[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5109-H5110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              COUNTERING THREAT OF CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, after months of hard work and 
collaboration, the China Task Force has released our final report, 
which includes more than 400 solutions to counter the growing threat of 
the Chinese Communist Party. This report is the framework for combating 
the aggressive Chinese Communist regime.
  After meeting with more than 130 experts, we developed realistic and 
achievable solutions that take a comprehensive approach to 
strengthening America's national security and holding the Chinese 
Government accountable.
  We realized that out of our 400 recommendations, 180 are legislative 
solutions, of which 64 percent are bipartisan and one-third have 
already passed either the House or the Senate.
  Mr. Speaker, these are commonsense solutions that we can vote on 
today to strengthen our strategic position for tomorrow.
  As the only physician serving on the China Task Force, it was my 
privilege to delve into opportunities to strengthen our supply chains 
and ensure that Americans are never again beholden to the Chinese 
Government for key medicines or healthcare supplies.

  On the Health and Technology Subcommittee, I led efforts to 
strengthen

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the supply chains for medicines, semiconductors, and other vital 
materials.
  Congress has passed several provisions aimed at advancing research 
and the manufacturing of critical medical supplies here in the United 
States. We also created new reporting requirements to help us better 
understand international supply chains and counter vulnerabilities in 
the system.
  To bolster our technology supply chain, I cosponsored H.R. 7178, the 
CHIPS Act, to increase domestic production of advanced semiconductors, 
which will help Americans to develop next-generation telecom 
technology, fully automated systems, and, importantly, new weapons 
systems.
  I also introduced the ORE Act, H.R. 7812, to incentivize the domestic 
production of rare earth materials, which is key to breaking the 
Chinese monopoly on critical supply chains.
  America cannot allow China to win the race to next-generation 
technology. We want innovative breakthroughs to happen here in this 
country, and the China Task Force is making progress through the 
legislative process.
  As a leader on the competitiveness committee, I focused on issues 
ranging from combating Chinese Communist-sponsored theft of 
intellectual property to exposing the influence of the Chinese in U.S. 
research institutions and countering the importation of illicit 
fentanyl.
  Too often, American companies are being coerced to surrender 
intellectual property to the Chinese Government in order to gain entry 
into the Chinese marketplace. In extreme cases, we hear of outright 
theft by Chinese hackers and agents. The China Task Force has produced 
recommendations that direct the Federal Government to ramp up 
investigations of individuals acting as pawns of the Chinese Communist 
Party and enforce antitheft laws.
  Our Nation has also seen wholesale efforts of the Chinese Government 
to steal research and gain influence at United States universities. In 
my own backyard, the FBI arrested a former Penn State researcher 
suspected of espionage. The task force has compiled provisions to 
increase transparency and accountability in the higher education 
system, and I introduced legislation to close loopholes and force the 
disclosure of all foreign money in our research systems.
  Finally, we must stop illicit fentanyl from reaching our communities 
and killing our neighbors. The China Task Force has produced 
recommendations to stop the importation of these devastating analogues 
from China.
  In the House, I cosponsored legislation to hold foreign nations, 
including China, accountable if they fail to cooperate with U.S. 
narcotics control efforts and prosecute the production of fentanyl in 
their countries. I thank Senator Toomey for championing this provision 
in the Senate.
  By implementing these solutions, we can make America safer, stronger, 
and better equipped to lead in the 21st century.
  The China Task Force final report is a framework. It is our playbook 
to make a difference. While our work on this report has finished, our 
commitment to this cause must and will continue. Phase two starts 
today.

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