,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eadg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ca1         
#bjba,mr4 ,wittman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,secretary of  
,defense from procuring personal        
protective equipment from certain       
non-allied foreign nations1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,prohibition on    
procurement of personal protective      
equipment from non-allied foreign       
nations  7a7 ,prohibition  7#a7 ,in     
general ,chapter #acg of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #bcci;d4 ,prohibition on      
procurement of personal protective      
equipment and certain other items from  
non-allied foreign nations  7a7 ,in     
general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7c71 the ,secretary of       
,defense may not procure any covered    
item from any covered nation4  7b7      

,applicability ,subsection 7a7 shall    
apply to prime contracts and            
subcontracts at any tier4  7c7          
,exceptions  7#a7 ,in general           
,subsection 7a7 does not apply under the
 following circumstances3 7,a7 ,if the  
,secretary of ,defense determines that  
covered materials of satisfactory       
quality and quantity1 in the required   
form1 cannot be procured as and when    
needed from nations other than covered  
nations to meet requirements at a       
reasonable price4  7,b7 ,the procurement
 of a covered item for use outside of   
the ,united ,states4  7,c7 ,purchases   
for amounts not greater than #aej1jjj4  
7#b7 ,limitation ,a proposed purchase or
 contract for an amount greater than    
#aej1jjj may not be divided into several
 purchases or contracts for lesser      
amounts in order to qualify for this    
exception4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,covered item ,the term   
covered item means an article or item   
of-- 7,a7 personal protective equipment 

for use in preventing spread of disease1
 such as by exposure to infected        
individuals or contamination or         
infection by infectious material        
7including surgical masks1 respirator   
masks and powered air purifying         
respirators and required filters1 face  
shields and protective eyewear1 surgical
 and isolation gowns1 and head and foot 
coverings7 or clothing1 and the         
materials and components thereof1 other 
than sensors1 electronics1 or other     
items added to and not normally         
associated with such personal protective
 equipment or clothing2 or  7,b7        
sanitizing and disinfecting wipes1      
testing swabs1 gauze1 and bandages4     
7#b7 ,covered nation ,the term covered  
nation means-- 7,a7 the ,democratic     
,people's ,republic of ,north ,korea2   
7,b7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 
7,c7 the ,russian ,federation2 and  7,d7
 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran4  4    
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
sections at the beginning of such       

chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #bcci;c the
 following3  #bcci;d4 ,prohibition on   
procurement of personal protective      
equipment and certain other items from  
non-allied foreign nations4  4  7b7     
,future transfer  7#a7 ,transfer and    
redesignation ,section #bcci;d of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by 
subsection 7a71 is transferred to       
subchapter ,i of chapter #bhc of such   
title1 added after section #chha1 as    
transferred and redesignated by section 
#ahcg7;b7 of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7    
,thornberry ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc71 and      
redesignated as section #chhb4  7#b7    
,clerical amendments  7,a7 ,target      
chapter table of sections ,the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter    
#bhc of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code1 as added by section #ahcg7;a7 of 
the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry     
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  

for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law   
#aaf-bhc71 is amended by inserting after
 the item related to section #chha the  
following new item3  #chhb4 ,prohibition
 on procurement of personal protective  
equipment and certain other items from  
non-allied foreign nations4  4  7,b7    
,origin chapter table of sections ,the  
table of sections at the beginning of   
chapter #acg of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as amended by subsection 
7a71 is further amended by striking the 
item relating to section #bcci;d4  7#c7 
,effective date ,the transfer1          
redesignation1 and amendments made by   
this subsection shall take effect on    
,january #a1 #bjbb4  7#d7 ,references2  
savings provision2 rule of construction 
,sections #ahhc through #ahhe of the    
,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law   
#aaf-bhc7 shall apply with respect to   
the transfers1 redesignations1 and      
amendments made under this subsection as

 if such transfers1 redesignations1 and 
amendments were made under title ,,xviii
 of such ,act4