HR1468-119

What This Bill Does

This bill establishes the CCP Initiative, a dedicated program within the Department of Justice to counter threats from the Chinese Communist Party. The initiative focuses on combating intellectual property theft, economic espionage, hacking, and supply chain compromises targeting American businesses, universities, and critical infrastructure.

Who Benefits and How

U.S. businesses and academic institutions benefit from enhanced protection against Chinese intellectual property theft and economic espionage. The bill creates a dedicated enforcement mechanism to prosecute trade secret theft and hacking cases. Small businesses are specifically mentioned as beneficiaries, with the initiative prioritizing identification of CCP theft of their intellectual property. The defense industrial base gains protection through monitoring of "nontraditional collectors" like researchers who may be transferring technology against U.S. interests.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Chinese companies on the Entity List or Pentagon's military companies list face increased scrutiny and investigation of their U.S. investments. Companies violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that compete with U.S. businesses will be prioritized for prosecution. The Department of Justice takes on additional reporting and coordination requirements, including mandatory annual reports to four congressional committees on the initiative's progress, challenges, and resource expenditure.

Key Provisions

• Establishes a standalone CCP Initiative within DOJ's National Security Division with dedicated resources that cannot be combined with other programs
• Requires annual congressional reporting on program progress, resource sufficiency, and Chinese intelligence activities including unmanned aircraft analysis
• Mandates coordination with FBI and other federal agencies, plus information sharing with private companies about espionage threats
• Implements Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act responsibilities and investigates Chinese company investments
• Includes a 6-year sunset provision, automatically expiring the program unless reauthorized