[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4532]
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  SA 1200. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Collins) 
to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROVIDING GRANTS, 
                   FUNDING, OR ANY FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO CHINESE 
                   ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
     grants, funding, or any financial benefit to any entity, 
     including any corporation, that--
       (1) is organized under the laws of, is headquartered in, or 
     has its principal place of business in the People's Republic 
     of China, including any Special Administrative Region; or
       (2) is subject to the control (as defined in section 
     800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act)) of an entity 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Definition of Corporation.--In this section, the term 
     ``corporation''--
       (1) means an entity with the business structure of a 
     corporation, a company, a limited liability company, a 
     limited partnership, a business trust, a business 
     association, or another similar entity; and
       (2) includes any subsidiary or branch of an entity 
     described in paragraph (1).
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