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US S4272STRATEGIC Act Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act
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Introduced
07/22/2020
07/22/2020
In Committee
07/22/2020
07/22/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
STRATEGIC Act Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act This bill contains provisions addressing China and foreign relations generally. The provisions include directing the Department of State to establish a program to facilitate dialogues between U.S. regulatory and technical agencies and their counterparts in partner countries to promote U.S. regulatory standards; authorizing the State Department to help U.S. companies address China-related supply chain management issues, including by relocating production to other countries; directing the President to establish an interagency working group to strengthen U.S. leadership in international standards-setting bodies for mobile telecommunications technology, including fifth generation (5G) technology; expanding reporting requirements for institutions of higher education that receive gifts from or transact with a foreign party, and allowing the President to order an institution to cancel the transaction if the President finds that the transaction undermines national security or academic freedom; prohibiting any individual who has directly represented the government of a country designated by the President as a country of national security concern from serving in a State Department position that requires Senate confirmation; directing the State Department to establish the Office of Integrity in the United Nations System to counter undue influence by authoritarian nations in the United Nations; authorizing through FY2025 various State Department programs in Southeast Asia related to maritime security and diplomatic outreach activities; and directing the Government Accountability Office to report on U.S.-China scientific and technical cooperation initiatives that receive U.S. government funding, including whether such programs adequately protect the intellectual property of U.S. participants.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act or the STRATEGIC Act, contains a comprehensive set of provisions to address challenges posed by China. The key provisions include:
- Directing the State Department to establish a program to facilitate dialogues between U.S. and partner country regulatory agencies to promote U.S. standards and regulatory alignment.
- Authorizing the State Department to help U.S. companies address China-related supply chain issues, including by relocating production.
- Directing the President to establish an interagency group to strengthen U.S. leadership in international standards-setting bodies for emerging technologies like 5G.
- Expanding reporting requirements for U.S. universities receiving foreign gifts, and allowing the President to cancel transactions that undermine national security or academic freedom.
- Prohibiting certain U.S. State Department officials who represented countries designated as national security threats from later representing those countries.
- Establishing an Office of Integrity in the United Nations to counter undue influence by authoritarian nations.
- Authorizing programs to bolster U.S. and allied defense capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
- Directing cooperation with China on environmental protection and wildlife trafficking, while maintaining pressure on China to implement U.N. sanctions on North Korea.
Overall, the bill aims to protect U.S. interests, deepen cooperation with allies, and manage strategic competition with China across political, economic, technological, and security domains.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 07/22/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4272/all-info | 07/23/2020 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4272/BILLS-116s4272is.pdf | 08/14/2020 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4272/BILLS-116s4272is.pdf.pdf | 08/14/2020 |
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