LIMITATION ON T–38 AVIONICS UPGRADE PROGRAM.

SEC. 278. LIMITATION ON T–38 AVIONICS UPGRADE PROGRAM. (a) Requirement.— The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, in evaluating proposals submitted in response to a solicitation issued for a contract for the T–38 Avionics Upgrade Program, the proposal of an entity may not be considered unless— (1) in the case of an entity that conducts substantially all of its business in a foreign country, the foreign country provides equal access to similar contract solicitations in that country to United States entities; and (2) in the case of an entity that conducts business in the United States but that is owned or controlled by a foreign government or by an entity incorporated in a foreign country, the foreign government or foreign country of incorporation provides equal access to similar contract solicitations in that country to United States entities. (b) Definition.— In this section, the term “United States entity” means an entity that is owned or controlled by persons a majority of whom are United States citizens.