,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjba,mr4    
,rubio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require disclosure by  
,f$]al contractors ( contracts ) ,*9ese 
entities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al  
,acquisition & ,contract+ ,transp>5cy   
,act ( #bjba or ,,fact ,act4  #b4       
,requirem5t to disclose contracts & ties
 ) ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a entities ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al           
,acquisition ,regulatory ,c\ncil %all   
am5d ! ,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation  
to require t a contractor %all1 z a     
condition = be+ aw>d$ a contract = !    
procurem5t ( goods or s]vices1 disclose 
cov]$ in=mation relat$ to any contracts 
or o!r relevant comm]cial ties !        
contractor1 fir/ ti] subcontractor1 or  
any relat$ entity has t are 9 effect at 

! "t ( contract aw>d1 or has _h )9 !    
previ\s ?ree ye>s t are no long] 9      
effect1 ) a cov]$ entity4 ,! contractor 
%all update su* disclosure n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ! contractor1 fir/ ti]    
subcontractor1 or any relat$ entity     
ent]s into or r5ews a contract or o!r   
relevant comm]cial ties ) a cov]$       
entity4  #c4 ,database ( ,f$]al         
contractor contracts ) ,*9ese entities  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator (   
,g5]al ,s]vices %all e/abli% & ma9ta9 a 
public database conta9+ ! in=mation ab\t
 contracts ) cov]$ entities disclos$    
pursuant to section #b4  #d4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m 
cov]$ entity means-- 7,a7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7,b7 ! ,*9ese 
,communi/ ,p>ty 7,,ccp72  7,c7 ! ,*9ese 
milit>y2  7,d7 an entity own$1 direct$1 
controll$1 f9anc$1 or influ5c$ directly 
or indirectly by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,,ccp1 or ! ,*9ese  
milit>y1 includ+ any entity = :i* !     

,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 !  
,,ccp1 or ! ,*9ese milit>y has !        
ability1 ?r\gh own]%ip ( a majority or a
 dom9ant m9ority ( ! total out/&+ vot+  
int]e/ 9 an entity1 bo>d repres5tation1 
proxy vot+1 a special %>e1 contractual  
arrangem5ts1 =mal or in=mal arrangem5ts 
to act 9 conc]t1 or o!r means1 to       
det]m9e1 direct1 or decide = an entity  
an important matt]2  7,e7 a p>5t1       
subsidi>y1 or affiliate ( an entity     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7,f7 an 
entity sub/antively involv$ 9 ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a economic & indu/rial   
policies or milit>y-civil fusion1       
includ+ by accept+ fund+1 p]=m+ s]vices1
 or receiv+ subsidies1 or )             
responsibilities = ov]see+ economic     
developm5t projects1 includ+ ,made 9    
,*9a #bjbe & ! ,belt & ,road            
,initiative4  7#b7 ,cov]$ in=mation ,!  
t]m cov]$ in=mation means-- 7,a7 ! "n ( 
! cov]$ entity2  7,b7 ! relation%ip ( ! 
cov]$ entity to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,*9ese ,communi/    

,p>ty1 or ! ,*9ese milit>y2  7,c7 !     
g5]al t]ms ( ! contract2  7,d7 ! date ! 
contract 0 ent]$ into2 &  7,e7 !        
duration ( ! contract4  7#c7 ,relat$    
entity ,! t]m relat$ entity means1 )    
respect to a contractor or fir/ ti]     
subcontractor1 a p>5t1 subsidi>y1       
affiliate1 or o!r entity controll$ by ! 
contractor or fir/ ti] subcontractor4