[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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