Prohibition on television acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China

(a) In general The Secretary of Defense may not acquire any television 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 an entity that— (A) transforms raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; (B) subcontracts with an 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) otherwise directs an entity described in subparagraph (A) to transform raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; or (D) is a parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate of an entity described in subparagraph (A). (3) Television The term television has the meaning given the term Television set or TV in section 430.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.