Sec. 857. Prohibition on covered airport contracts with certain entities
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The Secretary of Defense may not award a contract for the procurement of infrastructure or equipment for a passenger boarding bridge at a covered airport to a covered contractor. In this section: The term covered airport means a military airport designated by the Secretary of Transportation under section 47118(a) of title 49, United States Code. The term covered contractor means a contractor of the Department of Defense— that— is owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China; and has been determined by a Federal court to have misappropriated intellectual property or trade secrets from an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States; and that— owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, is under common ownership or control with, or is a successor to an entity described in subparagraph (A); or has entered into an agreement, partnership, or other contractual arrangement with such an entity; or has accepted funding (regardless of whether such funding is in the form of minority investment interest or debt) from such an entity.