[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5228]
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  SA 2957. 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) 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) The full text of such agreement.
       (2) A defined scope of the areas of research or 
     collaboration that such agreement would encompass or to which 
     such agreement would apply.
       (3) A communications plan to inform and engage key 
     interagency stakeholders regarding the specific parameters 
     and scope of such agreement.
       (4) A detailed justification for such agreement, including 
     an explanation of why entering into, renewing, or extending 
     such agreement, as applicable, is in the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (5) 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.
       (6) A detailed explanation of how the Secretary of State 
     intends to incorporate human rights and national security 
     protections in any scientific and technology collaboration 
     conducted under such agreement.
       (7) An assessment of how the Secretary of State will 
     prescribe terms for, and continuously monitor, the 
     commitments made by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China or any entity of the People's Republic of China 
     under such agreement.
       (8) Such other information relating to such agreement as 
     the Secretary of State may determine appropriate.
       (c) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--The requirements under this section 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.
       (2) 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 date, the Secretary of State submits to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a notification of such 
     agreement containing each of the matters described in 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
     following 5 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and 
     agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes--
       (A) the implementation of each science and technology 
     agreement with the People's Republic of China, including 
     implementing arrangements, entered into pursuant to the 
     notification requirements under subsection (a); and
       (B) all activities conducted under each such agreement.
       (2) Contents.--Each report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) an accounting of all joint projects and initiatives 
     conducted under the CST Agreement and its implementing 
     arrangements since the previous report (or, in the case of 
     the first report, since the date on which the CST Agreement 
     was signed), including the name of each project, agreement, 
     or implementing arrangement;
       (B) an evaluation of the benefits of the CST Agreement to 
     the United States economy, scientific leadership, innovation 
     capacity, and industrial base of the United States;
       (C) an estimate of the costs to the United States to 
     administer the CST Agreement during the period covered by the 
     report;
       (D) an evaluation of the benefits of the CST Agreement to 
     the economy, to the military, and to the industrial base of 
     the People's Republic of China;
       (E) an assessment of how the CST Agreement has influenced 
     the foreign and domestic policies and scientific capabilities 
     of the People's Republic of China;
       (F) an assessment of the number of visas granted to 
     academics and researchers from the People's Republic of China 
     pursuant to any CST agreement;
       (G) the number of nationals from the People's Republic of 
     China who are permitted to work in Department of Energy 
     National Laboratories or other sensitive United States 
     government research facilities and a description of which 
     facilities were visited under the auspices of the CST 
     Agreement or any other science and technology agreement;
       (H) any plans of the Secretary of State for improving the 
     monitoring of the activities and the People's Republic of 
     China's commitments established under the CST Agreement; and
       (I) an assessment of any potential risks posed by ongoing 
     science cooperation with the People's Republic of China.
       (3) Form.--Each report required under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form and may include a 
     classified annex.
       (e) 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) CST agreement.--The term ``CST Agreement'' means 
     Agreement between the Government of the United States of 
     America and the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     on Cooperation in Science and Technology, signed in 
     Washington January 31, 1979, its protocols, and any 
     subagreements entered into pursuant to such Agreement on or 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Implementing arrangement.--The term ``implementing 
     arrangement'', with respect to the CST Agreement or any other 
     science and technology agreement, includes any subagreement 
     or subarrangement entered into under the CST Agreement or 
     other science and technology agreement between--
       (A) any entity of the United States Government; and
       (B) any governmental entity of the People's Republic of 
     China, including state-owned research institutions.
       (4) 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 1 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.
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