Sec. 5. List overlap study
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall carry out a study to identify lists created by each Federal department or agency, and any overlap present when comparing those lists, relating to— foreign entities of concern; entities subject to sanctions imposed by the United States;
Chinese military companies; entities with which Federal agencies are prohibited from entering into procurement contracts; and other entities that work with the Chinese Communist Party. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes— the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and recommendations on how to harmonize the lists identified in the study conducted under subsection
(a)in order to provide clarification on which entities the Federal Government should not contract with to procure goods, services, or technology.