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Sec. 1246 · S. 2296

Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in third-party countries

Division A — Department of Defense authorizations › Title XII — Matters relating to foreign nations › Subtitle D — Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific region

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Committee version · Sec. 1246

(a) In general Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the William M. Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended to read as follows: (I) directly or indirectly owned by, controlled by, or beneficially owned by, affiliated with, or in an official or unofficial capacity acting as an agent of or on behalf of, the People’s Liberation Army, Chinese military and paramilitary elements, security forces, police, law enforcement, border control, the People’s Armed Police, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), or any other organization subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), or the State Administration of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) operating inside or outside of China; or. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

•S 2296 RSSEC. 1246
Passed the Senate · Sec. 1246

(a) In general Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the William M. Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended to read as follows: (I) directly or indirectly owned by, controlled by, or beneficially owned by, affiliated with, or in an official or unofficial capacity acting as an agent of or on behalf of, the People’s Liberation Army, Chinese military and paramilitary elements, security forces, police, law enforcement, border control, the People’s Armed Police, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), or any other organization subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), or the State Administration of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) operating inside or outside of China; or. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

•S 2296 ESSEC. 1246

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