; and (B) each instance of the term Federal is replaced with client . (2) Covered consultancy The term covered consultancy means a company that, itself or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, in immediately preceding one year period entered into, extended, renewed, or performed under a contract with a covered entity for consulting services. (3) Covered entity The term covered entity means any of the following: (A) The Government of the People’s Republic of China. (B) The Chinese Communist Party. (C) The People’s Liberation Army, the Ministry of State Security, or other security service or intelligence agency of the People’s Republic of China. (D) Any entity on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List (NS–CMIC–List) maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury under Executive Order 14032 (86 Fed. Reg. 30145; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments that finance certain companies of the People’s Republic of China), or any successor order. (E) Any Chinese military company identified by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ( Public Law 105–261