To establish the position of Country China Officer in the Department of State to monitor and counter financing projects around the world that are backed by the People's Republic of China.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires designation of Country China Officers at all U.S. embassies to monitor PRC activities including Belt and Road Initiative investments, requires comprehensive embassy-level reporting on PRC-controlled or financed assets, debt obligations, infrastructure projects, and research institutions in each country, and requires ongoing notification requirement for new BRI projects discovered by Country China Officers. It relies on reporting requirements and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation could gain revenue opportunities, Congressional oversight committees could gain revenue opportunities, and Congress could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs would take on compliance duties, U.S. embassy personnel would take on compliance duties, and U.S. embassy Country China Officers would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires designation of Country China Officers at all U.S. embassies to monitor PRC activities including Belt and Road Initiative investments.
- Requires comprehensive embassy-level reporting on PRC-controlled or financed assets, debt obligations, infrastructure projects, and research institutions in each country.
- Requires ongoing notification requirement for new BRI projects discovered by Country China Officers.
- Requires annual consolidated congressional report on PRC-controlled projects worldwide over 10-year period.
- Requires country-specific strategies to counter PRC influence and anti-American messaging, with annual reporting on implementation.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires designation of Country China Officers at all U.S. embassies to monitor PRC activities including Belt and Road Initiative investments, requires comprehensive embassy-level reporting on PRC-controlled or financed assets, debt obligations, infrastructure projects, and research institutions in each country, and requires ongoing notification requirement for new BRI projects discovered by Country China Officers.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill requires designation of Country China Officers at all U.S. embassies to monitor PRC activities including Belt and Road Initiative investments, requires comprehensive embassy-level reporting on PRC-controlled or financed assets, debt obligations, infrastructure projects, and research institutions in each country, and requires ongoing notification requirement for new BRI projects discovered by Country China Officers.
Policy Domains
Belt and Road Oversight
Identified Gains
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- Congressional oversight committees
- Congress
Identified Costs
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- U.S. embassy personnel
- U.S. embassy Country China Officers
- U.S. embassies and diplomatic posts
- U.S. embassies and China Desk
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congress, Congressional oversight committees, U.S. State Department / Foreign Service
Positive-direction: Congress, Congressional oversight committees
Negative-direction: U.S. State Department / Foreign Service, U.S. embassies and China Desk, U.S. embassies and diplomatic posts, U.S. embassy Country China Officers, U.S. embassy personnel, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
PRC banking system and state-owned enterprises, PRC government influence operations, PRC state-owned enterprises
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "dfc"
- → U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of State
- "under_secretary"
- → Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- "country_china_officer"
- → Designated Foreign Service Officer at each embassy
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