[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5060-S5061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2825. Mr. RICKETTS (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Budd, Mr. Tillis, 
Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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 D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1266. ENHANCED CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING 
                   SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS WITH THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Science 
     and Technology Agreement Enhanced Congressional Notification 
     Act of 2023''.
       (b) Notification Required.--Title I of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 65. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING SCIENCE AND 
                   TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS WITH THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       ``(a) Notification Required.--The Secretary of State may 
     not enter into, renew, or extend any science and technology 
     agreement with the People's Republic of China until--
       ``(1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a notification containing each of 
     the matters described in subsection (b); and
       ``(2) a period of not less than 30 days has elapsed 
     following such submission.
       ``(b) Matters Described.--The matters described in this 
     subsection are, with respect to the science and technology 
     agreement for which the notification is submitted, the 
     following:
       ``(1) A written notice of such agreement, including the 
     full text of such agreement.
       ``(2) A detailed justification for such agreement, 
     including an explanation as to why such agreement is in the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       ``(3) An assessment of the risks and potential effects of 
     such agreement, including any potential for the transfer 
     under such agreement of technology or intellectual property 
     capable of harming the national security interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(4) A detailed justification for how the Secretary 
     intends to address human rights concerns in any scientific 
     and technology collaboration proposed to be conducted under 
     such agreement.
       ``(5) An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary 
     will be able to continuously monitor the commitments made by 
     the People's Republic of China under such agreement.
       ``(6) Such other information relating to such agreement as 
     may be determined appropriate.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) Science and technology agreement.--The term `science 
     and technology agreement' means any treaty, memorandum of 
     understanding, or other contract or agreement between the 
     United States and one or more foreign countries for the 
     purpose of collaborating on or otherwise engaging in joint 
     activities relating to scientific research, technological 
     development, or the sharing of scientific or technical 
     knowledge or resources between such countries.''.
       (c) Applicability.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' and ``science and 
     technology agreement'' have the meanings given such terms in 
     section 65(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956, as added by subsection (b).
       (2) In general.--The requirements under section 65 of such 
     Act shall apply with respect to science and technology 
     agreements entered into, renewed, or extended on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Existing agreements.--Any science and technology 
     agreement between the Secretary of State and the People's 
     Republic of China in effect as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act shall be revoked on the date that is 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act unless, not later 
     than such

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     date, the Secretary of State submits to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a notification of such agreement 
     containing each of the matters described in section 65(b) of 
     such Act.
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