Keep China Out of Solar Energy Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Keep China Out of Solar Energy Act of 2025 creates a federal procurement ban for solar panels manufactured or assembled by covered foreign entities. OMB, working with GSA, must develop standards and guidelines prohibiting federal contracts, subcontracts, grants, subgrants, and government purchase cards from buying covered solar panels, and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must amend the FAR. Agency heads can seek waivers only when the covered entity is the only viable source and both the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security approve. The bill also requires GAO reporting on federal solar procurement from covered entities and an FFRDC study of domestic solar production, technology, supply chains, and workforce capacity.
Who Benefits and How
Domestic solar manufacturers benefit because federal procurement demand is steered away from covered foreign suppliers. Supply-chain security advocates benefit from a procurement rule targeting foreign-entity solar panel dependence. Federal contracting officers benefit from OMB and FAR standards that identify prohibited solar-panel sources. Congressional oversight committees benefit from waiver reports, GAO procurement data, and a domestic-market study.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Covered foreign solar manufacturers lose access to federal contract, grant, subcontract, subgrant, and purchase-card spending. Federal agencies must screen solar panel purchases and seek high-level waivers when only a covered source is viable. FAR Council staff must amend acquisition regulations and support implementation across agencies. OMB, GSA, GAO, and research-center staff must produce guidance, reports, and supply-chain analysis.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits federal funds from procuring solar panels made or assembled by covered foreign entities.
- Bars government purchase-card use for covered foreign-entity solar panels.
- Requires FAR amendments and OMB-GSA procurement standards within 180 days.
- Authorizes only limited waivers approved by the State and Homeland Security Secretaries and reported to Congress.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars federal procurement funds and purchase cards from buying solar panels manufactured or assembled by covered foreign entities, with limited national-security waivers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Procurement, China, Supply Chain
Primary Purpose
Bars federal procurement funds and purchase cards from buying solar panels manufactured or assembled by covered foreign entities, with limited national-security waivers.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Domestic solar manufacturers
- Supply-chain security advocates
- Federal contracting officers
- Congressional oversight committees
Identified Costs
- Covered foreign solar manufacturers
- Federal agencies
- FAR Council staff
- OMB and GAO staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Gimenez introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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FAR Council staff, Federal contracting officers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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