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.
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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:
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign …
Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Dunn of Florida, and Mr. …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
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
Chinese government and research institutions
U.S. research institutions with China collaborations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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