Sec. 870. Prohibition on computers or printers acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China
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The Secretary of Defense may not acquire any computer or printer if the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror is a covered Chinese entity. This section shall apply with respect to contracts or other agreements entered into, renewed, or extended after the date of the enactment of this Act. In this section: The term computer — means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and includes any data storage facility or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device; and does not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable handheld calculator, or other similar device.
The term covered Chinese entity means an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines to be an entity owned, controlled, directed, or subcontracted by, affiliated with, or otherwise connected to, the Government of the People’s Republic of China. The term manufacturer means— the entity that transforms raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; an entity that subcontracts with the entity described in subparagraph
(A)for purposes of assisting the entity described in such subparagraph in transforming raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; an entity that otherwise directs the entity described in subparagraph
(A)to transform raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; or any parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate of the entity described in subparagraph (A). The term printer — means desktop printers, multifunction printer copiers, and printer and fax combinations taken out of service that may or may not be designed to reside on a work surface; includes devices that use various print technologies, including laser and LED (electrographic), ink jet, dot matrix, thermal, and digital sublimation; includes multi-function or all-in-one devices that perform different tasks, including copying, scanning, faxing, and printing; includes floor-standing printers, printers with an optional floor stand, or household printers; and does not include point-of-sale receipt printers, calculators with printing capabilities, label makers, or non-standalone printers that are embedded into products that are not described in subparagraphs
(A)through (D).