,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ade  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 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 entities1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,accountability in  
,federal ,acquisitions and ,contracting 
,act of #bjbc or the ,,afac ,act4  #b4  
,requirement to disclose contracts and  
ties with ,people's ,republic of ,china 
entities ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulatory  
,council shall amend the ,federal       
,acquisition ,regulation to require that
 a contractor shall1 as a condition for 
being awarded a contract for the        
procurement of goods or services1       
disclose covered information related to 

any contracts or other relevant         
commercial ties the contractor1 first   
tier subcontractor1 or any related      
entity has that are in effect at the    
time of contract award1 or has had      
within the previous three years that are
 no longer in effect1 with a covered    
entity4 ,the contractor shall update    
such disclosure not later than #cj days 
after the contractor1 first tier        
subcontractor1 or any related entity    
enters into or renews a contract or     
other relevant commercial ties with a   
covered entity4  #c4 ,database of       
,federal contractor contracts with      
,chinese entities ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,administrator of        
,general ,services shall establish and  
maintain a public database containing   
the information about contracts with    
covered entities disclosed pursuant to  
section #b4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this  
,act3 7#a7 ,covered entity ,the term    
covered entity means-- 7,a7 the         

,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china2  7,b7 the ,chinese ,communist
 ,party 7,,ccp72  7,c7 the ,chinese     
military2  7,d7 an entity owned1        
directed1 controlled1 financed1 or      
influenced directly or indirectly by the
 ,government of the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china1 the ,,ccp1 or the ,chinese   
military1 including any entity for which
 the ,government of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china1 the ,,ccp1 or the  
,chinese military has the ability1      
through ownership of a majority or a    
dominant minority of the total          
outstanding voting interest in an       
entity1 board representation1 proxy     
voting1 a special share1 contractual    
arrangements1 formal or informal        
arrangements to act in concert1 or other
 means1 to determine1 direct1 or decide 
for an entity an important matter2  7,e7
 a parent1 subsidiary1 or affiliate of  
an entity described in subparagraph     
7,d72 and  7,f7 an entity substantively 
involved in ,people's ,republic of      

,china economic and industrial policies 
or military-civil fusion1 including by  
accepting funding1 performing services1 
or receiving subsidies1 or with         
responsibilities for overseeing economic
 development projects1 including ,made  
in ,china #bjbe and the ,belt and ,road 
,initiative4  7#b7 ,covered information 
,the term covered information means--   
7,a7 the name of the covered entity2    
7,b7 the relationship of the covered    
entity to the ,government of the        
,people's ,republic of ,china1 the      
,chinese ,communist ,party1 or the      
,chinese military2  7,c7 the general    
terms of the contract2  7,d7 the date   
the contract was entered into2 and  7,e7
 the duration of the contract4  7#c7    
,related entity ,the term related entity
 means1 with respect to a contractor or 
first tier subcontractor1 a parent1     
subsidiary1 affiliate1 or other entity  
controlled by the contractor or first   
tier subcontractor4