,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ifh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbc,mr4    
,scott ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,hawley1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 & ,mr4 ,cotton7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! procurem5t (
 sol> panels manufactur$ or assembl$ 9 !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,keep ,*9a   
,out ( ,sol> ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4  
,prohibition on procurem5t ( sol> panels
 f cov]$ =eign entities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 9        
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al  
,s]vices1 %all develop /&>ds & guidel9es
 = executive ag5cies to-- 7#a7 prohibit 
,f$]al funds f be+ aw>d$ by contract1   
subcontract1 grant1 or subgrant = !     
procurem5t ( sol> panels t are          
manufactur$ or assembl$ by a cov]$      

entity2 &  7#b7 prohibit ! use (        
,gov]nm5t-issu$ pur*ase c>ds to pur*ase 
sol> panels t are manufactur$ or        
assembl$ by a cov]$ entity4  7b7        
,am5dm5t ( ,f$]al ,acquisition          
,regulation ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al 
,acquisition ,regulatory ,c\ncil %all   
am5d ! ,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation  
to implem5t ! prohibition e/abli%$      
pursuant to subsection 7a77#a7 ) respect
 to ,f$]al contracts & subcontracts4    
#c4 ,exemption waiv]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
head ( an executive ag5cy may obta9 a   
waiv] f ! prohibition implem5t$ pursuant
 to section #b if ! ag5cy head c]tifies 
to ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y (  
,homel& ,security t ! cov]$ entity is ! 
only viable s\rce = ! sol> panels & !   
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y (       
,homel& ,security jo9tly approve ! waiv]
 reque/4  7b7 ,notification requirem5ts 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! head ( an ag5cy reque/+
 a waiv] "u ?is section %all notify !   
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     

,budget ( ! reque/4 ,! ,director ( !    
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget %all      
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a qu>t]ly report li/+ reque/s
 li/+ "u subsection 7a71 includ+ :e!r   
ea* su* reque/ 0 approv$ or reject$4    
7#b7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m     
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations & ! ,committee on ,homel&    
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs & ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  #d4 
,comptroll] ,g5]al report ,n lat] ?an   
#bge days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates %all submit to ,congress a report
 on ! am\nt ( sol> panels procur$ by    
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies f cov]$      
entities4  #e4 ,/udy  7a7 ,indep5d5t    
/udy ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget %all seek 

to ent] into a contract ) a f$]ally     
fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t] "u :i* ! 
c5t] w conduct a /udy (-- 7#a7 ! curr5t 
& future dome/ic m>ket ( sol> panel     
production2  7#b7 ! ability ( ! sol>    
panel dome/ic m>ket to keep pace )      
te*nological advancem5ts across !       
indu/ry2 &  7#c7 ! curr5t global supply 
*a9 & work=ce involv$ ) sol> panel      
production4  7b7 ,submission to         
,congress ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date on :i* ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (    
,managem5t & ,budget receives ! /udy "u 
subsection 7b71 ! ,director %all submit 
! /udy to-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs & !   
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !         
,committee on ,homel& ,security1 !      
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m1 & !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  #f4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$    
entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity means any    
entity domicil$ 9 ! ,p's ,republic (    

,*9a or subject to influ5ce or control  
by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p ,republic ( ,*9a  
or ! ,communi/ ,p>ty ( ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security4  7#b7 ,executive     
ag5cy ,! t]m executive ag5cy has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #acc ( title #da1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,sol> panel  
,! t]m sol> panel means cry/all9e       
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