AFAC Act

Bill: 118-s-145
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-01-30
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Asia

China

Foreign and international corporations

General Services Administration

Government information and archives

Political parties and affiliation

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong> Accountability in Federal Acquisitions and Contracting Act of 2023 or the AFAC Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require that a contractor, as a condition for being awarded a contract for the procurement of goods or services, disclose recent or current contracts or commercial ties with certain Chinese entities.</p> <p>The General Services Administration must establish and maintain a public database containing information about disclosed contracts. </p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 145 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2023 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require disclosure by Federal contractors of contracts with Chinese entities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability in Federal Acquisitions and Contracting Act of 2023 or the AFAC Act . 2. Requirement to disclose contracts and ties with People’s Republic of China entities Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require that a contractor shall, as a condition for being awarded a contract for the procurement of goods or services, disclose covered information related to any contracts or other relevant commercial ties the contractor, first tier subcontractor, or any related entity has that are in effect at the time of contract award, or has had within the previous three years that are no longer in effect, with a covered entity. The contractor shall update such disclosure not later than 30 days after the contractor, first tier subcontractor, or any related entity enters into or renews a contract or other relevant commercial ties with a covered entity. 3. Database of Federal contractor contracts with Chinese entities Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall establish and maintain a public database containing the information about contracts with covered entities disclosed pursuant to section 2. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered entity The term covered entity means— (A) the Government of the People’s Republic of China; (B) the Chinese Communist Party (CCP); (C) the Chinese military; (D) an entity owned, directed, controlled, financed, or influenced directly or indirectly by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the CCP, or the Chinese military, including any entity for which the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the CCP, or the Chinese military has the ability, through ownership of a majority or a dominant minority of the total outstanding voting interest in an entity, board representation, proxy voting, a special share, contractual arrangements, formal or informal arrangements to act in concert, or other means, to determine, direct, or decide for an entity an important matter; (E) a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of an entity described in subparagraph (D); and (F) an entity substantively involved in People’s Republic of China economic and industrial policies or military-civil fusion, including by accepting funding, performing services, or receiving subsidies, or with responsibilities for overseeing economic development projects, including Made in China 2025 and the Belt and Road Initiative. (2) Covered information The term covered information means— (A) the name of the covered entity; (B) the relationship of the covered entity to the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the Chinese military; (C) the general terms of the contract; (D) the date the contract was entered into; and (E) the duration of the contract. (3) Related entity The term related entity means, with respect to a contractor or first tier subcontractor, a parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or other entity controlled by the contractor or first tier subcontractor.