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Union Calendar No. 607
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1468
[Report No. 119-699]
To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 21, 2025
Mr. Gooden (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mr. Ogles,
Ms. Boebert, Mr. Fallon, and Mr. Cline) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
June 15, 2026
Additional sponsors: Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Yakym, Mr. LaHood,
Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Smith of Nebraska,
and Mr. Messmer
June 15, 2026
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
February 21, 2025]
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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''.
SEC. 2. CCP INITIATIVE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the National Security
Division of the Department of Justice the CCP Initiative to--
(1) curb spying by the CCP on United States intellectual
property and academic institutions;
(2) develop an enforcement strategy concerning
nontraditional collectors, including researchers in labs,
universities, and the defense industrial base, transferring
technology to PRC-based individuals or entities, or those
acting as their agents, contrary to United States interests;
(3) review and take appropriate action, as part of the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, to
address PRC-related risks arising from foreign investments in
United States businesses and real estate;
(4) prioritize, with respect to PRC-based individuals or
entities, or those acting as their agents--
(A) identifying and criminally prosecuting those
engaged in trade secret theft, hacking, and economic
espionage, including those who aid, abet, or conspire
to engage in trade secret theft, hacking, or economic
espionage;
(B) protecting the critical infrastructure of the
United States from threats arising from foreign direct
investment, insider threats and supply chain
compromises; and
(C) identifying theft of intellectual property from
United States businesses; and
(5) counter any other threats to the United States by the
PRC or those acting as its agents.
(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
the relevant components of the Department of Justice, and coordinate
activities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and any other
Federal agency as necessary on matters including--
(1) identifying cases of concern involving PRC-based
companies that compete with United States businesses;
(2) identifying and investigating investments made by PRC-
based or PRC-affiliated entities included on the Entity List
maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the
Department of Commerce or the People's Republic of China
Military Companies list maintained by the Department of
Defense; and
(3) any other matters relevant to fulfill the objectives
set forth in subsection (a).
(c) Requirement.--Under the CCP Initiative--
(1) the Initiative shall be separate from any other
Department of Justice initiative dedicated to countering
nation-state threats; and
(2) resources shall be set aside for the CCP Initiative,
which shall not be combined to support any other Department of
Justice program, including other programs and initiatives
dedicated to countering nation-state threats, except under
exceptional circumstances, as determined by the Attorney
General, acting through the Assistant Attorney General for
National Security, in which case, resources may be combined to
support other programs and initiatives dedicated to countering
nation-state threats.
(d) Annual Report.--The Attorney General shall submit annually a
written report, with a classified annex as necessary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
intelligence community, the United States Trade Representative, and the
head of any other Federal agency determined necessary by the Attorney
General, for the purposes of the 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 and the financial intelligence
capabilities of the PRC to engage in trade secret theft,
hacking, and economic espionage;
(5) an analysis of the use of unmanned aircraft and
associated elements (including communication links and the
components that control the unmanned aircraft required for the
operator to operate safely and efficiently in the national
airspace system) by the PRC;
(6) an analysis of the capabilities, effectiveness, and use
of artificial intelligence by the PRC and its proxies to engage
in trade secret theft, hacking, or economic espionage;
(7) any non-privileged findings of investigations of
investments made by PRC-based or PRC-affiliated entities
included on the Entity List maintained by the Bureau of
Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce or the
People's Republic of China Military Companies list maintained
by the Department of Defense, including findings related to
subsidiaries or other entities controlled by PRC companies,
whether or not such subsidiaries or other entities are
registered in or operate in the PRC;
(8) the impact of the CCP Initiative on those efforts of
the PRC;
(9) the level and effectiveness of coordination and
information sharing between Government agencies and private
companies about economic espionage threats; and
(10) an assessment of the economic loss to the United
States as a result of hacking and trade secret theft by the
PRC.
(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.
(g) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) The term ``non-traditional collector'' means an
individual who is not an intelligence collection professional
but who collects sensitive technologies and information on
behalf of, or for the benefit of, any foreign government,
foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent.
(2) The term ``CCP'' means the Chinese Communist Party.
(3) The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of China,
the government of the People's Republic of China, and the CCP.
(4) The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning
given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
Union Calendar No. 607
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1468
[Report No. 119-699]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To establish the CCP Initiative program, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 15, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed