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                                                 Union Calendar No. 538
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1398

                          [Report No. 118-641]

    To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2023

 Mr. Gooden of Texas (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Posey, and 
 Mr. Lamborn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                            August 30, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Fallon, Mr. Cline, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Nehls, and 
                        Mr. Williams of New York

                            August 30, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                                7, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
    To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect America's Innovation and 
Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. CCP INITIATIVE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the National Security 
Division of the Department of Justice the CCP Initiative to--
            (1) counter nation-state threats to the United States;
            (2) curb spying by the Chinese Communist Party on United 
        States intellectual property and academic institutions in the 
        United States;
            (3) develop an enforcement strategy concerning 
        nontraditional collectors, including researchers in labs, 
        universities, and the defense industrial base, that are being 
        used to transfer technology contrary to United States 
        interests;
            (4) implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review 
        Modernization Act of 2018 (title XVII of division A of the John 
        S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2173)) for the Department 
        of Justice, including by working with the Department of the 
        Treasury to develop regulations under that Act;
            (5) identify cases under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 
        of 1977 (Public Law 95-213; 91 Stat. 1494) involving Chinese 
        companies that compete with United States businesses; and
            (6) prioritize--
                    (A) identifying and prosecuting those engaged in 
                trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; 
                and
                    (B) protecting the critical infrastructure in the 
                United States against external threats through foreign 
                direct investment and supply chain compromises.
    (b) Consultation.--In executing the CCP Initiative's objectives as 
set forth in subsection (a), the Attorney General, acting through the 
Assistant Attorney General for National Security, shall consult with 
relevant components of the Department of Justice as necessary, and 
coordinate activities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and any 
other Federal agency as necessary.
    (c) Requirement.--Under the CCP Initiative--
            (1) the Initiative shall be separate from and not under the 
        authority or discretion of any other Department of Justice 
        initiative dedicated to countering nation-state threats; and
            (2) all resources used for the CCP Initiative shall solely 
        be set aside for the CCP Initiative and shall not be combined 
        to support any other Department of Justice program, including 
        other programs and initiatives dedicated to countering nation-
        state threats.
    (d) Annual Report.--The Attorney General shall submit annually a 
written report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives, on the progress and challenges of the CCP 
Initiative over the preceding year, including--
            (1) its progress in accomplishing the objectives set forth 
        in subsection (a);
            (2) the amount and sufficiency of resources provided to, 
        and expended by, the CCP Initiative;
            (3) the level and effectiveness of coordination with the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation and other Federal agencies;
            (4) the status of efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to 
        engage in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic espionage; 
        and
            (5) the impact of the CCP Initiative on those efforts of 
        the Chinese Communist Party.
    (e) Sunset.--This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act and cease to be in effect on the date that is 6 years after 
that date.
    (f) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, or the application 
of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, and the application of the 
provisions of such to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected 
thereby.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 538

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1398

                          [Report No. 118-641]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            August 30, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed