[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4338. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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. 1253. REPORT ON TRADE POLICIES OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA WITH RESPECT TO AFRICA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative shall submit to Congress a report on the trade 
     policies of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     with respect to Africa.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include an assessment of the following:
       (1) The use by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China of preferential duty treatment for goods imported into 
     the People's Republic of China from beneficiary sub-Saharan 
     African countries, including--
       (A) the extent to which beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
     countries obtain the benefit of favorable trade policies of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China; and
       (B) whether the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China is using such policies to circumvent United States 
     trade policies.
       (2) The activities conducted under the Belt and Road 
     Initiative in Africa, including investment by the Government 
     of the People's Republic of China in supply chains related to 
     raw materials and natural resources, commodities, 
     telecommunications, emerging technologies, agriculture, 
     energy, and national security.
       (3) The use by the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China of resource-backed loans for economic exploitation and 
     dependency in Africa.
       (4) Recommendations for strengthening United States supply 
     chains and trade relationships with beneficiary sub-Saharan 
     African countries.
       (c) Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Country Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
     country'' has the meaning given that term in section 506A of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2466a).
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