[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4475]
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SA 2934. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. MONITORING BY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
OF INDUSTRIAL SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT
OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) Monitoring.--The United States Trade Representative, in
coordination with the entities specified in subsection (b),
shall regularly monitor--
(1) industrial subsidies provided by the Government of the
People's Republic of China; and
(2) plans by the Government of the People's Republic of
China to implement new industrial subsidies or expand
existing industrial subsidies.
(b) Entities Specified.--The entities specified in this
subsection are the following:
(1) The Bureau of Economics and Business Affairs of the
Department of State.
(2) The United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the
Department of Commerce (established by section 2301 of the
Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721)).
(3) The International Trade Administration of the
Department of Commerce (other than the United States and
Foreign Commercial Service).
(4) The Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of
Agriculture.
(5) The Small Business Administration.
(6) Any other department or agency of the Federal
Government, as determined by the President.
SEC. 10__. REPORTING BY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ON
RISKS POSED BY INDUSTRIAL SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY
GOVERNMENT OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) Reporting.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
United States Trade Representative, in coordination with the
entities specified in subsection (b), shall submit to the
Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives a report that--
(1) identifies current and expected industrial subsidies
provided by the Government of the People's Republic of China
that pose significant risk to--
(A) employment in the United States, including employment
in strategically critical industries; and
(B) manufacturing in the United States, including
production of strategically critical goods; and
(2) recommends legislative, administrative, or other
actions that could mitigate the risks posed by industrial
subsidies identified in paragraph (1).
(b) Entities Specified.--The entities specified in this
subsection are the following:
(1) The Bureau of Economics and Business Affairs of the
Department of State.
(2) The United States Agency for International Development.
(3) The United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the
Department of Commerce (established by section 2301 of the
Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4721)).
(4) The Industry and Analysis unit and the Enforcement and
Compliance unit of the International Trade Administration of
the Department of Commerce.
(5) The Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department
of Commerce.
(6) The Small Business Administration.
(7) The Department of Labor.
(8) The Department of Transportation.
(9) The Department of Energy.
(10) Any other department or agency of the Federal
Government, as determined by the President.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term in the
Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C.
5195c).
(2) Key technology focus areas.--The term ``key technology
focus areas'' means the key technology focus areas included
in the list required under section 10387(a)(2) of the
Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42
U.S.C. 19107(a)(2)).
(3) Strategically critical good.--The term ``strategically
critical good'' means any raw, in process, or manufactured
material (including any mineral, metal, or advanced processed
material), article, commodity, supply, product, or item of
supply the absence of which would have a significant effect
on--
(A) the national security or economic security of the
United States; and
(B) critical infrastructure.
(4) Strategically critical industry.--The term
``strategically critical industry'' means an industry that is
critical for the national security or economic security of
the United States, considering key technology focus areas and
critical infrastructure.
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