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This section requires the Secretary of Defense to suspend or revoke security clearances or eligibility for access to classified information for any retired or separated Armed Forces member or Department of Defense civilian employee who engages in lobbying activities or contacts (as defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) for or on behalf of any entity (1) identified as a Chinese military company in the most recent report under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) and (2) included on the Department of the Treasury's Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List. The Secretary may waive this requirement for an individual for periods not to exceed 180 days upon certification to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national security interest of the United States.