state contracts; foreign adversary; prohibition

The prohibition on state contracts now explicitly applies only to companies domiciled in the People's Republic of China, removing the broader 'foreign adversary' designation.

The civil penalty for submitting a false certification letter was changed from a variable amount (up to $250,000 or twice the contract value) to a fixed $100,000 fine.

Exemptions for procuring goods from Chinese companies now require both a lack of reasonable alternatives and a finding that not procuring the goods poses a greater threat to the state than the risk of the goods themselves.

The definition of 'domicile' was expanded to include where a company is incorporated, headquartered, issued, or listed, in addition to where it is registered.

Definitions for 'federally banned corporation' and the general 'foreign adversary' concepts were removed as they are no longer applicable to the specific focus on Chinese companies.