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designed, manufactured, or produced using a process attributable to a licensing, royalty, service, or similar agreement with a prohibited foreign entity with an estimated total contract cost above $5,000,000.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7980/text/eh#HBE43C80CB75E41B39B2DEC92839C4169"}},{"text":"Defines \"prohibited foreign entity\" to include a foreign entity of concern, an entity whose officers a covered nation's government can appoint or approve, and an entity 25 percent or more owned by a covered nation or its citizens, nationals, or residents.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7980/text/eh#HBE43C80CB75E41B39B2DEC92839C4169"}},{"text":"Defines \"drive battery\" as the battery from which a vehicle's electric motor draws electricity, and defines \"covered officer\" by listing board members, senior executives, and people performing similar duties.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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H.R. 7980, 118th Congress: End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024. House: 217 Yea, 192 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 12 Sep 2024."}}