the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 3. Report (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the head of each of the Federal departments and agencies described in subsection (b) shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a complete list of grant and other funding programs administered by the department or agency with respect to which the head of the department or agency determines are most vulnerable to exploitation by persons described in section 2(a). (b) Federal departments and agencies described The Federal departments and agencies described in this subsection are the following: (1) The Department of Energy. (2) The Department of the Interior. (3) The Department of Agriculture. (4) The Federal Communications Commission. (5) The Department of Transportation. (6) The Department of Defense. (7) The Department of Homeland Security. (8) The Department of Commerce. (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (d) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and other relevant committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and other relevant committees of jurisdiction of the Senate.