Prohibition on modems or routers acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China

(a) In general The Secretary of Defense may not acquire any modem or router if the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror is a covered Chinese entity. (b) Applicability This section shall apply only with respect to contracts or other agreements entered into, renewed, or extended after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered Chinese entity 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. (2) Manufacturer The term manufacturer means— (A) the entity that transforms raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; (B) any entity that subcontracts with the entity described in subparagraph (A) for the entity described in such subparagraph to transform raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; (C) any entity that otherwise directs the entity described in subparagraph (A) to transform raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; or (D) any parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate of the entity described in subparagraph (A). (3) Modem The term modem means a modulator-demodulator, digital-to-analog, and back, signal converter that allows computers to communicate over telephone wires or cable TV cable. (4) Router The term router means a device that connects two or more packet-switched networks or subnetworks, serving the two primary functions of— (A) managing traffic between these networks by forwarding data packets to their intended IP addresses; and (B) allowing multiple devices to use the same Internet connection.