118 HR 566 IH: China Lied People Died Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-01-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 566IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 26, 2023Mr. Nehls (for himself and Mrs. Boebert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo prohibit the availability of Federal funds for programs, projects, or activities in the People’s Republic of China until amounts made available for COVID–19 relief in the United States have been reimbursed, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the China Lied People Died Act.

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Prohibition on Federal funding

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any program, project, or activity in the People’s Republic of China, or otherwise made available to the Government of the People’s Republic of China, until the date on which the Secretary of the Treasury determines and certifies to the President that such Government has reimbursed the United States in full the $4,600,000,000,000 cost of providing relief from the effects of COVID–19. Any amounts provided to the United States in the form of such reimbursement shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.