Sec. 5307. Report on development and utilization of dual-use technologies by the Government of the People's Republic of China
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that— assesses the Government of the People's Republic of China’s development and utilization of dual-use technologies (including robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, facial recognition systems, quantum computing, cryptography, space systems and satellites, 5G telecommunications, and other digitally enabled technologies and services) and the effects of such technologies on the national security interests of the United States and allies of the United States; assesses the Government of the People's Republic of China’s use of global supply chains and other international mechanisms to access foreign technology sources to aid in the development of its domestic dual-use technologies, including— the use of United States-sourced software and hardware in Chinese manufactured technologies; the use of European-sourced software and hardware in Chinese manufactured technologies; and the use of the Belt and Road Initiative to secure resources, knowledge, and other components needed to develop critical dual-use technologies; assesses the Government of the People's Republic of China’s industrial policy and monetary investments, including their effect on the development of Chinese-made dual-use technologies; assesses the Government of the People's Republic of China’s cyber espionage and the extent to which such espionage has aided in China’s development of dual-use technologies; describes the policies the United States Government is adopting to protect the interests of the United States with respect to dual-use technologies; and recommends additional actions the United States Government should take to enhance the protection of such interests.
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.