[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5536 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5536

 To prohibit United States Government assistance to the Government of 
 the People's Republic of China and affiliated entities, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 16, 2024

 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit United States Government assistance to the Government of 
 the People's Republic of China and affiliated entities, 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 ``End Assistance to China Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO CHINA.

    (a) Defined Term.--In this Act, the term ``United States 
assistance'' has the meaning given the term ``foreign assistance'' in 
section 634(b)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2394(b)(1)).
    (b) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), no 
United States assistance may be provided to--
            (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
            (2) the Chinese Communist Party or any affiliated 
        organization;
            (3) any entity owned or controlled by the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party; or
            (4) any entity, including any nongovernmental organization, 
        which would use such assistance to facilitate or engage 
        directly in assistance work in the People's Republic of China, 
        including Hong Kong.
    (c) Exceptions.--The prohibition described in subsection (b) shall 
not apply to any entity described in subsection (b)(4) that will use 
United States assistance--
            (1) to promote human rights or democratic development; or
            (2) to support livelihood development, cultural 
        preservation, education, health initiatives, or environmental 
        conservation in Tibetan communities.
    (d) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of subsection 
(b)(4) in circumstances in which--
            (1) the proposed United States assistance will be used--
                    (A) to combat wildlife trafficking or illegal, 
                unreported, or unregulated fishing;
                    (B) to support efforts to prevent the proliferation 
                of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear 
                weapons, including materials used to construct or 
                deliver such weapons; or
                    (C) to provide emergency humanitarian assistance or 
                disaster relief; and
            (2) the President submits to Congress, before such United 
        States assistance is obligated or expended for such purpose, a 
        notification explaining--
                    (A) the provision of such United States assistance 
                for such purpose is in the national interest of the 
                United States; and
                    (B) why the People's Republic of China is unable to 
                provide the necessary funding for the applicable use 
                described in paragraph (1).
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