To impose sanctions with respect to members of the Chinese Communist Party and heads of Chinese health agencies relating to the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates imposition of sanctions with respect to certain members of the Chinese Communist Party and heads of Chinese health agencies relating to the COVID–19 pandemic The President shall impose the sanctions described, requires prohibition on new contracts No Federal funds may be made available to an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C, and requires review of NIH funding. It relies on reporting requirements, definition changes, appropriations, and grants. The main policy areas are Foreign Policy, National Security, Defense, and Science & Space.
Who Benefits and How
Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities and Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, and Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates imposition of sanctions with respect to certain members of the Chinese Communist Party and heads of Chinese health agencies relating to the COVID–19 pandemic The President shall impose the sanctions described...
- Requires prohibition on new contracts No Federal funds may be made available to an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
- Requires review of NIH funding.
- Creates sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that given Taiwan’s early alerting to the global health community on the dangers of COVID–19 while senior officials in the Chinese Communist Party downplayed...
- Provides definitions In this Act: The terms admitted and alien have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates imposition of sanctions with respect to certain members of the Chinese Communist Party and heads of Chinese health agencies relating to the COVID–19 pandemic The President shall impose the sanctions described, requires prohibition on new contracts No Federal funds may be made available to an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C, and requires review of NIH funding.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, National Security, Defense, Science & Space
Primary Purpose
The bill creates imposition of sanctions with respect to certain members of the Chinese Communist Party and heads of Chinese health agencies relating to the COVID–19 pandemic The President shall impose the sanctions described, requires prohibition on new contracts No Federal funds may be made available to an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C, and requires review of NIH funding.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Identified Costs
- Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
- National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
- Immigrants, asylum seekers, and border communities affected by the bill
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Wittman introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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