[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 2344. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 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 G of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1287. OUTREACH TO UNITED STATES DUAL-USE SECTORS
RELATING TO PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL AND CYBER
ESPIONAGE.
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in
coordination with the Under Secretary of Commerce for
International Trade, the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the interagency working
group established by section 1746(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92),
and the heads of such other agencies as the Director
considers appropriate, shall expand outreach to, and develop
educational materials and tools for, United States academics,
businesses, venture capitalists, and startups in sectors that
produce technology that has both military and civilian
applications, with respect to--
(1) the potential risks associated with investors and
partners who reside in, or are subject to the jurisdiction
of, malign actors, including the Russian Federation, Iran,
and the People's Republic of China;
(2) the role of the governments of malign actors, including
the Russian Federation, Iran, and the People's Republic of
China, in acquiring, directly or indirectly, technology
through programs such as the Thousand Talents Program and
Project 11 of the People's Republic of China;
(3) steps that can be taken to prevent industrial and cyber
espionage; and
(4) such other issues related to undue influence from
governments of malign actors, including the Russian
Federation, Iran, and the People's Republic of China, or
entities owned or controlled by such governments, as the
Director considers important.
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