S5491-118

Introduced

To mobilize United States strategic, economic, and diplomatic tools to confront the challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China and to set a positive agenda for United States economic and diplomatic efforts abroad, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To mobilize United States strategic, economic, and diplomatic tools to confront the challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China and to set a positive agenda for United States economic and diplomatic efforts abroad, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Finance.

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 S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Realizing Economic and Strategic Objectives while Leading with Values and Engagement Act of 2024...
  • Section id9b4eeb52104c407ea4c45c0f46da0daa: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign...
  • Section id390027c9b0ce4761bffe44f1c55f01c3: 3. Consultation and engagement with Congress It is the sense of Congress that— the strategic competition between the United States and the PRC will require the...
  • Section idd33b4d0283054d29be30bbe80b34935c: 101. Definitions In this subtitle: The term PRC economic coercion means actions, practices, or threats by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to unreasonably...
  • Section id91a3e7c68140428388ed4e9ae84205db: 105. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— the PRC is increasingly using economic coercion to pressure, punish, and influence the United States...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To mobilize United States strategic, economic, and diplomatic tools to confront the challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China and to set a positive agenda for United States economic and diplomatic efforts abroad, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To mobilize United States strategic, economic, and diplomatic tools to confront the challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China and to set a positive agenda for United States economic and diplomatic efforts abroad, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Foreign Policy Finance

Whole bill

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

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 11, 2024

Mr. Cardin introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Foreign Policy Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

6 terms
"foreign commercial spyware" §id14cab55cca694fa6b7b786fef5f0854b

the term referred to in section 6318 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304)— by redesignating the second subsection designated subsection (i) as subsection (j)

"life sciences dual use research of concern" §id49aad9ed53014449aa0c395135910b69

life sciences research that— involves the Peoples Republic of China

"person" §id60471E91581443608593D36823C83247

any individual or entity. The term United States person means— a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States

"foreign person" §id8bdd87bf73b84a8eae6575d66cef8960

a person that is not a United States person. The term person means an individual or entity. The term United States person means— an individual who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States

"PRC malign influence" §id92a598160bf94830bdcf46c914fafb53

influence of the Government of the PRC and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or entities acting on their behalf globally that— undermines a free and open international order

"strategic infrastructure" §id9b4eeb52104c407ea4c45c0f46da0daa

infrastructure where a primary driver of United States national interest in such infrastructure is— to advance United States national security or economic security interest or those of the country in which the infrastructure is located

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