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This bill, the Preventing Adversaries from Developing Critical Capabilities Act, aims to prohibit or require notification of certain activities by U.S. persons involving countries of concern, such as North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran. The key provisions include: 1. Authorizing the President to exercise authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to carry out the bill's provisions, including imposing penalties. 2. Requiring the President to identify categories of technologies and products in "covered sectors" (e.g., semiconductors, AI, quantum computing) that pose acute threats to U.S. national security if developed or acquired by countries of concern, and to prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in related "covered activities." 3. Requiring U.S. persons to notify the President of covered activities involving the identified categories, with provisions to protect the confidentiality of the information provided. 4. Mandating reporting requirements for the President to provide Congress with information on the notifications received. 5. Authorizing appropriations and providing the President and relevant agencies with hiring authority to administer the Act. The bill is intended to restrict the ability of adversaries to acquire critical U.S. technologies and capabilities that could threaten national security.

Military Affairs and Security

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