[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3405 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3405

   To require reciprocity from certain countries with respect to the 
reporting of official meetings with State and local officials, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 2023

Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Young, and 
  Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require reciprocity from certain countries with respect to the 
reporting of official meetings with State and local officials, 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 ``Countering Corrupt Political (CCP) 
Influence Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES TO REPORT OFFICIAL MEETINGS 
              BETWEEN FOREIGN MISSIONS AND STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall require that foreign 
missions of covered countries notify the Department of State at least 
72 hours in advance of any meetings between any officials or 
representatives of the covered country and State or local officials in 
the United States and any official visits to educational institutions 
or research institutions in the United States.
    (b) Persons Covered.--For purposes of the requirement in subsection 
(a), the term ``officials or representatives of the covered country'' 
includes--
            (1) all members of foreign missions of the covered country 
        in the United States;
            (2) all members of the covered country's permanent mission 
        to the United Nations; and
            (3) any officials of the covered country traveling to the 
        United States for official business.
    (c) Notification Requirements.--The notification required under 
subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) the date of the meeting or visit;
            (2) the location of the meeting or visit;
            (3) the name of any official or representative of the 
        covered country that will be participating in the meeting or 
        visit; and
            (4) the purpose of the meeting or visit.
    (d) Monthly Reporting Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall submit a 
        monthly report to the appropriate congressional committees 
        listing all meetings and visits notified pursuant to subsection 
        (a).
            (2) Historical data requirement for first report.--The 
        first report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the 
        information on meetings and visits required to be submitted 
        under subsection (c) that has been collected by the Department 
        of State since it began imposing a similar requirement in 2019.
    (e) Threat Assessment Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 4 years and 6 months after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
        the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of 
        Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
        and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly submit to 
        the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes 
        a threat assessment for each covered country and 
        recommendations for policy changes with respect to United 
        States diplomats in such countries.
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
        annex.
    (f) Sunset.--The requirements under this section shall expire on 
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (g) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.-- The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
                Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
                of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
                Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Covered country .--The term ``covered country'' means--
                    (A) the People's Republic of China;
                    (B) the Russian Federation;
                    (C) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
                    (D) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
                    (E) Cuba;
                    (F) Venezuela;
                    (G) Nicaragua; and
                    (H) Afghanistan, while under control of the 
                Taliban.
            (3) Taliban.--The term ``Taliban'' means--
                    (A) the entity known as the Taliban, operating in 
                Afghanistan, and designated as a specially designated 
                global terrorist under Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 
                1701 note; relating to blocking property and 
                prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, 
                threaten to commit, or support terrorism); or
                    (B) a successor entity of the entity described in 
                subparagraph (A).
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