Prohibition on procurement

(a) Definition of covered contractor In this section, the term covered contractor means a general contractor, prime contractor, or other lead entity on a project involving the provision of funding to, or the procurement of goods, services, or technology from— (1) an entity on the Energy Non-Procurement List; or (2) an entity that provides goods, services, or technologies that contain components from an entity on the Energy Non-Procurement List. (b) Prohibition (1) In general Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall not enter into or renew any contract with a covered contractor. (2) Exception The Secretary may enter into or renew a contract described in paragraph (1) if the applicable goods, services, or technologies are not procurable in the manner, timeliness, or quantity required for the success of the applicable project— (A) the duration of which shall be determined based on the amount of time needed by the covered contractor to complete the applicable project; and (B) subject to conditions that the Secretary may require. (3) Contractor submissions If the Secretary enters into or renews a contract with a covered contractor under paragraph (2), the covered contractor shall submit to the Secretary on a monthly basis a report describing any agreements or contracts entered into with any entity on the Energy Non-Procurement List and with any entity that provides goods, services, or technologies that contain components from an entity on the Energy Non-Procurement List, as applicable, throughout the duration of the applicable contract. (4) Report Not later than 90 days after the date that the Secretary enters into or renews a contract with a covered contractor under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (A) a description of the applicable contract; (B) an analysis of potential alternative domestic or friendly-country sources of the goods, services, or technologies being procured in the applicable contract; and (C) recommendations for how to support developing domestic or friendly-country sources of those goods, services, or technologies, if those sources do not exist.