[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 762. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1262. ASSESSMENT OF COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA RELATING TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL 
                   COOPERATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to Congress a report assessing 
     collaborative initiatives of the United States and the 
     People's Republic of China relating to scientific and 
     technical cooperation.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the nature of collaborative 
     initiatives described in subsection (a), including how such 
     initiatives are funded, who participates in such initiatives, 
     and the outcomes of such initiatives.
       (2) A description of the licensing and regulatory regime 
     under which such initiatives occur.
       (3) An assessment of whether the intellectual property 
     rights of United States researchers and entities 
     participating in such initiatives are being adequately 
     protected.
       (4) An assessment of whether entities owned or controlled 
     by the government or the military of the People's Republic of 
     China are benefitting from research funded by United States 
     taxpayers.
       (5) An assessment of whether any Chinese researchers 
     participating in such initiatives have ties to the government 
     or the military of the People's Republic of China.
       (6) An assessment of whether any institutions of higher 
     education, laboratories, or other entities in the United 
     States participating in such initiatives have been subject to 
     cyber penetration originating in the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (7) An evaluation the benefits of such initiatives for the 
     United States.
       (8) An assessment of any redundancies among such 
     initiatives.
       (9) Recommendations for improving such initiatives.
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