,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cihi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bj1 #bjbd,mr4    
,rubio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
def5se contract+ ) companies t employ   
lobbyi/s :o repres5t ,*9ese milit>y     
companies or human rights abus]s1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty 
,lobby+ ,dive/m5t ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4    
,prohibition on contract+ ) companies ) 
lobby+ ties to ,*9ese milit>y companies 
& human rights abus]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,*apt] #cfc ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #dffc4 ,prohibition
 on contract+ ) companies ) lobby+ ties 
to ,*9ese milit>y companies & human     
rights abus]s  7a7 ,prohibition ,!      
,secret>y ( ,def5se may n ent] into a   
contract = ! procurem5t ( goods or      
s]vices ) any p]son unless t p]son      
c]tifies to ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se t--   

7#a7 ! p]son does n employ or reta91 & w
 n employ or reta9 = ! duration ( !     
contract1 any lobbyi/ or lobby+ firm t  
is regi/]$ to conduct lobby+ activities 
on behalf ( a cli5t t is li/$ on-- 7,a7 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se's ,*9ese ,milit>y 
,company ,li/2  7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !    
,treasury's ,non-,,sdn ,*9ese ,milit>y  
,indu/rial ,complex ,companies ,li/2    
7,c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce's ,d5i$     
,p]sons ,li/1 ,entity ,li/1 or ,milit>y 
,end ,us] ,li/1 if ! cli5t 9 "q is-- 7i7
 an ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a2  7ii7 an entity       
headqu>t]$ 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 or
  7iii7 directly or indirectly own$ or  
controll$ by an ag5cy1 in/rum5tality1 or
 entity describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or 7ii72  
or  7,d7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&          
,security's ,uyghur ,=c$ ,labor         
,prev5tion ,act ,entity ,li/2 &  7#b7 ! 
p]son w adopt reasonable proc$ures to   
detect & report if any lobbyi/ or lobby+
 firm x has employ$ or reta9$ regi/]s to
 conduct lobby+ activities on behalf ( a

 cli5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 dur+ !  
p]=mance ( a contract4  7b7 ,violations 
,ea* contract describ$ "u subsection 7a7
 %all-- 7#a7 include a me*anism = !     
contractor or ?ird p>ties to report     
violations ( a requirem5t "u subsection 
7a72  7#b7 provide t ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se may audit or o!rwise inspect !  
records ( ! contractor to det]m9e if !  
contractor has violat$ a requirem5t "u  
subsection 7a72 &  7#c7 provide t1 if ! 
head ( an ag5cy det]m9es t a contractor 
has violat$ a requirem5t "u subsection  
7a71 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se may-- 7,a7   
)hold or claw back funds f ! contractor 
until su* "t z ! contractor ceases to   
employ or reta9 ! lobbyi/2 &  7,b7      
resc9d ! contract if ! contractor fails 
to come into compliance ) a requirem5t  
"u subsection 7a7 9 a timely mann]4  7c7
 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may waive
 ! prohibition on a case-by-case basis  
if ! ,secret>y det]m9es & c]tifies to ! 
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
& ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !    

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ex]cis+ su*   
waiv] is necess>y to ! national security
 int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7        
,lobbyi/ & lobby+ firm def9$ ,9 ?is     
section1 ! t]ms lobbyi/ & lobby+ firm h 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #c ( !    
,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #afjb74  4  7b7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #cfc ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item   
relat+ to section #dffb ! foll[+ new    
item3  #dffc4 ,prohibition on contract+ 
) companies ) lobby+ ties to ,*9ese     
milit>y companies & human rights abus]s4
  4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts    
made by ?is section %all take effect #cj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4