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This bill establishes the Procurement Protection Act, which prohibits companies from certain foreign adversary countries (including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria) or federally banned corporations from bidding on or receiving state contracts in Missouri. The bill provides detailed definitions for key terms like "foreign adversary company" and "federally banned corporation," which include entities domiciled, controlled, or majority-owned by governments of these countries or those on specific federal sanctions lists. Companies must certify they are not a foreign adversary company or federally banned corporation when submitting contract proposals. If a company submits a false certification, it can face significant penalties, including a civil fine of $250,000 or twice the contract amount, contract termination, and a five-year ban from state contracts. However, state agencies can still enter into contracts with such companies under limited circumstances, such as when no other procurement option exists, the contract is pre-approved by the office of administration, and not procuring the good would pose a greater threat to the state than the good itself. The bill aims to protect state procurement processes from potential national security risks associated with companies from designated foreign adversary countries.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1215&year=2025&code=R