; or (II) favoritism for market alternatives to the business of the firearm entity or the trade association; (ii) criteria related to credit history and financial risk specific to a customer or potential customer; or (iii) criteria related to noncompliance with Federal, State, or local law; or (C) limit the operations of the firearm entity or trade association in manner not required by— (i) Federal, State, or local law; or (ii) Federal, State, or local regulation. (2) Firearm entity The term firearm entity means any— (A) person who is licensed under section 923 of title 18 to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms; (B) seller of ammunition, as defined in section 7903 of title 15; (C) manufacturer or importer of, or dealer in, a secure gun storage or safety device, as defined in section 921(a) of title 18; and (D) manufacturer or importer of, or dealer in, a component part or accessory of a firearm or ammunition. (3) Firearm trade association The term firearm trade association has the meaning in section 7903 of title 15. (4) First-tier subcontract The term first-tier subcontract means a subcontract entered into by a subcontractor with the prime contractor for the purposes of carrying out the prime contract. (5) Lower-tier subcontractor The term lower-tier subcontractor means any person entering into a contract with a subcontractor of a prime contractor for the purposes of carrying out the prime contract. (6) Prime contract; prime contractor The terms prime contract and prime contractor have the meaning given those terms in section 8701 of title 41. . (b) Application Section 4715 of title 41, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 4715. Prohibition on entering into contracts with entities discriminating against firearm or ammunition industries. .