HR9785-118

Introduced

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on biomedical research funded by the United States and performed in China.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 24, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on biomedical research funded by the United States and performed in China., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Defense.

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 H35421B5B67EC409FB969086929DDF040: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chinese Laboratory Accountability and Watchful Spending Act of 2024 or the CLAWS Act of 2024.
  • Section H3229C455FA3C47DCBD62D466595C203B: 2. Annual report on federally-funded biomedical research in china In this section: The term covered agency means— an Executive agency, as defined in section...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on biomedical research funded by the United States and performed in China., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on biomedical research funded by the United States and performed in China., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 24, 2024

Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered project" §H3229C455FA3C47DCBD62D466595C203B

a project— funded by a covered agency

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