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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 5046 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 to impose sanctions against... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Determination regarding 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 President shall determine whether reasonable grounds exist for concluding that the Government of the People’s Republic of China meets the criteria for engaging in an act or acts of gross negligence with respect to a chemical or biological program owned, controlled, or directed by, or subject to the jurisdiction of that government under section 506(a)(3) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, as amended by section 3 of this Act.
Not later than 30 days after making a determination under subsection (a), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the reasons for the determination. A report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
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