Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives . The terms People’s Liberation Army and PLA mean the Armed Forces of the People’s Republic of China.
The term Republic of China means the East Asia island country commonly known as Taiwan . The term sharp power means the coordinated and often concealed application of disinformation, media manipulation, economic coercion, cyber-intrusions, targeted investments, and academic censorship that is intended— to corrupt political and nongovernmental institutions and interfere in democratic elections and encourage self-censorship of views at odds with those of the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party; or to foster attitudes, behavior, decisions, or outcomes in Taiwan and elsewhere that support the interests of the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.