Sec. 10. GAO report on United States–China technical cooperation
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an assessment of collaborative initiatives between the United States and the People’s Republic of China relating to technical cooperation. In carrying out the assessment required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall— describe the nature of technical cooperation between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, including funding, participation, and reporting on the outcomes; detail the licensing and regulatory regime under which collaborative initiatives described in paragraph
(1)occur; consider whether the intellectual property rights of researchers and entities of the United States are being adequately protected; examine whether state-owned enterprises or the military of the People’s Republic of China are benefitting from research funded by the taxpayers of the United States; investigate if any researchers of the People’s Republic of China participating in collaborative initiatives described in paragraph
(1)have ties to the Government or the military of the People’s Republic of China; investigate if any institutions of higher education, laboratories, or other entities of the United States participating in collaboration led by the Government of the United States with the People’s Republic of China have been subject to cyber penetration originating in the People’s Republic of China; evaluate the benefits of the collaboration for the United States; and examine redundancies, if any, among various government-led collaborative programs between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, and make suggestions for improving technical collaboration. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment required by subsection (a)(1).