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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4792 (Introduced in House) — To counter the malign influence and theft perpetuated by the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party. · Sec. 1

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This Act may be cited as the . Countering Communist China Act The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Severability. Title I—Matters Relating to Countering China’s Malign Influence Sec. 101. Imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that knowingly spread malign disinformation as part of or on behalf of a foreign government or political party for purposes of political warfare. Sec. 102. Determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
Sec. 103. Authorities to regulate or prohibit mobile applications and software programs that engage in theft or unauthorized transmission of user data on behalf of a communist country, foreign adversary, or state sponsor of terrorism. Sec. 104. Imposition of sanctions with respect to mobile applications or software programs that engage in theft or unauthorized transmission of user data. Sec. 105. Determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on WeChat and TikTok. Sec. 106.
Prohibiting lobbying contacts by former Members of Congress on behalf of communist countries. Sec. 107. Annual disclosure of contributions from foreign governments and political parties by certain tax-exempt organizations. Sec. 108. Position of sanctions with respect to senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party. Sec. 109. Determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on members of the CCP Politburo. Sec. 110. Mandatory application of sanctions. Sec. 111. Continuation in effect of certain export controls.
Sec. 112. Exclusion of Government of the People’s Republic of China from certain cultural exchanges. Sec. 113. Prohibition on any TSP fund investing in entities based in the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 114. Enactment of Executive order. Sec. 115. Review by Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States of greenfield investments by People’s Republic of China. Sec. 116. Modification of authorities to regulate or prohibit the importation or exportation of information or informational materials containing sensitive personal data under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Sec. 117. Prohibiting the purchase of agricultural land located in the United States. Title II—Matters Relating to China’s Role in COVID–19 Sec. 201. Declassification of information related to the origin of COVID–19. Sec. 202. Amendment to Department of State rewards program. Sec. 203. Executive strategy to seek reimbursement from China of funds made available by the United States Government to address COVID–19. Sec. 204. Prohibition on use of funds to seek membership in the World Health Organization or to provide assessed or voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization.
Sec. 205. Establishment of a joint select committee on the events and activities surrounding China’s handling of the 2019 novel coronavirus. Sec. 206. Membership. Sec. 207. Investigation and report on the events surrounding China’s handling of the 2019 novel coronavirus. Sec. 208. Powers. Sec. 209. Staff; funding. Sec. 210. Termination. Sec. 211. Statement of policy. Sec. 212. Amendments to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991. Sec. 213.
Determination regarding the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 214. Regulatory authority. Sec. 215. Appropriate congressional committees defined. Sec. 216. Limitation on research by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. Sec. 217. Prohibition on certain human-animal chimeras. Sec. 218. Technical amendment. Title III—Matters Relating to Medical and National Security Supply Chains Sec. 301. Report and recommendation on barriers to domestic manufacturing of medical products.
Sec. 302. Tax incentives for relocating manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and devices to the United States. Sec. 303. Principal negotiating objectives of the United States relating to trade in covered pharmaceutical products. Sec. 304. Reauthorization of trade agreements authority. Sec. 305. Securing essential medical materials. Sec. 306. Investment in supply chain security. Sec. 307. Permit process for projects relating to extraction, recovery, or processing of critical materials.
Title IV—Matters Relating to Research and Development Sec. 401. Permanent full expensing for qualified property. Sec. 402. Research and experimental expenditures. Sec. 403. Repeal and codification of certain Executive orders. Sec. 404. Educational assistance exclusion from gross income increased. Sec. 405. Research and experimental expenditures. Title V—Matters Related to Education Subtitle A—Restrictions relating to foreign funding of educational institutions Sec. 501. Restrictions on institutions partnering with the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 502. Limiting exemption from foreign agent registration requirement for persons engaging in activities in furtherance of certain pursuits to activities not promoting political agenda of foreign governments. Sec. 503. Reporting exchange visitor change in field of study. Sec. 504. Reporting certain research program participation. Sec. 505. Review and revocation of certain nonimmigrant visas. Sec. 506. Annual report. Subtitle B—Protecting Our Universities Act Sec. 511. Sensitive research project list.
Sec. 512. Foreign student participation in sensitive research projects. Sec. 513. Foreign entities. Sec. 514. Enforcement. Sec. 515. Definitions. Subtitle C—Other matters Sec. 521. Report on China benefitting from United States taxpayer-funded research. Sec. 522. Conditions on Federal research grants. Sec. 523. Protecting institutions, laboratories, and research institutes. Sec. 524. Registration of participants in foreign talent recruitment programs of the People’s Republic of China as agents of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 525. Economic espionage. Sec. 526. Department of State list of foreign talent recruitment programs of the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 527. Definitions. Sec. 528. Disclosure on certain visa applications. Sec. 529. Review by Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States of certain foreign gifts to and contracts with institutions of higher education. Sec. 530. Disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts at institutions of higher education. Title VI—Matters Related to Democracy, Human Rights and Taiwan Sec. 601.
Supporting a free and democratic China. Sec. 602. American Institute in Taiwan. Sec. 603. Prohibitions against undermining United States policy regarding Taiwan. Sec. 604. Negotiation of a free trade agreement with Taiwan. Sec. 605. Introduction and fast track consideration of implementing bill. Sec. 606. Strategy to address genocide in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Sec. 607. Sanctions with respect to individuals committing responsible for or complicit in forced sterilizations, forced abortions, or other sexual violence.
Sec. 608. Sense of Congress on the 2022 Winter Olympics. Sec. 609. Limitations on funds made available for the United Nations Population Fund. Sec. 610. Prohibition on use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations. Sec. 611. Prohibition on certain funding relating to provision of an open platform for China. Sec. 612. Establishment of new Mandarin Chinese language platforms of the United States Agency for Global Media. Sec. 613. Annual meetings of interparliamentary group between Congress and Legislature of Taiwan.
Sec. 614. Prohibition on importation of goods made in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Title VII—Matters Related to Defense Sec. 701. Modification to use of emergency sanctions authorities regarding Communist Chinese military companies. Sec. 702. Prohibition on use of funds to purchase goods or services from Communist Chinese military companies. Sec. 703. Enactment of Executive Order 13959. Sec. 704. Inclusion of certain Chinese entities on the Annex to Executive Order 13959.
Sec. 705. Arms exports to India. Title VIII—Matters Related to the Protection of Intellectual Property Sec. 801. Imposition of sanctions related to the theft of intellectual property. Sec. 802. Prohibition on use of funds. Sec. 803. Prohibition on individuals with security clearances from being employed by certain entities. Sec. 804. Restriction on issuance of visas. Sec. 805. Inter partes review. Sec. 806. Post-grant review. Sec. 807. Composition of post-grant review and inter partes review panels.
Sec. 808. Reexamination of patents. Sec. 809. Restoration of patents as property rights. Sec. 810. Inventor protections. Sec. 811. Registration of agent. Sec. 812. Exception to sovereign immunity. Sec. 813. Redress of theft of trade secrets extraterritorially. Sec. 814. Restriction on Federal grants and other forms of assistance. Sec. 815. Restriction on National Science Foundation grants and other forms of assistance to Communist Chinese military companies and their affiliates.
Sec. 816. Expanding inadmissibility on security and related grounds. Title IX—Matters Related to Financial Services Sec. 901. Opposition of the United States to an increase in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the special drawing rights basket of the International Monetary Fund. Sec. 902. Sunset. Sec. 903. Strengthening congressional oversight of special drawing rights at the IMF. Sec. 904. Prohibition on allocations for perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without congressional authorization.
Sec. 905. Opposition to quota increase for countries that undermine IMF principles. Sec. 906. Opposition of the United States to International Monetary Fund loan to a country whose public debt is not likely to be sustainable in the medium term. Sec. 907. Congressional notification with respect to exceptional access lending. Sec. 908. Condition on IMF quota increase for the People’s Republic of China. Sec. 909. Ensuring non-discrimination with respect to travel policies at the international financial institutions.
Sec. 910. Testimony requirement. Sec. 911. Statement of United States policy regarding the dollar. Sec. 912. Report on dollar strategy. Sec. 913. Sunset. Title X—Offsets Sec. 1001. Rescission of certain Federal funds appropriated for State, city, local, and tribal governments. Title XI—National Security Authorizations Sec. 1101. Authorization to hire additional staff for the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury. Sec. 1102. Authorization of appropriations for INDOPACOM unfunded priorities.
Sec. 1103. Authorization to hire additional staff for the Office of Customs and Border Protection force labor activities. Sec. 1104. Authorization for the Department of Justice’s China initiative.
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