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This bill establishes a new working group within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designed to counter threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The working group will be led by a director appointed by the DHS Secretary and will focus on examining and reporting on various national security challenges, including terrorist, cybersecurity, border, and transportation security threats. Specifically, the group will investigate CCP-related issues such as immigration system exploitation, economic and trade practices, drug trafficking, human smuggling, intellectual property theft, and money laundering activities. The working group is required to produce annual assessments of these threats, coordinate information sharing across federal, state, and local agencies, and identify potential gaps in existing security policies. The group will be staffed with sufficient employees, including at least one dedicated to privacy law compliance, and may include detailees from other intelligence and federal agencies. The bill mandates that all activities must respect constitutional, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections, and cannot infringe on free speech rights. The working group is set to operate for seven years, after which it will be terminated, and will be required to submit regular reports to congressional committees about its findings and operations.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/708/all-info