Sec. 220. Prohibition of Federal contracts
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The President shall take such steps as may be necessary to prohibit the awarding or renewal of any Federal contract or procurement agreement with any technology company the President determines has provided hardware or software to the Government of the People’s Republic of China or to any state-owned enterprise of China. A technology company shall not be subject to the prohibition under subsection
(a)if the company agrees to provide bulk data to the United States Government on demand. The President may waive the prohibition under subsection
(a)on a case-by-case basis if the President certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. The Chair or Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate may refer to the President the identities of companies the Chair or Ranking member believes meets the definition of technology company for purposes of this section and should be subject to the prohibition under subsection (a).