HR5245-118

Passed House

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a science and technology agreement with the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Aug 22, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a science and technology agreement with the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H52C3133CD8194CD2B689F529066599A0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Science and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification Act of 2024.
  • Section HC29A2EE505EA4CA797E517132B80A708: 2. Findings; sense of Congress Congress finds the following: The signing and implementation of the agreement between the United States and the People’s...
  • Section HA844BE81A17A4A478F66382F7509393B: 3. Enhanced congressional notification regarding science and technology agreements with the People’s Republic of China Not later than 15 days before the date...
  • Section HFF49E61E44ED44A388CBF8F88A31E841: 4. Annual report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State,...
  • Section H415A8B27D28D4351B91091D037BA63B2: 5. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a science and technology agreement with the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Defense, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a science and technology agreement with the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Defense Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 10, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign …

Aug 22, 2023

Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Dunn of Florida, and Mr. …

Aug 22, 2023 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
9 mentions across 6 clauses
+2 positive -7 negative

Congress, Federal agencies with China S&T cooperation, Secretary of State

Positive-direction: Congress

Negative-direction: Federal agencies with China S&T cooperation, Secretary of State, State Department

Foreign Entities
2 mentions across 2 clauses
-2 negative

Chinese government and research institutions

National Security
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

U.S. national security interests

Education
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

U.S. research institutions with China collaborations

Military
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Chinese military-linked entities

Technology
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

U.S. technology companies

5/5
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Defense Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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