[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2545 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2545

To require the United States Trade Representative to regularly monitor 
    industrial subsidies provided by the Government of the People's 
   Republic of China and submit a report on the risks posed by those 
                   subsidies, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2023

Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the United States Trade Representative to regularly monitor 
    industrial subsidies provided by the Government of the People's 
   Republic of China and submit a report on the risks posed by those 
                   subsidies, 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 ``Strengthen American Competitiveness 
Against Harmful Subsidies Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. MONITORING BY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE OF INDUSTRIAL 
              SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              CHINA.

    (a) Monitoring.--The United States Trade Representative, in 
coordination with the entities specified in subsection (b), shall 
regularly monitor--
            (1) industrial subsidies provided by the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China; and
            (2) plans by the Government of the People's Republic of 
        China to implement new industrial subsidies or expand existing 
        industrial subsidies.
    (b) Entities Specified.--The entities specified in this subsection 
are the following:
            (1) The Bureau of Economics and Business Affairs of the 
        Department of State.
            (2) The United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the 
        Department of Commerce (established by section 2301 of the 
        Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721)).
            (3) The International Trade Administration of the 
        Department of Commerce (other than the United States and 
        Foreign Commercial Service).
            (4) The Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of 
        Agriculture.
            (5) The Small Business Administration.
            (6) Any other department or agency of the Federal 
        Government, as determined by the President.

SEC. 3. REPORTING BY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ON RISKS POSED 
              BY INDUSTRIAL SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT OF 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) Reporting.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the United States Trade 
Representative, in coordination with the entities specified in 
subsection (b), shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a 
report that--
            (1) identifies current and expected industrial subsidies 
        provided by the Government of the People's Republic of China 
        that pose significant risk to--
                    (A) employment in the United States, including 
                employment in strategically critical industries; and
                    (B) manufacturing in the United States, including 
                production of strategically critical goods; and
            (2) recommends legislative, administrative, or other 
        actions that could mitigate the risks posed by industrial 
        subsidies identified in paragraph (1).
    (b) Entities Specified.--The entities specified in this subsection 
are the following:
            (1) The Bureau of Economics and Business Affairs of the 
        Department of State.
            (2) The United States Agency for International Development.
            (3) The United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the 
        Department of Commerce (established by section 2301 of the 
        Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721)).
            (4) The Industry and Analysis unit and the Enforcement and 
        Compliance unit of the International Trade Administration of 
        the Department of Commerce.
            (5) The Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department 
        of Commerce.
            (6) The Small Business Administration.
            (7) The Department of Labor.
            (8) The Department of Transportation.
            (9) The Department of Energy.
            (10) Any other department or agency of the Federal 
        Government, as determined by the President.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical 
        infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term in the 
        Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
        5195c).
            (2) Key technology focus areas.--The term ``key technology 
        focus areas'' means the key technology focus areas included in 
        the list required under section 10387(a)(2) of the Research and 
        Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 
        19107(a)(2)).
            (3) Strategically critical good.--The term ``strategically 
        critical good'' means any raw, in process, or manufactured 
        material (including any mineral, metal, or advanced processed 
        material), article, commodity, supply, product, or item of 
        supply the absence of which would have a significant effect 
        on--
                    (A) the national security or economic security of 
                the United States; and
                    (B) critical infrastructure.
            (4) Strategically critical industry.--The term 
        ``strategically critical industry'' means an industry that is 
        critical for the national security or economic security of the 
        United States, considering key technology focus areas and 
        critical infrastructure.
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