NRS 333.338 Prohibition on entering contract with company without written certification relating to certain boycotts of Israel; regulations.

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1. The Administrator shall not enter into a contract with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the duration of the contract not to engage in, a boycott of Israel.

2. The Administrator shall adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

3. As used in this section:

(a)“Boycott of Israel”:

(1)Means, except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2), refusing to deal or conduct business with, abstaining from dealing or conducting business with, terminating business or business activities with or performing any other action that is intended to limit commercial relations with:

(I)Israel; or

(II)A person or entity doing business in Israel or in territories controlled by Israel,

Ê if such an action is taken in a manner that discriminates on the basis of nationality, national origin or religion.

(2)Does not include an action that is described in subparagraph

(1)if the action:

(I)Is based on a bona fide business or economic reason;

(II)Is taken pursuant to a boycott against a public entity of Israel if the boycott is applied in a nondiscriminatory manner; or

(III)Is taken in compliance with or adherence to calls for a boycott of Israel if that action is authorized in 50 U.S.C. § 4607 or any other federal or state law.

(b)“Company” means any domestic or foreign sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited-liability partnership, limited-liability company, or other domestic or foreign entity or business association, including, without limitation, any wholly owned subsidiary, majority owned subsidiary, parent company or affiliate of such an entity or business association, that exists for the purpose of making a profit.