The contracting officer shall not award a contract for commercial satellite services to--
(a) A foreign entity if the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy reasonably believes that the foreign entity--
(1) Is an entity in which the government of a covered foreign country has an ownership interest that enables the government to affect satellite operations; or
(2) Plans to or is expected to provide or use launch or other satellite services under the contract from a covered foreign country; or
(b) An offeror that is offering commercial satellite services provided by a foreign entity as described in paragraph (a) of this section. [79 FR 45664, Aug. 5, 2014]