,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #b1 #bjbd,mr4  
,/anton 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,kiggans (   
,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se f acquir+ c]ta9     
in=mation te*nology products manufactur$
 by c]ta9 =eign companies1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secure ,,dod ,act4  #b4   
,prohibition on c]ta9 =eign in=mation   
te*nology products  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except
 z provid$ by subsection 7b71 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se may n acquire any   
in=mation te*nology product manufactur$1
 produc$1 or assembl$ by a cov]$        
company4  7b7 ,exceptions ,subsection   
7a7 does n apply ) respect to any       
in=mation te*nology product t is a      
replacem5t or replacem5t "p =1 or       
necess>y = ! op]ation or ma9t5ance (1 an
 in=mation te*nology product acquir$ by 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se-- 7#a7 be=e ! date

 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7#b7 aft] 
su* date "u a contract or o!r agreem5t  
o!r ?an a contract or o!r agreem5t ent]$
 into1 r5ew$1 or ext5d$ aft] su* date4  
7c7 ,waiv]  7#a7 ,waiv] au?ority  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may1 ^u 
! reque/ ( an entity1 waive subsection  
7a7 ) respect to an in=mation te*nology 
product if-- 7i7 ! ,secret>y det]m9es t 
a compliant in=mation te*nology product 
( satisfactory quality & suffici5t      
quantity _c be procur$ z & :5 ne$$ at   
,unit$ ,/ates m>ket prices2 &  7ii7 su* 
entity demon/rates to ! ,secret>y t su* 
entity is mak+ reasonable ef=ts to make 
su* in=mation te*nology product a       
compliant in=mation te*nology product or
 to replace su* in=mation te*nology     
product ) a compliant in=mation         
te*nology product4  7,b7 ,compliant     
in=mation te*nology product def9$ ,9 ?is
 p>agraph1 ! t]m compliant in=mation    
te*nology product means an in=mation    
te*nology product t is n manufactur$1   
produc$1 or assembl$ by a cov]$ company4

  7#b7 ,duration ,a waiv] "u p>agraph   
7#a7 may be = a p]iod ( n m ?an "o ye>4 
7#c7 ,congressional notice ,n lat] ?an  
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se issues a waiv] "u p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a notice ( 
su* waiv]4  7d7 ,applicability ,except z
 provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 subsection   
7a7 %all apply only ) respect to        
contracts & o!r agreem5ts ent]$ into1   
r5ew$1 or ext5d$ aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,effective    
date ,?is section %all take effect on ! 
date t is five ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$ comm]cially      
available (f-!-%elf item ,! t]m cov]$   
comm]cially available (f-!-%elf item    
means a comm]cially available (f-!-%elf 
item 7z def9$ 9 section #ajd ( title    
#da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 t is an end   
product4  7#b7 ,cov]$ company ,! t]m    
cov]$ company means an entity t !       

,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,intellig5ce or 
! ,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (        
,inve/igation1 reasonably believes to be
 own$ or controll$ by1 or o!rwise       
connect$ to1 ! gov]nm5t ( a cov]$ =eign 
c\ntry4  7#c7 ,cov]$ =eign c\ntry ,! t]m
 cov]$ =eign c\ntry means ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a4  7#d7 ,in=mation      
te*nology product ,! t]m in=mation      
te*nology product means a cov]$         
comm]cially available (f-!-%elf item t c
 process1 /ore1 or transmit digital     
data4