3.0.0 4629 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z Senate S 2020-09-17 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-17T21:02:44Z Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 116 4331 HR 2020-01-30 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS Ensuring Chinese Debt Transparency Act of 2020 116 5932 HR 2020-03-03 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act 116 7000 HR 2020-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS CONFUCIUS Act 116 7601 HR 2020-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS USTR Inspector General Act of 2020 116 7980 HR 2020-08-07 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 116 592 S 2019-06-11 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Related bill CRS CONFUCIUS Act 116 939 S 2020-06-15 Held at the desk. 15:15:35 Related bill CRS Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act 116 945 S 2020-12-18 Became Public Law No: 116-222. Related bill CRS Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 116 2539 S 2019-09-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS USTR Inspector General Act of 2020 116 4493 S 2020-08-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS GrAITR Act 116 2202 HR 2019-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Related bill CRS AI–IA 116 1558 S 2019-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2020 116 3952 S 2020-12-21 Held at the desk. 18:40:49 Related bill CRS Hong Kong Policy Reevaluation Act of 2019 116 4551 HR 2019-09-27 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS Hong Kong Policy Reevaluation Act of 2019 116 1824 S 2019-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2020-09-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-09-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2020-09-17 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-09-17 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2020-09-17 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-09-17 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2020-09-17 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2020-09-17 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2020-09-17 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-09-17 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-09-17 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-09-17 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2020-09-17 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-09-23 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2020-12-10 False International Affairs ASEAN countries Advanced technology and technological innovations Africa Air quality Alliances Alternative and renewable resources Arctic and polar regions Area studies and international education Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Business ethics Buy American requirements Canada Cardiovascular and respiratory health Caribbean area China Climate change and greenhouse gases Collective security Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Contracts and agency Corporate finance and management Currency Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Due process and equal protection Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment and training programs Energy storage, supplies, demand Europe European Union Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international corporations Foreign language and bilingual programs Foreign loans and debt Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Hong Kong Human rights Infectious and parasitic diseases Intellectual property Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International exchange and broadcasting International law and treaties International monetary system and foreign exchange International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Iran Japan Judicial procedure and administration Labor standards Latin America Manufacturing Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Metals Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military education and training Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development Minority employment Multilateral development programs Navigation, waterways, harbors News media and reporting Nuclear power Nuclear weapons Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Oil and gas Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Religion Research administration and funding Research and development Rule of law and government transparency Russia Sanctions Science and engineering education South Korea Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Space flight and exploration Student aid and college costs Subversive activities Taiwan Tariffs Teaching, teachers, curricula Tibet Trade agreements and negotiations Trade secrets and economic espionage Transportation safety and security U.S. Agency for Global Media U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports Wages and earnings Water use and supply Women's employment World health International Affairs 00 2020-09-17 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-30T22:40:46Z America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security Act or the America LEADS Act

This bill addresses science and technology development, global infrastructure, U.S. manufacturing, foreign relations, and other topics.

Provisions of the bill include those

  • authorizing through FY2025 various federal research and development activities;
  • requiring the Department of State to take actions to advance the development and adoption of quality global infrastructure;
  • requiring the use of domestically produced aluminum in certain federal projects;
  • requiring the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Commerce to take actions to encourage the development and production of measurably secure microelectronics and semiconductors;
  • expanding disclosure requirements for U.S. institutions of higher education that receive foreign gifts;
  • authorizing various programs to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training, as well as language skills education;
  • requiring the President to impose sanctions to combat malign behavior by China's government and related persons;
  • authorizing annual contributions to the World Bank's Clean Technology Fund and the United Nations's Green Climate Fund;
  • prohibiting the use of federal funds to withdraw or reduce the presence of the Armed Forces or DOD in Japan or South Korea;
  • prioritizing the transfer of excess defense articles to certain allies in the Indo-Pacific region;
  • authorizing the State Department to provide assistance to increase maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region;
  • authorizing the United States to cofinance infrastructure projects that would otherwise be included within China's Belt and Road initiative;
  • requiring the President to establish a Special Representative for the Arctic; and
  • providing priority refugee status to certain residents of Hong Kong or Xinjiang.
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