S.Amdt. 1511

SA 1511. Mr. BROWNBACK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 237, after line 17, add the following:

SEC. 846. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENTS FROM COMMUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES.

(a) In general.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“Sec. 2410p. Prohibition on procurements of goods and

services from Communist Chinese military companies.

“(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not procure goods or services, through a contract or any subcontract (at any tier) under a contract, from any Communist Chinese military company.

“(b) Definition.--In this section, the term “Communist Chinese military company” has the meaning given that term in section 1237(b)(4) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).”.

(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2410o the following new item:

“2410p. Prohibition on procurements of goods and services from Communist Chinese military companies.”.